Description
The AlphaVM-Basic emulator is a basic version of the AlphaVM product. It is designed for hobbyists. It’s key features are as follows:
- AlphaVM-Basic emulates an Alpha system with one CPU and up to 1GB RAM.
- AlphaVM-Basic supports OpenVMS and Tru64/Digital Unix as the guest operating systems. Linux boots as well.
- The AlphaVM-Basic performance depends on the host system. The CPU performance is on the level of slow EV4 CPU. The CPU performance is much slower than that of AlphaVM-Pro (a factor of 5 to 10).
- AlphaVM-Basic uses network based license checking. It periodically contacts our licensing web site to check the license validity. If such a dependency on the network is not acceptable, please consider purchasing of AlphaVM-Pro. A single AlphaVM-Basic license allows to run a single AlphaVM-Basic instance at a time. It is possible to have multiple configurations but only one of them can run at a time with a given license.
- AlphaVM is sold as is, without support. However, we release maintenance releases at our discretion. The customer has access to these builds. If you need support, please consider AlphaVM-Pro.
- EmuVM does not assist migrations to AlphaVM-Basic. Please consider AlphaVM-Pro if you need the migration.
- We provide 30 days of free evaluation before you purchase.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Supported host OS | Windows Server 2012R2, 2016, 2019. Windows 8, 10, Linux Debian 9,10, CentOS 7, |
| Supported host CPU | Intel Xeon x64 |
| Emulated chipsets | Tsunami/Typhoon. |
| Maximal number of emulated Alpha CPUs | 1 basic CPU |
| Emulated CPU type | Depends on the chipset: EV4, EV5, EV6. |
| Maximal emulated RAM | 1GB |
| Number of emulated PCI hoses | 1-2 |
| Number of emulated PCI slots | 3-6 |
| Emulated serial line mappings | socket/virtual |
| Emulated serial line ports | COM1/tty00,COM2/tty01. |
| Emulated SCSI controllers | ISP1040, |
| Disk mappings | container files |
| CDROM mappings | ISO image |
| Tape mappings | tape container files |
| Emulated FibreChannel | Not available. In most cases can be migrated to emulated SCSI. |
| Emulated IDE | Not available. In most cases can be migrated to emulated SCSI. |
| Emulated Floppy disk | Not available. |
| Emulated USB | Not available. |
| Ethernet emulation | Tulip NIC: 21x4x. |
| Ethernet transfer throughput | Depends on the host NIC, usually 1000Mbps |
| Supported console types | Only serial, VGA not supported. Usually the graphics can be redirected to an X server via X Windows. |
| Supported OpenVMS versions | From 7.1-2 |
| Supported Tru64/Digital Unix versions | From 4.0e |
Getting started
Please register on this site. When you register we will contact you per email.
AlphaVM-Basic is licensed on annual basis.
| Name | Price, EUR | Price, USD* |
|---|---|---|
| AlphaVM-Basic license for the first year | 400 | 450 |
| AlphaVM-Basic annual license extension | 200 | 250 |
The annual extensions must be without gaps.
We can provide a free 30 days evaluation.
The steps to get AlphaVM-Basic evaluation:
- Register at emuvm.com. We will contact you per email.
- Let us know that you want to evaluate AlphaVM-Basic. We will provide access to an AlphaVM-Basic kit for the registered user. We will also provide an AlphaVM evaluation license. The license works by means of connection to our license server.
- Download an AlphaVM-Basic kit. The downloads will become available in the download section for the registered user.
- Install AlphaVM and create your virtual Alpha configuration.
- Configure the AlphaVM license. The license details will be provided per email. Configure the license as follows:
host='license.emuvm.com'; port=19991; user='<provided-per-email>'; password='<provided-per-email>';The license section should indicate success.