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HP OpenVMS V8.4 Field Test Results to-date and expectationsJohn Egolf, OpenVMS New Englandemail: [email protected]
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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
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OpenVMS Field Test ContactsSrini KrishnamurthyOpenVMS Field Test ManagementEmail: [email protected]
John EgolfOpenVMS Integrity Migration managerEmail: [email protected](Primary contact for USA Government FT participants)
Field Test candidates should send problems / issues to [email protected]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Note: Always check with HP to ensure there is no / low risk of feature / function being changed
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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
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Its not too late!
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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:
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