[Simh] VMScluster installation guide?

[Tim Stark]

Folks,



Does anyone have good VMScluster installation guide for SIMH VAX emulator?



I had seen that some time ago but today I tried to search through google but
found no sources so far.



I successfully installed full package of OpenVMS on my Pi clone (Tinker)
with many layered products.



I am still working on Multinet configuration for DHCP client.



I read some Multinet installation guide and found it elsewhere. I had to
enable DHCLIENT flag on SE0 interface to resolve the problem with DHCLIENT
process.



I tried to clear default TCP/IP settings with SE0 interface (modify se0) on
CONFIG.INTERFACE to allow DHCLIENT working for automated TCP/IP setting
properly but.

It failed and complaint about gateway address. I now need to clear gateway
address.

Thanks,

Tim

[Zane Healy]

You probably want to look online for the following VMS manuals.

“Cluster Systems”
“Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations”

I’m trying to find time to read through them myself. Setting up a basic cluster is easy, but it’s been nearly 20 years since I last ran a cluster, so there is a lot I don’t remember.

Zane

Post by Tim Stark
Folks,
Does anyone have good VMScluster installation guide for SIMH VAX emulator?
I had seen that some time ago but today I tried to search through google but found no sources so far.
I successfully installed full package of OpenVMS on my Pi clone (Tinker) with many layered products.
I am still working on Multinet configuration for DHCP client.
I read some Multinet installation guide and found it elsewhere. I had to enable DHCLIENT flag on SE0 interface to resolve the problem with DHCLIENT process.
I tried to clear default TCP/IP settings with SE0 interface (modify se0) on CONFIG.INTERFACE to allow DHCLIENT working for automated TCP/IP setting properly but

It failed and complaint about gateway address. I now need to clear gateway address.
Thanks,
Tim
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[Vorländer, Martin]

I agree with Zane.

In particular, chapter 8 of the "OpenVMS Cluster Systems" manual describes the whole procedure.

I’m not sure, though, whether you can set up a SIMH cluster with a shared system disk, in that the host OS might not be prepared fort wo programs accessing the same file.

HTH,
Martin

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Von: Simh [mailto:simh-***@trailing-edge.com] Im Auftrag von Zane Healy
Gesendet: Freitag, 16. Februar 2018 05:32
An: Tim Stark <***@gmail.com>
Cc: ***@trailing-edge.com
Betreff: Re: [Simh] VMScluster installation guide?

You probably want to look online for the following VMS manuals.

“Cluster Systems”
“Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations” 

I’m trying to find time to read through them myself.  Setting up a basic cluster is easy, but it’s been nearly 20 years since I last ran a cluster, so there is a lot I don’t remember.

Zane




On Feb 15, 2018, at 5:50 PM, Tim Stark <mailto:***@gmail.com> wrote:

Folks,
 
Does anyone have good VMScluster installation guide for SIMH VAX emulator?
 
I had seen that some time ago but today I tried to search through google but found no sources so far.
 
I successfully installed full package of OpenVMS on my Pi clone (Tinker) with many layered products.
 
I am still working on Multinet configuration for DHCP client.
 
I read some Multinet installation guide and found it elsewhere.  I had to enable DHCLIENT flag on SE0 interface to resolve the problem with DHCLIENT process.
 
I tried to clear default TCP/IP settings with SE0 interface (modify se0) on CONFIG.INTERFACE to allow DHCLIENT working for automated TCP/IP setting properly but…
It failed and complaint about gateway address. I now need to clear gateway address.
Thanks,
Tim
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[Lennert Van Alboom]

Not to toot my own horn, but I documented my VMS-on-SIMH setup in
https://vanalboom.org/node/18 and the follow-up clustering steps in
https://vanalboom.org/node/19 ... some of the info may be outdated (from
a SIMH point of view at least - I'm pretty sure VAX VMS hasn't changed
much) but it could still be of some use, I suppose.

Lennert

Post by Tim Stark
Folks,
Does anyone have good VMScluster installation guide for SIMH VAX emulator?
I had seen that some time ago but today I tried to search through google but found no sources so far.
I successfully installed full package of OpenVMS on my Pi clone (Tinker) with many layered products.
I am still working on Multinet configuration for DHCP client.
I read some Multinet installation guide and found it elsewhere. I had to enable DHCLIENT flag on SE0 interface to resolve the problem with DHCLIENT process.
I tried to clear default TCP/IP settings with SE0 interface (modify se0) on CONFIG.INTERFACE to allow DHCLIENT working for automated TCP/IP setting properly but

It failed and complaint about gateway address. I now need to clear gateway address.
Thanks,
Tim
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Simh mailing list
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[Zane Healy]

Looks like a great resource. I’ve just added links to your pages to the VAX page on my DEC emulation website, under the installation information section.

http://www.avanthar.com/healyzh/decemulation/vax.html

As an FYI to everyone, the site is a lot more up-to-date than it has been in a decade (it also has a new location). I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple weeks working on updating the PDP-10 section, and hope to finish that section in the next few days.

Zane

Not to toot my own horn, but I documented my VMS-on-SIMH setup in https://vanalboom.org/node/18 <https://vanalboom.org/node/18> and the follow-up clustering steps in https://vanalboom.org/node/19 <https://vanalboom.org/node/19> ... some of the info may be outdated (from a SIMH point of view at least - I'm pretty sure VAX VMS hasn't changed much) but it could still be of some use, I suppose.
Lennert

[Tim Stark]

I checked PDP-10 page and it looks great.



I noticed that KX10’s link is dead. KX10 is now on GitHub - https://github.com/brouhaha/kx10.git



I was searching for any PDP-10 emulators on GitHub and discovered kx10 repo.



Tim



From: Zane Healy [mailto:***@avanthar.com]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 10:44 AM
To: Lennert Van Alboom <***@vanalboom.org>
Cc: Tim Stark <***@gmail.com>; ***@trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] VMScluster installation guide?



Looks like a great resource. I’ve just added links to your pages to the VAX page on my DEC emulation website, under the installation information section.



http://www.avanthar.com/healyzh/decemulation/vax.html



As an FYI to everyone, the site is a lot more up-to-date than it has been in a decade (it also has a new location). I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple weeks working on updating the PDP-10 section, and hope to finish that section in the next few days.



Zane







On Feb 16, 2018, at 1:32 AM, Lennert Van Alboom <***@vanalboom.org <mailto:***@vanalboom.org> > wrote:



Not to toot my own horn, but I documented my VMS-on-SIMH setup in https://vanalboom.org/node/18 and the follow-up clustering steps in https://vanalboom.org/node/19 ... some of the info may be outdated (from a SIMH point of view at least - I'm pretty sure VAX VMS hasn't changed much) but it could still be of some use, I suppose.



Lennert

[Zane Healy]

Thanks! I’ve updated that link, that’s one I hadn’t found.

Zane

Post by Tim Stark
I checked PDP-10 page and it looks great.
I noticed that KX10’s link is dead. KX10 is now on GitHub - https://github.com/brouhaha/kx10.git <https://github.com/brouhaha/kx10.git>
I was searching for any PDP-10 emulators on GitHub and discovered kx10 repo.
Tim