Hi Managers,
The following is a summary for those interested in using System V tools within their current Digital Unix environment.
Question:
>Hi,
> is there anyone out there who has experience of loading the System V tools
> from the DEC OSF/1 Complementary Products CD for Dec UNIX v3.2. We are
> currently at version 3.2d of Dec UNIX and require access to SAR and SADC from System V.
>
> Are there any bugs, known problems, drawbacks, general howlers, etc.
> associated with this installation and use of this complimentary software?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Paul W Grant (KSCL)
>
Answer
1) SVE, as a whole is fairly reliable subsystem. It provides almost all of SVR4 features side-by-side with the Digital UNIX.
Installation is fairly simple. You can have either System V printing or print subset from the base. SVE requires a separate
license because of SVR4 royalty. Besides some of the disk stats on an MP system being not very reliable, sar is fairly stable.
2) System V needs extra licencing!!!
3) No recorded problems using it within the DU 3.2d environment - from DEC.
4) Overhead on system is minimal!
5) Any DU applications loaded will remain unaffected by the addition of the System V environment........
Overview - adding this software poses no problems other than budget for the licenses........
I'd like to thank the following:
Vipul Patel
Guy Dallaire
John Manger
Ian Hawley
Regards
Paul W Grant
Received on Tue Apr 01 1997 - 13:58:28 NZST