OpenVMS is an incredibly robust and rugged computing environment -- able to withstand many types of failures, allowing for continued database and application access. However, failures can and do occur -- often the result of neglect or mismanagement. Maintaining highly available, high-performance OpenVMS environments does not “just happen”. By implementing proven methodologies and best practices, it is possible to virtually eliminate downtime while maintaining exceptional performance.

This session discusses real-world experiences that have caused outages or disruptions to production environments and more importantly the ways to avoid these costly events. Implementation of pro-active, consistent and repeatable processes; Automated monitoring of all critical events; Redundant processes; Exception tracking and monitoring: All part of the infrastructure necessary in the 21st century OpenVMS environment to insure continuous availability.  Presented by Brad McCusker, formerly of HP's OpenVMS engineering group.  Brad manages SCI's OpenVMS System Services business.