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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 served to other cluster members. The simulation is run from SimH V4.0-0 binaries built on Ripple

MORGAN Storage Devices
RQDX3 Device OpenVMS Device Lablel Usage VAX Device Type Size (512 byte blocks) DIsk Image Host Path Storage Tier
rq0 (rauser) $94$DUA0: MORGAN_SYS MORGAN system disk RA82 4,096,000 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rq0.dsk

-> ../../simdisk/sd0/MORGAN-rq0.dsk

T0
rq1 (rauser) $94$DUA1: DATA1 RA82 4,096,000 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rq1.dsk

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

T1
rq2 (ra72, write locked) $94$DUA2: VAXVMS073 HP VAX/VMS Installation media RA72 1,069,092 /VAX/storage/cdrom/OpenVMS_VAX_073_OS.iso T3
rq3 (cdrom, write locked) $94$DUA3: VAXVMS073 Hobbyist VAX/VMS Installation media RRD40 1,331,808 /VAX/storage/cdrom/hobbyist-7.3.iso T3
rqb0 $94$DUB0: BACKUP0 Backup target (old quickie) RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqb0.dsk

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

T3
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

T3
rqb2 $94$DUB2: RD54
rqb3 $94$DUB3: RD54
rqc0 $94$DUC0: ALPHASYS Old VAXEN8 Alpha boot disk (write locked) RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc0.dsk

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

T3
rqc1 $94$DUC1: RD54
rqc2 $94$DUC2: DATA2 Old VAXEN8 cluster common and data (write locked) RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc2.dsk

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

T3
rqc3 $94$DUC3: VAXVMSU2055 Old Gilbey boot drive (write locked) RD54 8,388,608 /VAX/storage/disks/MORGAN/rqc3.dsk

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

T3

1.2 SCSNODE DONQ[edit | edit source]

DONQ is a simulated AlphaServer 400 4/166 hosted on KitsNet server CrownRoyal configured with 128 MB of RAM and a single KZPAA narrow SCSI controller, which can support up to seven devices, all of which may be MSCP served to other cluster members.

DONQ Storage Devices
KZPAA Device OpenVMS Device Lablel Usage VAX Device Type Size (512 byte blocks) DIsk Image Host Path Storage Tier
disk0.0 $59$DKA0: DONQ_SYS DONQ system disk HSZZ22 4,096,000 V:\AlphaServer\DataDisks\donq_dka0.vdisk T0
disk0.1 $59$DKA100 DATA1 HSZZ22 4,096,000 V:\AlphaServer\DataDisks\perf_test.vdisk T0
disk0.2
disk0.3
disk0.4 $59$DKA400: RRD42 8,388,608 C:\AlphaServer\CDROM\AVMS842L2LP2.ISO T1
disk0.5
disk0.6