[geeks] need suggestions for a database for a VAXcluster

joshua d boyd geeks at sunhelp.org
Wed Jul 25 08:33:33 CDT 2001


On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 01:34:44AM -0400, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> i would like to get a database server on the VAXcluster i'm working on setting
> up here.  anyone have any suggestions?  OpenVMS 7.2 is the OS, VAX 4000 is the
> hardware (a 4000/400 and two 4000/300 boxes)
> 
> anyway, any suggestions as to what i should use?  this isn't going to be some
> big mama database, just used for whatever small projects i find.  i figure this
> is as good a job as any for these boxes.

Hmm, Postgres would fit the bill I think.  Except that it isn't ported to
VMS.  There are Ultrix/Vax and NetBSD/Vax ports.  Isn't it supposed to be
easy these days to port Unix software to VMS?

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd



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