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.

Sunday, February 27

26-Feb-2005

Yet some more updates...

Venus and Athene have their updates - quite a few (again) - where applying them went smoothly but Athene now has a problem with one service...Which one, is unknown, it does just tell SVHOST cannot be started - but that's a general one and which one is now missing ????
Could be the one for wireless since that one gave a message on Thirsday - after the update....

Got the patch alert from HP, another VMS patch to be applied - a basic one of all drivers (the fisrt one in 2 years) and got that from ITRC - and found there was one more (for LINKer). Applied both them which required a reboot because of the new drivers.
Had a lecture on Advanced Server last week, found where I made the wrong settings. Updated the configuration (actually: redid it) but nor Venus, nor Athene is able to get into the domain.....To find out, why. Settings on XP and AS are conform the specs. Will ask, it's a requirement for development (well, more or less, can do without, butv it would be nice if I could do it from Athene (Venus is quite likely not able to handle it)

I now have a contact that uses Yahoo - and that's one of those locked out domains. Putted this address into the Allowed List so the messages do come through.

Received the VMS licenses so Diana will run up to March 2006.