RE: Story Time

-----Original Message-----
From: David B Sneddon [mailto:dbsneddon@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: June 10, 2007 9:33 PM
To: Info-VAX@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Story Time

On Jun 10, 7:15 pm, "Main, Kerry" <Kerry.M...@xxxxxx> wrote:

[...snip...]

Re: OpenVMS systems taken down at regular intervals ..Well, since
you
are not on the Admin side, I would have to know why this was
happening,
since properly maintained OpenVMS systems do not need monthly
reboots
and do not have monthly security patches.

[...snip...]

Regards

Kerry Main

Can one assume that a "properly maintained" VMS system
has the latest ECOs installed?
How many of those ECOs can be installed without requiring
a reboot?
How many of those ECOs cause problems due to lack of
proper QA?
Yes, we all know about clusters and application availability
but what about those systems that are not clustered?
So let's have no more of this bullshit about having to
reboot Weendoze, Linux etc.

Dave

You missed the point of the discussion. Also, the difference between
regular patches and security patches.

One you can choose to implement when ever you want. The other is usually
done very quickly after it is released. Every platform has occasional
security patches - including OpenVMS. You test your important apps with
the new security patch in the normal QA/Dev/Test cycle and then release
it to production.

The big difference is volume. With Windows and Linux, it is 5-20
security patches per month. And you can verify this by going to the
MS/RH web sites where they are published.

Regards



Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
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