[Simh] Simh VAX and IA64 cluster

[Eberhard Heuser]

Hi,

Did someone try to generate the PCAP-exe unter OpenVMS/I64?

My program failed (system crash!).

Eberhard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boucher, François" <boucher.francois at uqam.ca>
To: <simh at trailing-edge.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: [Simh] Simh VAX and IA64 cluster


> Hi,
> Just to let people know that a clustering between a simh VAX node
> And a RX2600 IA64 node works:
> +----------------------------------------------------
> |                    SYSTEMS
> +--------+----------+--------------------------------
> |  NODE  |  SYS_ID  |             HW_TYPE
> +--------+----------+--------------------------------
> | VAX73  |     1027 | MicroVAX 3900 Series
> | TANIUM |     1088 | HP rx2600  (1.50GHz/6.0MB)
> +--------+----------+--------------------------------
>
> Here you can see the output of a show dev d  command issued from
> The vax node:
> $ sh dev d
>
> Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free 
> Trans Mnt
> Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks 
> Count Cnt
> $1$DKA0:      (TANIUM)  Mounted              0  DIX0         136694240 
> 1
> $1$DKA100:    (TANIUM)  Mounted              0  DIX1         126863280 
> 1
> $1$DKB200:    (TANIUM)  Online               0
> $3$DUA0:       (VAX73)  Mounted              0  VMS73SYS        960210 
> 172
> $3$DUA1:       (VAX73)  Online               0
> $3$DUA2:       (VAX73)  Online               0
> $3$DUA3:       (VAX73)  Online               0
> $3$DUB0:       (VAX73)  Online               0
>
> The contents of the disks are effectively shareable from the Ethernet 
> network.  Even with different VMS versions (VAX - 7.3    IA64 - 8.3)
> However, I did not succeed to form a cluster with too dissimilar VMS
> Versions.  I.E. VMS 5.5-2 does not join with VMS 7.3
>
> Simh is quite a good simulator for an effective VAX.
>
> Francois Boucher ing
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