User manual

OS X

Host software requirements (OS X)

VAX MP had been tested on OS X 10.7.4 (both server and workstation editions) on a range of computers

including quad-core i7 Mac Mini Server (configured up to 8 VAX CPUs), quad-core i7 MacBook Pro

(configured up to 8 VAX CPUs) and older CoreDuo based MacBook (configured to 2 VAX CPUs) and is

expected to run on other Mac multiprocessor models as well. VAX MP may also run on slightly earlier

versions of OS X than 10.7.4, but this had not been tested.

You can find the details of your computer configuration with OS X System Information utility and Intel

MacCPUID utility

You can find helpful OS X specific instructions on how to disable Time Machine for large files (such as

VAX MP disk image fles), and on virtualizing OpenVMS installation CD to an ISO image file at Hoffman

Labs web site: http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/922.

Host networking software configuration (OS X)

VAX MP networking is configurable on OS X either as (a) dual-homed set-up or (b) using only one

network interface mapped either to NIC to communicate only with remote host machines or mapped to

TAP to communicate only with the local host. There is no easy or tested bridged set-up available for OS

X that bridges TAP to NIC (however see the note at the end of this section for one perhaps possible, but

untested bridged set-up).

Accordingly, this section describes only dual-homed configuration similar to pictured below:

It is also possible to run just one of pictured connections: either connection to host machine (via tap0) or

connection to remote machines (via NIC) instead of running both connections.

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