Comprehensive porting services.
Migration Specialties Europe offers OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX porting services between virtual and physical VAX, Alpha, Integrity and x86 systems. Our porting services are designed to quickly transition your applications to new hardware. Our long history with OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX, our specialization in software migrations, and our dedication to quality significantly reduces project risk while assuring satisfaction with our services.
Porting Options
| Hardware | Options | Effort | Cost |
| VAX | Virtual VAX Virtual Alpha OpenVMS x86 Other |
Easy Moderate Moderate Difficult |
Low Moderate Moderate High |
| Alpha | Virtual Alpha OpenVMS x86 Other |
Easy Moderate Difficult |
Low Moderate High |
| Itanium | OpenVMS x86 Other |
Moderate Difficult |
Moderate High |
Migration Specialties will help you determine the best porting option. We provide specialized services to ensure successful ports.
VAX Replacement
You have three options when porting VAX-based OpenVMS applications:
- OpenVMS on a VAX Emulator
- OpenVMS on x86
- OpenVMS on Alpha
Alpha Replacement
Two options are available to port OpenVMS Alpha systems:
- OpenVMS on an Alpha Emulator
- OpenVMS on x86
Only one option exists to port Tru64 UNIX Alpha systems:
Porting Services
Targeted Services: Software ports are not something most companies engage in on a regular basis. Porting applications is an area where engaging outside resources with specialized skills makes good business sense. Migration Specialties Europe provides expertise and experience targeted specifically at porting OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX applications. Engaging our services to plan and implement a port saves your business time and money.
OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX ports to a virtual system are generally straight-forward. In most cases, they involve no software changes. They require proper configuration of the virtual hardware, knowledgeable transfer of the operating system, careful transfer of the application data, the adequate testing of the ported system. Ports to virtual VAX and Alpha systems can often be completed in under one week.
Porting OpenVMS applications between VAX, Alpha, and Integrity hardware can also be a straightforward process. If the O/S and layered products on all platforms are at the same revision level, then the port should be a simple matter of transferring and recompiling source code, transferring data, and testing. However, even an ideal port needs to be planned and tested. If your OpenVMS systems are running older versions of the O/S and/or application software, then the porting process becomes more complex.
Software ports require evaluation, planning, implementation, and testing. Migration Specialties provides a full spectrum of in-house hardware, software, and expertise covering OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX porting needs."
Spectrum of Migration Specialtes Porting Services
Assess your current installation
- Inventory hardware
- Inventory software
- Review operational procedures
Identify and resolve porting issues
- Software incompatibilities
- Unsupported applications
- Transfer mechanisms and timing
Plan your hardware configuration
- Processor requirements
- Memory requirements
- Storage requirements
Deliver the port
- Install new hardware
- Install O/S
- Install layered products
- Configure new system
- Port application code
- Transfer data
Justify the port
- Cost out hardware, software, and maintenance
- Evaluate options
- Prepare and present findings
Determine the appropriate target platform
- Virtual System
- Alpha or Integrity Hardware
Plan the port
- Identify hardware, software, and human resources
- Develop a realistic project time line
- Document the porting plan, schedule, and special requirements
- Develop an Acceptance Test Plan (ATP)
Test the ported applications
- Execute the ATP
