| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3726 |
| Total number of notes: | 19516 |
I'm in DECwindows support at CSC/CS and would like to know if it is possible to have both 5.1 and 5.2 loaded on the same system and be able to switch between them? The point is to be able to verify a problem on 5.1 then run it on 5.2 to see if it is already fixed. I'd rather not have to reboot, but whatever works... Bruce
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466.1 | no sweat | CSSE32::MERMELL | Window Pain | Fri Mar 24 1989 15:52 | 9 |
Just set up a vaxcluster with at least one member running vms v5.1 and at least one member running vms v5.2. My understanding is that a "rolling upgrade" between 5.1 and 5.2 will be supported. However there may be individual base levels of 5.2 with problems in this regard. <<the system is the cluster>> | |||||
| 466.2 | multiple DECwindows versions on same system? | NEXUS::B_WACKER | Fri Mar 24 1989 18:27 | 28 | |
Sorry, I meant putting different DECwindows versions on one (higher) VMS version, particularly the server side as I can set host to different client versions. Install shows the following decw$ files on my 5.2ft system: DECW$SESSION DECW$TERMINAL DECW$WINMGR DECW$DWTLIBSHR DECW$LOGINOUT DECW$TRANSPORT_COMMON DECW$TRANSPORT_DECNET DECW$TRANSPORT_LOCAL DECW$XLIBSHR If I grab the same files off a 5.1 system can I rename them and use logicals to get a "5.1" server? If that is possible, could setting logicals followed by decw$startup restart switch me back and forth with 5.2? The reason is if a customer has a problem I first need to duplicate it on their (5.1) version, then check it on 5.2 to see if it is already fixed. Now I'm running 5.2 and don't know how valid it is to check their 5.1 problem (with a 5.1 client) and my 5.2 server. Bruce | |||||
| 466.3 | STAR::MFOLEY | Rebel without a Clue | Sat Mar 25 1989 21:40 | 8 | |
The only way to be 100% sure (and that is what our customers
deserve) is to use two different system disks. Anything else is
a hack and leaves too much room for error..
mike
| |||||