AVTware Virtualization Weblog
TweetWelcome to the Virtualization Weblog (Vlog) that we will maintain on our site. With the help of this Vlog we want to keep you abreast of all kind of news related to the world of Alpha and VAX...
View ArticlevtAlpha Eco App: save on energy consumption and costs
TweetWhen replacing your physical Alpha by its virtual equivalent in vtAlpha you will cut down your energy bill quite some since the Alpha computers were not exactly ‘Green Machines’. You can cut the...
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Alpha running native on x86
TweetThe idea of replacing an AlphaServer by a virtual Alpha running on a modern and more common host computer is welcomed by most IT managers. The concept of computer virtualization is a functional...
View Article6 Tips for a smooth vtAlpha installation on VMware
TweetInstalling vtAlpha on VMware requires some extra attention, since you have to deal with VM defaults and organizational procedures that are in place. This list helps you to plan ahead and clear...
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Alpha and VAX Blade systems
TweetDuring the HP event in Vienna I attended a presentation about HP’s project Odyssey and that looked like a very interesting development to me, especially for the owners of Tru64 and the older...
View ArticleAlpha Security Matters
TweetThe Alpha computer was considered more secure and reliable than other environments. For this reason potential customers frowned upon running a virtual Alpha on top of a foreign operating system...
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vtAlpha, now with extra Fibre
TweetWith version 2.4 vtAlpha gets stronger in two different ways: - performance increase (appr. 30%) - the full implementation of virtual FibreChannel support. You can now connect virtual Alpha’s with...
View ArticlevtAlpha v2.5 released
TweetvtAlpha v2.5 is available now. New features: Virtual Network Switch for optimal use of low profile and blade host systems, Eco App support for Tru64 v5, cuts down the energy consumption of your...
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vtAlpha Virtual Network Switch
TweetCustomers who are running multiple virtual Alphas on a single host like to share high speed Ethernet links by multiple virtual Alpha’s. Especially when running on Blade systems that most often...
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AVTware at HP Discover 2012
TweetAVT, as a recognized HP partner, participates in the annual HP Discover event, this time in Frankfurt. -The- major gathering of all IT IQ in Europe. Numerous breakout sessions to keep the audience...
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Carry On Alpha
TweetvtAlpha pre-installed and preconfigured on a USB memory stick. Combined with the product license on the same stick this gives you a mobile and instantly usable virtual Alpha, maintaining the Bare...
View ArticlevtAlpha grows the Tru64 and OpenVMS installed base
TweetTractebel in Brussels, Belgium developed Tru64 and OpenVMS applications for which there is demand outside the current installed base. Using refurbished Alpha hardware for these new installations...
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vtAlpha: a Green Machine
TweetAside from being a quick and easy way to prolong the life time of your Alpha applications, applying vtAlpha can be a serious contribution to lowering your energy consumption. We ran a energy...
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True Clustering with vtAlpha
TweetvtAlpha already supported OpenVMS clustering and with version 2.6 it adds complete virtualized support for TruCluster. It is in fact the only Alpha virtualization product that offers this high...
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Portable Alpha in the news
TweetOpenVMS Bootcamp 2013, in Bedford MA. An important gathering of openVMS experts from all over the world. Four days full of OpenVMS information exchange and knowledge sharing between the...
View ArticleSpringtime, the birth of a new vtAlpha version
TweetOn April 3, 2013 AVTware gave birth to vtAlpha v2.7. Additional characteristics of this brand new vtAlpha family member: Support for legacy storage types (MSCP, DSSI, IDE and RAID). Network File...
View ArticleOpenVMS and Tru64 host migration with VMware
TweetvtAlpha Alpha virtualization runs Bare Metal (directly on top of the host computer) and on a Virtual Machine (VMware, KVM, Xen, Hyper-V) delivering the broadest choice in host environments. We...
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Mix vtAlpha and vtVAX on the same host
TweetvtAlpha and vtVAX are created/supported by AVTware and Vere Technologies who work in close unison to bring virtualization to OpenVMS and Tru64 users to prolong the lifetime of their software....
View ArticleVirtualBox support
vtAlpha/vtVAX supports the most frequently used Virtual Machine products: VMware, KVM, Xen and Hyper-V. Recently we received inquiries about the Oracle product VirtualBox for Windows, mainly from...
View ArticleVLAN for Alpha and VAX
Virtual LAN (VLAN) is not something you will directly associate with Alpha and VAX systems, but in vtAlpha and vtVAX VLAN support is embedded in the product. Now you can simply run your Alpha and VAX...
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