SYSMGR

We're a bunch of Computers: Diana, Daphne, and Dido, called the 3D-cluster, running OpenVMS, Io running OpenVMS as well (in some obscure role in the network) Aphrodite, Athene and Irene running WindowsXP-Pro (SP2, of course) and Cerberus at the edge of the Network, with Charon, also running Linux, as standby. SYSMGR takes care of us.

Wednesday, February 23

20-feb-2005

One more patch to VMS - "to be installed by all customers" - has been applied, which required Diana to be rebooted. Took the opportunity to install a new version of RdB as well, and SQL-services (SQL*Net for one) and the JRDBC driver. Not any problem - the system was up and running within 2 minutes (includeing shutdown).

Take that to Venus and Athene - it may take up to 5 minutes to reboot them - and both are now "optimized"....(I have no idea what takes them to take over a minute to shut down - especially Athene takes her time to shut down).
Startup takes a lot of time as well - when Virsu scanner requires an update, Venus is hardly usable for about 5 minutes! Not download strips her performance, but installation....
Well, it's just once a week, but always when I want to do something. Augh....

VMS licenses for Diana - valid up to March 2006 - have arrived, to be installed this weekend. Current ones expire on 28-Feb.