How do VMS Condists work?

From: Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
Date: Tue May 28 16:59:46 2002

Ethan Dicks wrote:

>

>
> This is not a facetious question (I know little about clustering... we
> had several standalone VAXen back in the old days, with 64Kbps sync
> links between them, either running HASP or DDCMP)... *can* you cluster
> a Digital Unix box with a VMS box?

I don't know, but I would hazard a ghuess that you cannot. In any case,would
the Digital
Unix box understand the Files-11 format anyway? If not thene there is little
point in trying.

>
> > Alternatively, if you have enough disk space on the VAX then you could...
> > dump the cdrom to a file and mount it as a virtual disk...
>
> Hmm... That's an idea. I do have this 1.2GB 3rd party ESDI box that
> is one of the things I boot the 8200 from. If only I could get the DEBNT
> working on the 8200. I also have a couple of KA630s and and a DEQNA,
> but no DELQA. :-(
>

DELQAs seem to go for about $10 on (squeamish people look the other way) Ebay.

The Digital Unix box would be fine to 'dd' the cd in order to get the image
though.

>
> I have a quantity of 32-bit DEC stuff from 1984 - 1993, but little
> that's newer (not that I've turned anything down). I guess I need
> to make a road-trip to Virginia - a buddy of mine has a VAXstation
> in his closet with my name on it. He got it when they decommissioned
> it about two weeks before they laid him off (first the machine, then
> the operator...) He's been storing it ever since. I found out last
> summer that he _did_ bring it with him when he relocated. Now I just
> need to get me and it in the same room. That should solve my
> VAX/SCSI/Ethernet-in-the-same-box problems. Mostly, I have two of
> three in the same place at the same time.
>

That should save you a lot of trouble...

        Dave.
Received on Tue May 28 2002 - 16:59:46 BST