Re: Ksplice equivalent for VMS ?

Robert A. Brooks <FIRST.LAST@vmssoftware.com> wrote:

On 2/19/2025 08:25, Simon Clubley wrote:

Oracle have a kernel patching tool called Ksplice that they acquired
back in 2011. It allows their support contract Linux users to apply
many Linux kernel patches without having to reboot the server:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice
 
Given the high-availability mindset for VMS users, I wonder if VSI ever
considered creating something similar for VMS ?

 
No.

I have to say ksplice is not really that reliable, although it works more
often than not.  IBM has managed to make patching on the fly work for many
years on their big iron, though.
--scott
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