RedHat Enterprise Linux Server recommendations for ProvideX v5.14

I have a FACTS 6.06 system running on Providex v5.14 on a RedHat Enterprise Linux Server v4.6. I'm looking to migrate to a new server. I would like to know which newer version of RHEL would be compatible with ProvideX v5.14? RHEL 5 or 6?

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jeff-christie

Paul, we've been successful in moving some older Facts customers to newer Linux systems. Not as old as 6.6 though! Maybe 7.4 at the oldest. In those cases, we had to upgrade their providex to a higher version to get it to run, but once we did that everything else seemed to work. I believe there are many references to that situation on here if you just search for it. 2 other things though, I believe the newest Redhat Linux version is 7, not even sure you can still get 5. I prefer 6 myself, so I'd recommend that but that's just personal preference.

The other main question, I have is that Facts 6.6 ran under Basis pro/5, not providex, so either you mistyped or something else was done to this customer???

Cheng Ruan

I cannot speak for Paul, but my original Jurassic FACTS system from 1980 lives today (for sentimental reasons) on my laptop running Pvx. If memory serves, I found a conversion utility for migrating from BBx.

The only gotcha I found was the need to update legacy hex references like $8A$ to the low bit equivalent or mnemonic.

mgreer

Ralph, your system pre-dated the encrypted menu driver. That is the real trick on getting 6.6 running on PVX.

Cheng Ruan

Yep, it's true I didn't have to face that challenge.

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