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Conference spezko::cluster

Title:	+ OpenVMS Clusters - The best clusters in the world! +
Notice:	This conference is COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. See #1.3
Moderator:	PROXY::MOORE

Created:	Fri Aug 26 1988
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5320
Total number of notes:	23384

5228.0. "Compatibility Kit - rolling 'upgrade'?" by TIMABS::FREPPEL (Mosquito ergo summm...) Thu Feb 13 1997 11:04

Hi,

the OpenVMS V7.1 release notes say
"This kit is required for Version 6.2 systems if they are included in a cluster 
with Version 7.1 systems (...)"

Can plain V6.2 systems and V6.2-with-cluster-compatibility-kit systems coexist
in a VMScluster? (Can I therefore perform a "rolling 'upgrade'" from plain V6.2
to V6.2-with-cluster-compatibility-kit?)

Thanks.
Raymond.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
5228.1	Should Work	XDELTA::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Fri Feb 14 1997 09:00`	12
	You should be able to perform a rolling upgrade from V6.2 to the `Redhawk' (compatibility kit) support -- I would tend to avoid staying in this mixed environment longer than necessary, however. :Can plain V6.2 systems and V6.2-with-cluster-compatibility-kit systems coexist :in a VMScluster? (Can I therefore perform a "rolling 'upgrade'" from plain V6.2 :to V6.2-with-cluster-compatibility-kit?) It may/will be worth logging a QAR here, so that we can get this information into the support databases.
5228.2	QAR 787 in EVMS-RAVEN	TIMABS::FREPPEL	Mosquito ergo summm...	`Sat Feb 15 1997 09:02`	6
	>It may/will be worth logging a QAR here, so that we can get this >information into the support databases. Done, QAR 00787 in EVMS-RAVEN. (GRYPHON has shipped and does no longer accept QARs, I decided not to duplicate this in VAX-RAVEN)
5228.3		STAR::NCARR	Talk dates & features - but never together....	`Mon Feb 17 1997 11:31`	5
	Steve is exactly correct, a rolling upgrade is perfectly possible. However, the benefits of the compatibility kit are not realised until all nodes in the cluster are running it, so installing it on a subset of nodes is a pointless exercise.
5228.4	Location for REDHAWK?	SIOG::KILROY		`Tue Feb 18 1997 14:21`	8
	Hello, Where can I get REDHAWK? I can't find it in TIMA. Regards, John Kilroy
5228.5	`Redhawk' is an OpenVMS V7.1 Component	XDELTA::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Wed Feb 19 1997 10:28`	6
	: Where can I get REDHAWK? I can't find it in TIMA. Full answered in the cross-posting over in VAXAXP::VMSNOTES 214.0. Short answer: see the information on the OpenVMS V7.1 distribution.
5228.6		TIMABS::FREPPEL	Mosquito ergo summm...	`Tue Feb 25 1997 08:17`	7
	re .3: I realize that installing 'redhawk' on a subset is a pointless action - my concern in the base note, however, was whether it could do any harm or not. Thanks for all answers! Raymond.