| Q |
What is the maximum number of soft
partitions or Instances of OpenVMS that are supported on the
EV7 AlphaServer platforms? |
| A |
Each system model has different limits for the maximum number
of instances:
- ES47 is up to 2 instances of OpenVMS.
- ES80 is up to 4 instances of OpenVMS.
- GS1280 is up to 16 instances of OpenVMS.
- Models 8, 16 and 32 is up to 8 instances of OpenVMS.
- Model 64 is up to 16 instances of OpenVMS
- This requires at least two 32P hard partitions with 8
instances in each hard partition.
|
| Q |
Do I need to buy a Galaxy
license for each soft partition or instance of OpenVMS? |
| A |
No, OpenVMS Galaxy is
licensed by the number of CPUs in an AlphaServer system or in
a hard partition. For example, the GS1280 Model 16, with 16
CPUs, would require 1 OpenVMS Galaxy license for 16 CPUs. This
allows maximum flexibility for the number of soft partitions
that you may require as your business needs change. |
| Q |
Will I need to buy separate
layered product application licenses for each soft partition
of OpenVMS on the AlphaServer system? |
| A |
No, the OpenVMS Galaxy
license terms allow the HP layered product application licenses
to be used for the entire system, regardless of the number of
soft or hard partitions. Again, this is for maximum flexibility
as your business needs change. |
| Q |
If I already have an
AlphaServer, what do I need to run OpenVMS Galaxy on it? |
| A |
All you should need is
the OpenVMS Galaxy license for the number of CPUs in your system.
You do need to review the hardware requirements in the HP OpenVMS
Partitioning and Galaxy Guide, which is posted at
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/availability/galaxy.html. |
| Q |
Can I transfer my OpenVMS
Galaxy license from my current AlphaServer to my new EV7 AlphaServer?
|
| A |
Yes. The OpenVMS Galaxy
licenses are fully transferable to the new AlphaServer systems
for investment protection. |
| Q |
How can I manage the
resources in an AlphaServer system with Galaxy? |
| A |
The Galaxy Configuration
Utility (GCU) provides many views of the system; it also facilitates
changing the assignment of resources. As simple as dragging
and dropping a CPU, the GCU is truly elegant in its ability
to graphically represent the system's configuration. |
| Q |
Should I use OpenVMS
Galaxy on a single system rather than clustering multiple smaller
systems? |
| A |
The key consideration
is that soft partitions can provide higher levels of availability
in a single system than with a single instance of the operating
system. However, this is not as highly available as multiple
systems clusters together. To take advantage of the flexibility
of partitioning, but still offer higher availability, partitioning
and clustering technologies can be combined. |
| Q |
Will OpenVMS Galaxy be
available on the HP Integrity Servers when OpenVMS is ported? |
| A |
Yes. OpenVMS plans to
be part of the HP Partitioning Continuum to support hard and
soft partitions on the Integrity Servers in 2005. |
