With
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3, you can create an OpenVMS Galaxy environment
that allows you to:
Run eight instances on an AlphaServer
GS320 or a GS1280/32.
Run four instances on an AlphaServer GS160, an ES80
or a GS1280/16.
Run two instances on an AlphaServer GS160, an ES47
or a GS1280/8.
Run three instances of OpenVMS on AlphaServer GS140
or 8400 systems.
Run two instances of OpenVMS on AlphaServer GS60,
GS60E, GS80, 8200, 4100, or ES40 systems.
Reassign CPUs between instances.
Perform independent booting and shutdown of instances.
Use shared memory for communication between instances.
Cluster instances within an OpenVMS Galaxy using
the shared memory cluster interconnect.
Cluster instances with non-Galaxy systems.
Create applications using OpenVMS Galaxy APIs for
resource management, event notification, locking for synchronization,
and shared memory for global sections.
Use the Galaxy Configuration Utility (GCU) to view
and control the OpenVMS Galaxy environment. (See
OpenVMS Galaxy Configuration Utility for more information.)
Run a single-instance OpenVMS Galaxy on an Alpha
system for application development.