linscomb@NGP.UTEXAS.EDU (Thomas J. Linscomb) (04/21/87)
VAXcluster Working Group Thomas J. Linscomb (Chair) The pupose of the VAXcluster Working Group is to provide users' input on the future direction of the VAXcluster product and facilitate information exchange between users. The VAXcluster Working Group will be meeting during the National DECUS Symposium in Nashville on Tuesday, April 28, from 12 until 12:30 in the Donelson room. During this meeting, we will plan the VAXcluster sessions for the next national symposium, discuss the current problems with the VAXcluster software, solicit VAXcluster System Improvment Requests and report on Working Group projects. For each DECUS national symposium, the VAXcluster Working Group is asked to sponsor sessions. Topics for sessions can range from user experiences, management tips, or configuration guidelines. A number of these sessions have been given by Digital, but your support is also needed. If you have a session that deals with VAXclusters, please let the Working Group know. We will be glad to help provide information and contacts that will insure a successful presentation. With the introduction of the Local Area VAXclusters (LAVc), the functionality of the VAXcluster has been extended to a completely new group of VAX users. These new users have also encountered a completely new set of problems. If you are one of these LAVc users, this Working Group can be a way for you to share your experiences and meet other users of this software. The VAX SIG System Improvement Request (SIR) balloting is held twice a year to give all DECUS members input into future improvements of VAX/VMS. A portion of the SIR ballot is devoted to VAXclusters. The working group will discuss past balloting and gather ideas to be placed on the next SIR ballot. Two of the current Working Group projects are a survey of readers' reactions to the QUORUM magazine and users' requirements for better time synchronization between VAXs in a VAXclusters. These projects have already produced favorable responses from Digital and during the meeting reports will be given on both. Your input to this Working Group will go a long way in influencing the VAXcluster product. Come to the VAXcluster Working Group meeting and get involved! If you are not able to attend the Working Group meeting, and would still like to be involved, I can be contacted at: The Computation Center The University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712 (512) 471-0274 linscomb@ngp.utexas.edu