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HP OpenVMS V8.4 Field Test Results to-date and expectationsJohn Egolf, OpenVMS New Englandemail: John.Egolf@hp.com
Topics Covered• Field Test Contacts• What’s new in V8.4 (very quick review)• Why we do a Field Test• A few Field Test Statics and feedback so far• HPVM and OpenVMS as a Guest OS• How our Field Test Benefits you, our
Partners• Q&A
2 April 19, 2023
OpenVMS Field Test ContactsSrini KrishnamurthyOpenVMS Field Test ManagementEmail: OpenVMSFieldTestOps@hp.com
John EgolfOpenVMS Integrity Migration managerEmail: John.Egolf@hp.com(Primary contact for USA Government FT participants)
Field Test candidates should send problems / issues to VMS84FTPTR@hp.com
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What’s New in V8.4? (1 of 2)• Support for the latest Integrity server systems
− Incorporates the latest generation of industry-standard Itanium processors• OpenVMS as an HP Integrity Virtual Machine (HPVM) guest
− OpenVMS v8.4 supported as a guest operating system with HP Integrity Virtual Machine v4.2
− Support for AVIO− Online guest migration− Cluster support with MSCP/TMSCP
• IP Cluster Interconnect (IPCI) (Alpha and Integrity)− IPCI enables use of IP for OpenVMS cluster communication− IPCI allows the PE driver, the module in OpenVMS cluster communication, to
use IP services− IPCI will co-exist with LAN interconnect for cluster communication
• Enables the discovery of nodes and the formation of clusters in an IP-only network where LAN bridging is not available
• 2TB volume support− Maximum volume size has increased from 1TB to 2TB
• Extended membership on shadowing− Increase the number of member disks in a host-based volume-shadowing set
from 3 to 6 disks
What’s New in V8.4? (2 of 2)• Provisioning full install with no assumptions
− Complete install− Apply a license PAK− Configuration of:
• TCP/IP• Cluster
• Integrity RAD support gives improved performance on NUMA systems
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Smart Array Support− Supports next-generation SAS Smart Array HBA and SAS blade interconnects
• Shared SAS blade storage− Has solutions to connect multiple HP C-class I64 blade systems to a storage
shared over the SAS• HP TCP/IP services for OpenVMS v5.7 enhancements (Alpha and
Integrity)− Packet-processing engine− FTP over SSL− IPCI− SCTP
Why Field Test?• 3 Major Reasons
−Increase Quality• We can’t imagine all the ways people will use
OpenVMS!
−Receive Feedback on Features / Functionality• Avoid “Works as coded”
−Give Partners a preview so they can be ready when we release new version• Good for our Partners, Good for HP, Good for our
customers
6 April 19, 2023
OpenVMS V8.4 Field Test• 05-Nov-09 Sneak Peak (Alpha and Integrity)• 16-Nov-09 Formal Start of Field Test• 180+ Field Test Participants and counting…
Largest Field Test Ever!• More than 75 kit downloads in first 24 hours!• Possible FT2 kit available end-Jan / start-Feb
7 April 19, 2023
Feedback to-date…• How can I create a CD/DVD of the
download?• Where are the ISO images (how can I can
install from BCK)?−Ok, now that I have the Integrity ISO how about
an Alpha ISO!• What the heck is a SAID?• New items in HELP have "Change Bars" in
them…• How can I tell if my server can run HPVM?• I just tested one of my Motif applications
under the field test, ITS WICKED FAST!8 April 19, 2023
HPVM and OpenVMS as a Guest OS• HPVM / OpenVMS as a Guest was delayed
due to a problem found in HPVM that has now been resolved.
• Expect announcement soon! – End of next week?
• HP-UX and HPVM will be provided to qualified FT Candidates via physical media snail mailed to you
• About 50% of FT Participants are interested in evaluating HPVM/VMS
• Cookbook being provided to help non-UNIX people get HP-UX and HPVM installed
9 April 19, 2023
Can I run HPVM on my Server?• If you already have OpenVMS running on
your server do a:$ ana/sysSDA> clue configCPU ID 0. CPU State rc,pa,pp,cv,pv,pmv,plCPU Type Itanium3 Montecito Rev C2
CPU ID 0. CPU State rc,pa,pp,cv,pv,pmv,plCPU Type Itanium2 Madison Rev B1
• From the EFI ShellShell> info cpuPROCESSOR MODULE INFORMATION # of L3 L4 Family/CPU Logical Cache Cache Model ProcessorModule CPUs Speed Size Size (hex.) Rev State------ ------- -------- ------ ------ ------- --- ------------0 2 1.4 GHz 6 MB None 20/00 B0 Active1 2 1.4 GHz 6 MB None 20/00 B0 Active
10 April 19, 2023
Packaging and Licensing• Heads – up!
These are being considered and are not finalized yet.−Change in OE (Operating Environment) Packages
• FOE, EOE, MCOE BOE, HAOE
−Change from per-Core to per-Socket licensing
−Licensing , while running with HPVM, is hard to understand initially
We will plan a separate webinar and paper for our DSPP partners as soon as possible to ensure you are ready for any changes we implement.
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How DSPP Members can
Benefit from the Field Test
How Field Test benefits our partners• Get a head start on qualifying your solution on
the new release• Take advantage of new functions / features in
your solution (see note below)
• You can be ready on day-one to ship your solution when V8.4 is released
• You can feed back requests to engineering for minor enhancements or doc changes
• Use OpenVMS Customer Lab for “complex” qualification configurations of your solution(s).
• You will be added to “V8.4 Ready” marketing materials and OpenVMS presentations−More visibility to you and your solutions
13 April 19, 2023
Note: Always check with HP to ensure there is no / low risk of feature / function being changed
Expectations• As we get more in-depth usage by our partners
and customers we expect, as usual, issues to surface and be worked / resolved
• HPVM is a major new and exciting piece of technology and functionality. We expect a lot of creative uses of it by our users
• I expect that all of our key DSPP Partners will be ready on day-one or shortly after release of V8.4 with their solutions
• Open dialog between OpenVMS engineering and our partners to ensure a Win – Win for our Partners and HP to drive more business for each
14 April 19, 2023
Its not too late!
15 April 19, 2023
For DSPP Partners,
If you are already a FT participant
THANK YOU!
If you haven’t already signed up to
be a Field Test site, you still have time!
Send contact info and what platform (Alpha,
Integrity, both) and what features you
are interested in evaluating to:
OpenVMSFieldTestOps@hp.com
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