What's New on the VMScluster?

New VMS Manual Sets Online

Last August, the VMScluster was upgraded to VMS 7.3, and its C compiler, to v. 6.5.

Release notes for the new version of VMS are available at http://web-vms.uoregon.edu/vms_doc/v73/6637/6637PRO.html and the complete manual set is online at http://web-vms.uoregon.edu/vms_doc/index.html

To see a summary of new features, go to http://web-vms.uoregon.edu/vms_doc/v73/6620/6620PRO.html

For a complete manual set on v 6.5 of the C compiler, see
http://web-vms.uoregon.edu/vms_help/cc$alpha_help_065/index.htm

See the Release Notes for information about the changes and enhancements in the new version. If you want to use the old version, see Section 8.

Need help? Go to
http://web-vms.uoregon.edu/vms_help/cc$help.html

HITMAN Limits on VMScluster

Because abandoned interactive sessions unnecessarily tie up system resources and pose a security risk, we use a utility called HITMAN to kill sessions that remain idle for longer than a prescribed time. The maximum settings for idle time settings are shown below:

In the past, some SSH sessions were protected from termination due to the type of terminal device (FTA) associated with their processes. This aberration has now been eliminated, so be aware that all your SSH sessions are also subject to HITMAN limits.