Determining Revisions of Installed VOS/OpenVOS Software
Unless good records are kept when VOS products are installed, determining the revision of all the products on a module can be a daunting task. Some programs have parameters that can be used to display...
View ArticlePardon me but do you have the time?
Having the correct time on your module is critical for all kinds of activities including log synchronization and security certificate validation. Starting in release 15.1 VOS shipped with a port of the...
View ArticleHow do you find out if a new release is faster?
I’m often asked a question along the lines of “I’m on Release X and considering upgrading to Release Y? Is the new release faster? How much so?” Maybe you are planning a hardware upgrade and have...
View ArticlePorts of cflow and cscope are available!
I have just uploaded ports of cflow and cscope to the VOS anonymous ftp site, which is at ftp://ftp.stratus.com/pub/vos/vos.html. The cflow tool analyzes a collection of C source files and prints a...
View ArticleWhat separates the great programmers from the merely good programmers?
I’ve been thinking about what separates the great programmers from the simply good programmers. Here are a few thoughts. If you have some additional thoughts, please login and comment on this post, 1....
View ArticleBest Practices for Configuring ftScalable Storage Arrays on OpenVOS Systems
Abstract The ftScalableTM Storage and ftScalable Storage G2 arrays are highly flexible, scalable hardware storage subsystems. Understanding the benefits and pitfalls of the various RAID types and...
View ArticleFlushing the STCP ARP cache
The ARP cache exists in one form or another on every host that communicates via IP over Ethernet. The cache holds the mapping between IP address and Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) address. If you...
View ArticleDo you have enough OSL server processes running?
In this blog I will address how to determine if enough osl_server_processes are started; in a future blog discuss how to determine if the max_open_servers value is correct for your environment. The...
View ArticleNew ports of open-source packages (readline, gnutls, lynx, et al)
I have recently ported several new or updated open-source packages to OpenVOS Release 17.0. They are now available on the VOS anonymous ftp site, at the following URL:...
View ArticleSomething is rotten in the build!
Don’t you just hate it when something breaks the build of your software? Build problems create extra, unplanned work. They always seem to happen when you are rushing to solve some other problem....
View ArticleWhat’s in a hostname?
Ever wonder how STCP knows what its name is? In the >system>stcp directory is a file called host. The file contains one line which is the name of the module. You can edit or display the file...
View ArticleSubmitting patches to open-source code: Good Idea or a Waste of Time?
The general rule of thumb when porting an open-source package is to keep track of the changes you make to get it to build and execute on your system, and if you think the changes would be useful to the...
View ArticleFinal version of ftScalable Best Practices White Paper
The final version of the “Best Practices for Configuring ftScalable Storage Arrays on OpenVOS Systems” is now available. It is posted on this blog and may also be found on the White Paper section of...
View ArticleStratus announces OpenVOS 17.1 and fourth generation V Series platforms
MAYNARD, Mass, May 10, 2011 – A journey that began nearly 30 years ago continues today for many Stratus customers with the release of Stratus OpenVOS 17.1, arguably the world’s most reliable operating...
View ArticleFourth generation V Series/OpenVOS 17.1 technical seminar
You are invited to attend a technical training seminar about the recently announced fourth generation V Series platform/OpenVOS 17.1 and Kona for OpenVOS. This session will explore the new V Series...
View ArticleV Series platform/OpenVOS 17.1 and Kona for OpenVOS Technical Seminar
Watch a technical training seminar about the recently announced fourth generation V Series platform/OpenVOS 17.1 and Kona for OpenVOS. This session will explore the new V Series hardware platforms as...
View ArticleHost name resolution, a whole new paradigm
Prior to 17.1 STCP would resolve host names by first querying any configured DNS and only if there was no response or a negative response from the name servers would it search the local hosts file....
View ArticleChanges in the STCP accept code may affect applications
Prior to VOS 17.1 STCP would not accept a TCP connection request unless the server application had called the accept function. Connection requests were placed in a backlog queue but no response was...
View ArticleThe amazing appearing/disappearing host routes
Over the last few weeks several people have asked me about routes that mysteriously appear and then disappear. For example route print Default Gateway: 10.10.10.1 Network Address Gateway Address Subnet...
View ArticleHow to pick a lousy password
It seems we live in an age where we have to think of new passwords every week. In the good old days, you could browse a web site, even order stuff, without having to create an identity first. Now,...
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