INFO-VAX Sat, 31 Mar 2007 Volume 2007 : Issue 179 Contents: Re: "Send SCSI Command Failed" Re: a cluster question Boot Camp update - Includes Roundhouse, Seminar and Hands on Information Re: Gore brainwashing world to ban the light bulb! Re: OSU update: soyMAIL v1.3 is now available Re: OT: Mark Daniel departing us? Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? our cov geniuses do not understand the constitution Re: our cov geniuses do not understand the constitution our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Re: our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Re: our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Re: STUMPED BY VMSINSTAL Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Re: vmsbackup 4.1.1 problem ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:24:16 -0500 From: David J Dachtera Subject: Re: "Send SCSI Command Failed" Message-ID: <460DB840.3B73D723@spam.comcast.net> tadamsmar wrote: > > I logged one of these errors on a disk in a shadow set. > > It may be an isolated error, happened once about 22 hours ago. > > Should I ignore it or what? If the disk is not misbehaving otherwise, I'd ignore it, but I'd look into it as deeply as the tools allow first. Could indicate trouble brewing, but may just be a one-time thing. -- David J Dachtera dba DJE Systems http://www.djesys.com/ Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page http://www.djesys.com/vms/market/ Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/ Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/ Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:53:10 -0700 From: Ken Fairfield Subject: Re: a cluster question Message-ID: <575f66F2av0tsU1@mid.individual.net> Keith Parris wrote: > Ken Fairfield wrote: >> Also note that in situations where you might, for any >> number of reasons, want to boot just one node and not >> the other nodes, it is easy to do a conversational >> boot and set expected_votes to 1 *for that boot*. > > ... by setting the pseudo-parameter WRITESYSPARAMS to 0 at the SYSBOOT> > prompt, which prevents the lowered value from being written to the > CURRENT parameters later in the VMS boot sequence, thus preserving the > protective value of the higher EXPECTED_VOTES value there. Of course. I made the presumption that anyone doing a conversational boot would either (a) know to also set WRITESYSPARAMS to 0 or (b) peruse the FAQ and/or the numerous posts on c.o.v do find out how to do it... Good to hear you drop in, Keith. :-) -Ken -- Ken & Ann Fairfield What: Ken dot And dot Ann Where: Gmail dot Com ------------------------------ Date: 30 Mar 2007 15:04:08 -0700 From: "Sue" Subject: Boot Camp update - Includes Roundhouse, Seminar and Hands on Information Message-ID: <1175292248.029784.21460@d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> Dear Newsgroup, It is my pleasure to provide this weeks OpenVMS Advanced Technical Boot Camp Update. This message contains the following Attendance Update Pre Boot Camp Seminar Update Partner Roundhouse Update Hands On Session Update Warm Regards, Sue 61 currently registered 5 HP scholarship committed 1 Partners scholarship committed Total 67 seats committed 133 seats available 41.5% of the folks registered have never been to a boot camp (I have no idea who the .5 person is) Countries Represented Germany Netherlands England Ireland Austria Sweden Greece Hungary Canada US Pre Week Seminars Boot Camp Attendees only http://h71000.www7.hp.com/symposium/index.html May 14 - May 18 Monday - Friday (Saturday Optional) Alpha Crash Dump Analysis only 5 seats remaining May 16 - May 18 Wednesday - Friday OpenVMS hands-on porting workshop May 17 - 18 Thursday and Friday TCP/IP Banquet (TCP/IP Seminar) only 3 seats remaining Partner Roundhouse As you know Signe Maximous also does a partners roundhouse at the Boot Camp, this is scheduled for Tuesday May 22nd there is currently only 16 out of the 40 tables remaining. Priority is given to Partners attending the boot camp Registration form for the partner evening is at: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/symposium/roundhouse_signup.html ---------------------------------------------------------- We will be having more hands on sessions than previously here are details around the hands on sessions. Hands On Blocks will be offered a minimum of twice most 3-4 times, you will be required to sign up for the hands on -------------- Alpha managers guide to OpenVMS on Itanium servers If you are an old hand at utilizing Alpha hardware and your corporation is about to commit to the new Integrity servers. You may want to look into attending the "Alpha managers guide to OpenVMS on Itanium servers". This 3 hour hands-on session will teach you most of what you will need to know to make the transition. ------------ OpenVMS Apache Web Server and Tomcat Lab In this hands-on instructor led lab you will spend half your time on Apache/Tomcat performance and half your time on Tomcat clustering. There will be an overview of Apache and Tomcat and sample JSP applications, Performance and stress testing will be used for benchmarking to show how well the performance enhancements are working. Hands-on labs of using the new Java 5.0 supportability tools (Jconsole, JMX...) to monitor and manage Java applications. -------------- EVA Hands-On "Powerfully Simple". The power of the EVA is in its management simplicity. In this 3 hour hands-on workshop, you will gain practical experience in configuring the EVA according to "best practices" so that the investment can be maximized. Areas of exploration will include: 1. Capacity planning basics: How do I know if my array is out of gas? 2. Performance 101: How can I squeeze another x% from the array? 3. Disk backups/copies: Making the best use of Point-in-time copies. 4. Managing a dynamic environment: Keeping IT simple. ----------------- Developing Rich Composite Workplace Applications on OpenVMS: Sign up to learn about AND develop this new and innovative application called workplace applications. Leading analysts are writing about these emerging technologies and you can learn how to develop a rich composite workplace application on OpenVMS during this 3 hour hands on session! Such applications can be rapidly configured to support a wide variety of business needs while accessing structured and unstructured data to ensure the end users have a complete and accurate view of timely information. Supports SOA; aligns IT with the business by delivering actionable information and the applications are easily configured and implemented so valuable IT resources are not consumed. Sound too good to be true? Sign up for the hands on lab and see for yourself! ------------------- Using Modern Software Development Tools to Create, Debug, and Maintain OpenVMS Applications This is a (mostly) self-paced lab where you can choose what you learn depending on your expertise level and interests. Choose as many of the following self-paced labs as you can do in the 3-hour time slot: Please note that this is not the same hands on as prior years. Learn to use the very latest features of Distributed NetBeans. Learn how to develop applications (in any programming language) for OpenVMS using Distributed NetBeans. Learn how to *debug your OpenVMS applications* using Distributed NetBeans. Learn how to create a JSP or web service using NetBeans, and then deploy it on Tomcat running on OpenVMS. Learn how to write a simple Java program using NetBeans. Learn how to write a Java GUI program using NetBeans. Learn how to use Distributed NetBeans to work with the Web Services Integration Toolkit. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:36:43 +0100 From: "Dr. Dweeb" Subject: Re: Gore brainwashing world to ban the light bulb! Message-ID: <46045679$0$7611$157c6196@dreader2.cybercity.dk> Bill Todd wrote: > Dr. Dweeb wrote: > > ... > >> The widespread introduction of fluorescent bulbs in northern europe >> generated quite a bit of static and calculations were put forward >> showing how much extra central heating would be required vs. using >> incandescent bulbs. I forget the numbers as it was in the printed >> press quite a number of years ago. It was noted at the time that >> incandescent bulbs are efficient space heaters > > You really are an idiot, Dweeb. Exactly what part of the fact that in > situations where electricity is generated from fossil fuel > space-heating using incandescent bulbs is very nearly as > inappropriate a use of resources as is conventional electric space > heating manages to escape you? The fact is that *both* incandescent > bulbs *and* electric space heating are a bad idea: replacing them > both is a win. The only time it doesn't matter is when you replace > incandescent bulbs in a facility that will continue using electric > heat in a climate where heating is required nearly year-round. > > - bill Do you se any personal pronouns in the previous post ? Dweeb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:54:32 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= Subject: Re: OSU update: soyMAIL v1.3 is now available Message-ID: <460dbf4e$0$90276$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> Bob Koehler wrote: > In article , Paul Sture writes: >> From October 1996: >> >> http://www.byte.com/art/9610/sec2/art2.htm >> >> '"NT and the Net" (July) provides a good overview of Microsoft's >> strategies surrounding its Internet Information Server (IIS). The >> discussion of the benefits of the Internet Server API (ISAPI), however, >> failed to give credit where credit is due. The interface now known as >> ISAPI was first developed as a proprietary interface by Process Software >> ( http://www.process.com ) for its Purveyor Web server for Windows NT. >> Late last year Microsoft and Process announced their collaboration on an >> open standard -- ISAPI -- based on the Purveyor API. To both companies' >> credit, DLLs written to the original API still function under ISAPI >> using both Purveyor and IIS.' > > What, Process wants to be like DEC and sell its soul to Billy? Say > it aint so! This is 1996 ! Apparently they wanted a slice of the huge Windows market. But Purveyor and IIS did not split the market 50%-50% - more like 0.1%-99.9%. MS shipped IIS with Windows. DEC/CPQ/HP is not so bad with its partners. Arne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:06:41 +0000 (UTC) From: moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) Subject: Re: OT: Mark Daniel departing us? Message-ID: Tad Winters writes: >Mark Daniel wrote in >news:130knjmkjvcmr4e@corp.supernews.com: >> Enjoy your chat-room. >> >> For the second time today I shake the dust from my feet. >> >Mark, >Don't go. We appreciate your thoughts on VMS topics and even on other >topics. Others will say the same. Dumping c.o.v. now wouldn't be right. Before this rash of off-topic posts, this group has been more on-topic than most usenet groups are nowadays. Sure there is the spam all groups get, plus someone apparently stalking a frequent c.o.v. poster, but the signal-noise ratio here has been quite good until recently. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:00:56 -0400 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= Subject: Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? Message-ID: <460dc0ce$0$90276$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> AEF wrote: > On Mar 27, 9:35 pm, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >> AEF wrote: >>> On Mar 27, 7:09 pm, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>>> AEF wrote: >>>>> Pardon my ignorance, please, but why is any using Info-VAX? Under what >>>>> situation is that better than a newsreader? Are they situations where >>>>> one can get Info-VAX but not news (other than the HP email device for >>>>> grandparents who don't want a real computer!) >>>> Some ISP's only email not a NNTP server. >>>> You can pay extra for a NNTP service or you can use the web interface >>>> at Google, but some may not find any of those attractive. >>> Well, I'd certainly take Google Groups over having all this stuff >>> emailed to me! What's the advantage of getting it as mail? (OK, you >>> can read it offline, but I thought those days are over, no?) >> Different people - different preferences. > > No kidding. I'm still waiting to hear why anyone wants all this stuff > emailed to them. You haven't told me anything I don't already know. I just explained it to you. Some people simply prefer email over Google Groups. And it does not make more sense to continue asking for why than to ask why some people prefer blue cars over red cars. Arne ------------------------------ Date: 30 Mar 2007 19:22:32 -0700 From: "AEF" Subject: Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? Message-ID: <1175307752.923491.30640@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> On Mar 30, 9:00 pm, Arne Vajh=F8j wrote: > AEF wrote: > > On Mar 27, 9:35 pm, Arne Vajh=F8j wrote: > >> AEF wrote: > >>> On Mar 27, 7:09 pm, Arne Vajh=F8j wrote: > >>>> AEF wrote: > >>>>> Pardon my ignorance, please, but why is any using Info-VAX? Under w= hat > >>>>> situation is that better than a newsreader? Are they situations whe= re > >>>>> one can get Info-VAX but not news (other than the HP email device f= or > >>>>> grandparents who don't want a real computer!) > >>>> Some ISP's only email not a NNTP server. > >>>> You can pay extra for a NNTP service or you can use the web interface > >>>> at Google, but some may not find any of those attractive. > >>> Well, I'd certainly take Google Groups over having all this stuff > >>> emailed to me! What's the advantage of getting it as mail? (OK, you > >>> can read it offline, but I thought those days are over, no?) > >> Different people - different preferences. > > > No kidding. I'm still waiting to hear why anyone wants all this stuff > > emailed to them. You haven't told me anything I don't already know. > > I just explained it to you. > > Some people simply prefer email over Google Groups. > > And it does not make more sense to continue asking for why than > to ask why some people prefer blue cars over red cars. > > Arne When there are multiple alternatives to choose from, each alternative has advantages and disavantages, in general. Different advantages and disadvantages are weighed differently by different people. In that respect, you are correct. What I was asking was what were the advantages of getting c.o.v. via email? Capice? This is not a case of red vs. blue. That was a rather poor analogy. AEF ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:26:01 -0400 From: Bill Todd Subject: Re: OT: Re: Rules of Engagement WAS: Time for C.O.V.subgroups ? Message-ID: Arne Vajhøj wrote: ... if you want a VMS specific analogy then consider EDT versus EVE. > Some people prefer EDT some prefer EVE. And it is not just an > objective evaluation of features. At the risk of putting words into Al's mouth, I think he is asking if there are any objective (or even quasi-objective) reasons for your preference (and if so what they might be). If your only preferences are purely subjective (i.e., have nothing to do with things like ease of access or available options), some people might suggest that, while you certainly have a right to those preferences, there's little reason for other people to give them much weight in deciding what material may or may not be appropriate here. Sort of like not giving much weight to a customer who really wanted an aquamarine paint job (to get back to your 'blue vs. red' analogy): he'd have every right to that desire, but little expectation that anyone would bother to grant it (unless he went out and paid for one to be applied individually). - bill ------------------------------ Date: 30 Mar 2007 11:21:52 -0700 From: genius@marblecliff.com Subject: our cov geniuses do not understand the constitution Message-ID: <1175278912.367480.10010@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34270 http://www.sunnetworks.net/~ggarman/lecture.html http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel06.html whether our geniuses here along with other liberals in government and the courts can actually read and understand it is another matter ... here are some excerpts ... Religion was addressed in the First Amendment in the following familiar words: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Our cov geniuses here along with liberals like to leave out that second part ... how about the following, the Gospel was preached in the supreme court chambers, and church services were held in congress where guess who attended regularly ... It is no exaggeration to say that on Sundays in Washington during the administrations of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and of James Madison (1809-1817) the state became the church. Within a year of his inauguration, Jefferson began attending church services in the House of Representatives. Madison followed Jefferson's example, although unlike Jefferson, who rode on horseback to church in the Capitol, Madison came in a coach and four. Worship services in the House--a practice that continued until after the Civil War--were acceptable to Jefferson because they were nondiscriminatory and voluntary. Preachers of every Protestant denomination appeared. (Catholic priests began officiating in 1826.) As early as January 1806 a female evangelist, Dorothy Ripley, delivered a camp meeting-style exhortation in the House to Jefferson, Vice President Aaron Burr, and a "crowded audience." Throughout his administration Jefferson permitted church services in executive branch buildings. The Gospel was also preached in the Supreme Court chambers. Jefferson's actions may seem surprising because his attitude toward the relation between religion and government is usually thought to have been embodied in his recommendation that there exist "a wall of separation between church and state." In that statement, Jefferson was apparently declaring his opposition, as Madison had done in introducing the Bill of Rights, to a "national" religion. In attending church services on public property, Jefferson and Madison consciously and deliberately were offering symbolic support to religion as a prop for republican government. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:46:35 +0200 From: Michael Unger Subject: Re: our cov geniuses do not understand the constitution Message-ID: <575a3iF2bau74U2@mid.individual.net> On 2007-03-30 20:21, "genius@marblecliff.com" wrote: [something completely off-topic] Shut up please. Michael -- Real names enhance the probability of getting real answers. My e-mail account at DECUS Munich is no longer valid. ------------------------------ Date: 30 Mar 2007 10:54:02 -0700 From: genius@marblecliff.com Subject: our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Message-ID: <1175277242.884657.267320@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel06.html this link above sums up religion and the constitution pretty good ... now whether our geniuses here along with other liberals in government and the courts can actually read and understand it is another matter ... here are some excerpts ... Religion was addressed in the First Amendment in the following familiar words: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Our cov geniuses here along with liberals like to leave out that second part ... It is no exaggeration to say that on Sundays in Washington during the administrations of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and of James Madison (1809-1817) the state became the church. Within a year of his inauguration, Jefferson began attending church services in the House of Representatives. Madison followed Jefferson's example, although unlike Jefferson, who rode on horseback to church in the Capitol, Madison came in a coach and four. Worship services in the House--a practice that continued until after the Civil War--were acceptable to Jefferson because they were nondiscriminatory and voluntary. Preachers of every Protestant denomination appeared. (Catholic priests began officiating in 1826.) As early as January 1806 a female evangelist, Dorothy Ripley, delivered a camp meeting-style exhortation in the House to Jefferson, Vice President Aaron Burr, and a "crowded audience." Throughout his administration Jefferson permitted church services in executive branch buildings. The Gospel was also preached in the Supreme Court chambers. Jefferson's actions may seem surprising because his attitude toward the relation between religion and government is usually thought to have been embodied in his recommendation that there exist "a wall of separation between church and state." In that statement, Jefferson was apparently declaring his opposition, as Madison had done in introducing the Bill of Rights, to a "national" religion. In attending church services on public property, Jefferson and Madison consciously and deliberately were offering symbolic support to religion as a prop for republican government. Thomas Jefferson's reply of January 1, 1802, to an address of congratulations from the Danbury (Connecticut) Baptist Association contains a phrase familiar in today's political and judicial circles: "a wall of separation between church and state." Many in the United States, including the courts, have used this phrase to interpret the Founders' intentions regarding the relationship between government and religion, as set down by the First Amendment to the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . . ." However, the meaning of this clause has been the subject of passionate dispute for the past fifty years. Presented here are both the handwritten, edited draft of the letter and an adjusted facsimile showing the original unedited draft. The draft of the letter reveals that, far from dashing it off as a "short note of courtesy," as some have called it, Jefferson labored over its composition. Jefferson consulted Postmaster General Gideon Granger of Connecticut and Attorney General Levi Lincoln of Massachusetts while drafting the letter. That Jefferson consulted two New England politicians about his messages indicated that he regarded his reply to the Danbury Baptists as a political letter, not as a dispassionate theoretical pronouncement on the relations between government and religion. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:44:25 +0200 From: Michael Unger Subject: Re: our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Message-ID: <575a3hF2bau74U1@mid.individual.net> On 2007-03-30 19:54, "genius@marblecliff.com" wrote: [something completely off-topic] Now shut up please. Michael -- Real names enhance the probability of getting real answers. My e-mail account at DECUS Munich is no longer valid. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:26:18 -0500 From: David J Dachtera Subject: Re: our geniuses on cov do not understand the constitution Message-ID: <460DB8BA.91B65AF4@spam.comcast.net> genius@marblecliff.com wrote: > [snip] Um, Bob? PLEASE find something productive to do... ...please? -- David J Dachtera dba DJE Systems http://www.djesys.com/ Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page http://www.djesys.com/vms/market/ Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/ Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/ Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/ ------------------------------ Date: 30 Mar 2007 14:32:07 -0700 From: "Ian Miller" Subject: Re: STUMPED BY VMSINSTAL Message-ID: <1175290327.432383.276190@d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> the VMS INSTALL KITS would be called DIAA034.A DIAA034.B etc run those and they unpack ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:49:14 -0400 From: JF Mezei Subject: Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Message-ID: Jonathan Casiot wrote: > %VMScluster-I-MSCPCONN, Connected to a MSCP server for the system disk, > node VMS1 > %APB-I-FILENOTLOC, Unable to locate SYSBOOT.EXE Are you using DECNET or LANCP as the "MOP" provider ? (LANCP is not the recommended option) with LANCP on the boot node: $MC LANCP SHOW NODE you should have: $ mc lancp show node Node Listing, volatile database: (Catchall entry): CHAIN (08-00-2B-86-D8-7E): DLL: Load file: APB.EXE Load root: DISK$FREEWHEEL: Boot type: Alpha satellite Then, you should be able to: $ dir DISK$FREEWHEEL:SYSBOOT.EXE (take the Load root: and append SYSBOOT.EXE The file must be there. If it is not there, it might be in the sys$specific of your boot node and thus not visible to satellites. aka, if your boot node is on SYS0, look to see if it would be in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE If so, you can: $RENAME/LOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE - SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE] You might wish to look in yor [SYS0.SYSEXE] directory for other .EXE files that shoudl be in the common directory structure. SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.SYSCOMMON] points to the same directory as SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:22:36 -0500 From: David J Dachtera Subject: Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Message-ID: <460DB7DC.CBEECAD2@spam.comcast.net> Jonathan Casiot wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm trying to set up an OpenVMS cluster for the first time with the LAN > as the inter-connect. The systems are two venerable AlpaServers, a 1000 > (VMS1) and a 1000A (VMS2). The 1000 is the main node and is running OVMS > 7.3-1. I'm glad JF responded. He's one of a handful of folks here who have a fair amount of hands-in with LAVc. -- David J Dachtera dba DJE Systems http://www.djesys.com/ Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page http://www.djesys.com/vms/market/ Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/ Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/ Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:37:04 GMT From: John Santos Subject: Re: SYSBOOT.EXE not found with MOP boot Message-ID: JF Mezei wrote: > Jonathan Casiot wrote: > >> %VMScluster-I-MSCPCONN, Connected to a MSCP server for the system >> disk, node VMS1 >> %APB-I-FILENOTLOC, Unable to locate SYSBOOT.EXE > > > Are you using DECNET or LANCP as the "MOP" provider ? (LANCP is not the > recommended option) Being for the benefit of Mr. Google: I think "not" is a typo for "now". I think LANCP *is* the recommended option in recent versions of VMS! > > with LANCP on the boot node: > > $MC LANCP SHOW NODE > > you should have: > $ mc lancp show node > > Node Listing, volatile database: > (Catchall entry): > CHAIN (08-00-2B-86-D8-7E): Node name and MAC address of the satellite. YMWV. > DLL: Load file: APB.EXE > Load root: DISK$FREEWHEEL: Normally the system disk label of the load host and the root of the client (unless you are playing with multiple system disks, or cross-architecture booting. Don't do that, at least not until you've got normal clusters working!! :-)) > Boot type: Alpha satellite The other output of "mcr lancp show node" should be literally as JF specified. > > > Then, you should be able to: > $ dir DISK$FREEWHEEL:SYSBOOT.EXE > > (take the Load root: and append SYSBOOT.EXE > > The file must be there. If it is not there, it might be in the > sys$specific of your boot node and thus not visible to satellites. > > aka, if your boot node is on SYS0, look to see if it would be in > SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE > > If so, you can: > > $RENAME/LOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SYSBOOT.EXE - > SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON.SYSEXE] > > > You might wish to look in yor [SYS0.SYSEXE] directory for other .EXE > files that shoudl be in the common directory structure. > > SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.SYSCOMMON] points to the same directory as > SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON] -- John Santos Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc. 781-861-0670 ext 539 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:52:58 -0500 (CDT) From: sms@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) Subject: Re: vmsbackup 4.1.1 problem Message-ID: <07033023525805_202002DA@antinode.org> From: Karl Nilsson > A customer of mine recently supplied me with a VMS tape [...] A "VMS tape" is not a well-defined object. 9-track? TK50? 4mm? 8mm? DLT? ...? (Density?) > I realise this program was written a long time ago and that the > current version of BACKUP may not be compatible. Any advice though > would be helpful. The tape was written with: > > OpenVMS AXP version V7.3 > BACKUP version: AXP72R001 This is not unreasonably old. (Very few things are in VMS.) > I have to admit I have never used a VMS system and we have no access > to one so unfortunatly other options are limited. If you offered a few bits of useful information, like, say, the type of tape and your location, you might get a response from a neighbor who could read the tape for you. Most people, lacking psychic powers, will not be able to divine whether they could help you or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818 Saint Paul MN 55105-2547 ------------------------------ End of INFO-VAX 2007.179 ************************