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Virtual VAX: VAX Emulation, VAX Migration and VAX Replacement
A VAX can be virtualized (emulated) on a modern computer, which allows
the existing
operating system (such as VAX/VMS, OpenVMS, VAXELN), its software, and
all applications
to be run without change. No
reprogramming is required. Most customers report that the
emulated system is faster than the original. The CHARON-VAX/6660
Plus
product, running on an
8-core PC, is faster than any VAX ever built!
VAX emulation offers the following advantages:
- Host systems include Microsoft Windows and HP Integrity Servers
running OpenVMS. Other platforms, such as VMware and Linux, are
in development.
- Certified by HP as a real VAX.
- Performance typically exceeds that of the VAX being replaced (Case studies: WorkflowOne and Fortune 500).
- Installation, configuration, and migration can be contracted
on a
turn-key basis from Quayle Consulting Inc..
- Annual support contracts and periodic product updates are
available.
- DEC/Compaq/HP software licenses can be transferred
to the
emulated
system -- your license investment is protected.
- HP OpenVMS software
support is available when running on HP
hardware.
- Oracle
RDB licenses can be transferred to the emulated system. In
most cases, licenses and service agreements can be transferred for free.
Oracle does all its VAX
development with
CHARON-VAX! (PowerPoint)
- User training is available.
- The "Plus" versions of CHARON-VAX support Accelerated CPU
Emulation Mode, which makes the emulator go 2 to 4 times faster than the "non-Plus" product.
- Q-bus hardware can be directly supported, or completely replaced.
- Many licenses from companies that are no longer in existence can
be migrated with QCI's System
Identification
Change product.
Software successfully used with CHARON-VAX include: Ingres, Adabas,
CONNX, Sybase,
Oracle
RDB, MANMAN, CODASYL,
MAXCIM, CHESS,
System
1032, MultiNet, TCPware,
MASS-11,
VAXELN, all DEC compilers
(C, Fortran, Macro, etc.).
US
Government? Click here!
Want to try CHARON-VAX right now?
You can:
- Download
a limited-function version from the CHARON-VAX web site, suitable for
Windows.
- Download
a limited-function version from the CHARON-VAX web site, suitable for
Itanium running OpenVMS.
- Contact Quayle Consulting to get a temporary test license for the full product.
For more
information, please email or call
1-888-I-LUV-VAX
(1-888-458-8829) toll-free in
both the US and Canada. Skype users, click
here.
For fastest service,
please
include information about your system in one of these forms.
If you don't know how to check
your VAX for most of these values,
please click
here.
Evaluation and migration
support
is
available from Quayle
Consulting. Even if you don't migrate, QCI offers VMS System Administration
services.
Need to replace an Alpha?
See the CHARON-AXP
page. PDP-11
replacement is also available with the CHARON-TB
product.
Who the heck is CHARON?
The Product Families
CHARON-VAX licenses are available in both Permanent and
Annually-Renewable forms.
References
Stan,
Thanks! It's been a pleasure working with you and the system
continues
to be rock solid. This has definitely been one of our better
investments.
Russ
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CHARON-VAX User Training
Training is available for customers who wish to perform their own
migration, or who have to support CHARON-VAX systems on an ongoing
basis. Current training opportunities include:
- At
your location. The course consists of one day of mixed lecture
and lab, followed by a one day lab. During the lab session, the
instructor will assist with migration of the students' systems, if
desired. Minimum of 4 students. Customer to provide appropriate
computers for each student and pay instructor's travel expenses.
- Training opportunities arise at the Stromasys headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Email to request availability and pricing.
CHARON-VAX/66x0 Plus
Family
The CHARON-VAX/66x0 Plus
family of products emulate high-end VAX systems.
Included is support for both
emulated
and external disks and tapes, and up to three Ethernet networks.
Directly boots system images from VAX 6000 and VAX 7000 systems.
The Plus capability, which increases processor
performance by a factor of two to four, is standard. Supports VMS
V5.5-2 or later.
Requires a multi-core host with
an available USB port. One core is required for network and disk
emulation, plus one core for each emulated VAX processor. Current
supported host operating systems: Windows Server 2008 Standard
Edition and Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit). Prior product
versions supported Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit and
64-bit) and Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit).
Hardware
Model
|
CHARON
Product
|
Relative
Speed
(VUP)
|
Emulated
Number
of VAX Processors
|
Emulated
Memory
|
VAX 7820
VAX 7810
VAX 7720
VAX 7710
VAX 7640
VAX 7630
VAX 7620
VAX 7610
VAX 6400 series
VAX 6610
|
CHARON-VAX
6610 Windows |
125 (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system)
|
one
|
1 GB
|
VAX 7840
VAX 7830
VAX 7750
VAX 7740
VAX 7730
VAX 7650
VAX 6650
VAX 6640
VAX 6630
VAX 6620
|
CHARON-VAX
6620 Windows |
200+ (on (CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system
|
2
|
2 GB
|
VAX 7860
VAX 7850
VAX 7760
|
CHARON-VAX
6630 Windows |
300+ (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system
|
3
|
2 GB on 32-bit Windows
3 GB on 64-bit Windows
|
VAX 6660
|
CHARON-VAX
6660 Windows |
700+ (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system
|
6
|
2 GB on 32-bit Windows
3 GB on 64-bit Windows |
Email to request more details and pricing.
Please attach
an Inventory checklist
so that we may advise you on the best product choice.
CHARON-VAX/XM,
/XK,
/XL Family
The CHARON-VAX/XM, /XK, /XL family of products covers small to
mid-range VAX systems. Supports VMS V4.5 or later, depending on
the model emulated.
Included is support for both
emulated
and external disks and tapes, and up to two Ethernet networks.
Serial lines are also completely supported, to both physical serial
ports on the hosts and by virtual serial lines that are TCP/IP ports on
the host system.
The Plus capability, which increases processor
performance up to a factor of four, is optional.
Requires a dual-core (minimum) host with
an available USB port. Current
supported host operating systems: Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
and Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit). Prior product versions
supported Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) and
Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit).
Performance measurements against a physical MicroVAX 3100-80 at
the HP site.
Emulated
VAX Models
|
CHARON
Product
|
Relative
Speed
(VUP)
|
Maximum
Emulated RAM
|
Minimum
VMS Operating System Version
|
VAX 4000-106
VAX 6310
VAXserver 3600
VAXserver 3900
MicroVAX 3100-96
MicroVAX 3600
MicroVAX 3900
MicroVAX II
VAXstation 3600
VAXstation 3900
VAXstation 4000-90
|
CHARON-VAX XM |
75 standard version
125 Plus version (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system)
|
16 MB to 128 MB
(depending on VAX model emulated)
|
V4.6 or V5.5-2
(depending on VAX model emulated)
Operation against V4.0 through V4.5 possible when emulating a MicroVAX
II, but not tested.
|
VAX 4000-108
VAX 3100-98
|
CHARON-VAX XK Plus |
125 (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system) Note: Only available as Plus
version
|
256 MB
|
V5.5-2
V5.5-2H4 required for 2 emulated disk controllers
|
VAX 4000-108
VAX 3100-98 |
CHARON-VAX XL |
75 standard version
125 Plus version (on CORE i7 3.2 GHz based system) |
512 MB
|
V5.5-2
V5.5-2H4 required for 2 emulated disk controllers
|
Email to request more details and
pricing. Please attach
an Inventory checklist
so that we may
advise you on the best product choice.
CHARON-VAX for OpenVMS Integrity
Or migrated "most", but
not "all" VAX applications to HP Integrity Servers? Operate in a
"No Windows" environment? This product
emulates a VAX on an Integrity server!
Host requirements: dual-processor or dual-core HP Integrity
server, 2 GB of RAM minimum. The emulated VAX's disks can be
container files on the Integrity
system, physical disks (including SAN disks) or can be shared via
VMS clustering.
Emulated
VAX Models
|
CHARON
Product
|
Relative
Speed
(VUP)
|
Emulated
Number
of VAX Processors
|
Maximum
Emulated RAM
|
Minimum
VMS Operating System Version
|
VAX 3198-20
|
CHARON-VAX/3198 |
50 on 1.6 GHz dual-core
Integrity server
|
one
|
512 MB
|
V5.5-2H4
|
VAX 4000-705
|
CHARON-VAX/4705 |
50 on 1.6 GHz dual-core
Integrity server |
one
|
512 MB
|
V5.5-2H4
|
VAX 6000-610
|
CHARON-VAX
6610
|
50
|
one
|
1 GB
|
V5.5-2
|
VAX 6000-620
|
CHARON-VAX
6620 |
100
|
2
|
2 GB
|
V5.5-2
|
VAX 6000-630
|
CHARON-VAX
6630 |
150
|
3
|
2 GB
|
V5.5-2
|
VAX 6000-660
|
CHARON-VAX
6660 |
300
|
6
|
2 GB
|
V5.5-2
|
Email to request more details
and
pricing. Please attach
an Inventory checklist
so that we may
advise you on the best product choice.
Emulated
Models
|
CHARON
Product
|
Emulated
RAM
|
Minimum
VMS Operating System Version
|
MicroVAX II
|
CHARON-TB
|
16 MB
|
V4.6
Operation against V4.0 through V4.5 possible, but not tested.
|
MicroVAX 3600
VAX Server 3600
|
CHARON-TB
|
512 MB
|
V5.5-2
V5.5-2H4 required for 2 emulated disk controllers
|
PDP-11/93 (click here for more
PDP-11 information)
PDP-11/94. |
CHARON-TB |
|
N/A Click
here for PDP-11 specific information
|
Included is
support
for various peripherals, including:
- Disk controllers: RQDX3 (MSCP), UDA50 (MSCP), RL11, RLV12
- Tape controllers: TQK50, TS11, TSV11, TSV05, TUK50
- Network adapters: DELQA, DESQA, DEQNA
- Video subsystem: VCB02
- Parallel port controller: LPV11
- Serial line controllers: DHV11, DL11, DLV-11, DRV1-WA, DZ11
- Physical hardware interfaces from the Logical Company's BCI-2104,
BCI-2004, DCI-1100
- Additional
peripherals can be created using the supplied programming
interface.
Requires a host
running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition or Windows
XP. Supports VMS V4.5 and later for VAX emulation. All
versions of
PDP-11 operating systems are supported.
Email to request more details and
pricing. Please attach
an Inventory checklist
so that we may
advise you on the best product choice.
NuVAX
The NuVAX product allows complete replacement of a VAX. It
includes a new preconfigured server. Replacement interface
devices available for NuVAX include:
- DRV11-WA (16-bit parallel interface)
- DRV11-J (64-line parallel interface)
- DRQ3B (16-bit parallel interface)
- Combination DRQ3B/DRPI (16-bit parallel interface and Radar Data
Processor interface)
- IEQ11 (IEEE 488 and IEC 625 interface)
Email to request more details. Please attach the
standard Inventory
checklist
and the special Q-Bus
checklist so
that we may advise you on the best product choice
CHARON-VAXstation
CHARON-VAXstation
runs VAXstation software on a PC running Windows Vista or Windows
Server 2008 Standard Edition. Supports VMS V4.6 and
later. Supports a maximum of two disk drives.
Existing VMS type "D" licenses work on CHARON-VAXstation because of
its
partial VCB02 functionality.
The CHARON-VAXstation products come as preconfigured, ready-to-run
VAXstation configurations. The Notebook
version is perfect for laptop VMS software development.
Email to request more details
and
pricing. Please attach
an Inventory checklist
so that we may
advise you on the best product choice.
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Open Source
What About Open Source?
Here are some pluses and minuses
about
CHARON-VAX versus open-source VAX emulators.
Services
Quayle Consulting Inc. provides a complete menu of services, including:
Other items of interest:
The Quayle Consulting Inc. website
Trademarks
OpenVMS is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard.
CHARON-VAX and CHARON-AXP are trademarks of Stromasys.
Quayle Consulting Inc. is an authorized reseller of CHARON products.
NuVAX is a trademark of The Logical Company.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation, USA.
