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JES Library Automation:ULISYS:Sites:VAXEN8

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The archival site for ULISYS is hosted on the VAXEN8 cluster in KitsNet.

1 VAXEN8 Cluster[edit | edit source]

The VAXEN8 cluster is an NI (Network Interconnect) mixed-architecture VMScluster comprised of simulated VAX (MORGAN) and Alpha (DONQ) nodes. Voting has established so that MORGAN is required for quorum while DONQ is not. Consequently, cluster-common resources (e.g. SYSUAF, queue database, license database) will be placed on disks MSCP served by MORGAN.

1.1 SCSNODE MORGAN[edit | edit source]

MORGAN is a simulated MIcroVAX 3900 hosted on KitsNet server Ripple configured with 64 MB of RAM and three RQDX3 MSCP disk controllers (RQ, RQB, RQC) out of a possible four. Each disk controller can support a maximum of four disk devices each, all of which may be MSCP server to other cluster members.

RQDX3 Device OpenVMS Device Lablel Usage VAX Device Type Size (512 byte blocks) DIsk Image Host Path
rq0 $94$DUA0: MORGAN_SYS MORGAN system disk RA82 4,096,000 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rq0.dsk -> ../../simdisk/sd0/MORGAN-rq0.dsk
rq1 $94$DUA1: DATA1 RA82 4,096,000 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rq1.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd1/MORGAN-rq1.dsk

rq2 (write locked) $94$DUA2: VAXVMS073 HP VAX/VMS Installation media RA72 1,069,092 /VAX/storage/cdrom/OpenVMS_VAX_073_OS.iso
rq3 (write locked) $94$DUA3: VAXVMS073 Hobbyist VAX/VMS Installation media RRD40 1,331,808 /VAX/storage/cdrom/hobbyist-7.3.iso
rqb0 $94$DUB0: BACKUP0 Backup target (old quickie) RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqb0.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd2/MORGAN-backup0.dsk

rqb1 (rauser=8192) $94$DUB1: BACKUP1 Backup target (new quickie) RA82 16,777,216 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqb1.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd2/MORGAN-backup1.dsk

rqb2 $94$DUB2: RD54
rqb3 $94$DUB3: RD54
rqc0 $94$DUC0: ALPHASYS RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc0.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd2/vaxen8_dka0.img

rqc1 $94$DUC1: RD54
rqc2 $94$DUC2: DATA2 RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc2.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd2/vaxen8_dka200.img

rqc3 $94$DUC3: VAXVMSU2055 RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc3.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd2/vaxen8_dka300.img

1.2 SCSNODE DONQ[edit | edit source]