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- From: pbricker@rdth2 (Preston Bricker)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,vmsnet.sysmgt
- Subject: Re: What's wrong with standalone backup?
- Message-ID: <15DEC199214031897@rdth2>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 20:03:00 GMT
- References: <1g5vb8INNkvq@agate.berkeley.edu> <9675155@MVB.SAIC.COM>
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- Organization: Dept. of Radiotherapy; Loyola Univ. Med Ctr
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- In article <9675155@MVB.SAIC.COM>, Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com (Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 619535-7043 %%%) writes...
- >avk@hafnium.cchem.berkeley.edu (Tony Konashenok) writes:
- >>I am trying to restore my system disk (RD53) from backup tape (TK50).
- >>I boot standalone backup from TK50, it comes to "$" prompt, and I
- >>enter
- >> backup/image/initialize/log _mua0:backup1.sav/save_set _dua0:
- >>
- >>(also tried it with fewer qualifiers).
- >>It calibrates the tape (which is by that time loaded and ready),
- >>probably finds the file backup1.sav, and says:
- >>
- >> ... Mount volume 1 in _SABKUP$MUA0: for reading
- >> Enter "YES" when ready:
- >>
- >>I enter YES - it does *nothing* and repeats the same request.
- >>Entering YES doesn't help in any tape status (ready, just made ready,
- >>not ready), and there seems to be no way to get out of this loop
- >>except rebooting. If I initially load a wrong tape, BACKUP examines
- >>it all, reports "no such file" and comes back to "$".
- >>
- >>What is wrong in my actions? If nothing, what is wrong with BACKUP ?
- >
- >It *APPEARS* that you are entering the needed commands properly. A couple of
- >comments:
- >
- > o If you are using VMS V5.5 and have a slave printer connected to
- > your console, there is a known bug which manifests itself when
- > you respond to device mount questions. If you enter `Y', the
- > system hangs and the characters "ES" are not echoed.
- >
- > o It is conceivable that the system is allocating space on your
- > system disk for the "new" files. This can take a fair amount
- > of time on slower VAXen. However, I would suspect you would
- > be able to verify this by watching the disk activity light on
- > the front of your RD53. If you see it flickering occasionally,
- > this may be the case.
- >
- > o Also, you can NOT specify the command qualifier /NOASSIST when
- > using standalone BACKUP.
- >
- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
- > Jeff Hoverson | (619)535-7043
- > SAIC | Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com
- > 10260 Campus Point Dr., MS D2 | VAX/VMS System Manager
- > San Diego, CA 92121 | But, I coulda' been ....
- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-
- A question! Are the underscores before the drive names mandatory,
- optional or erroneous?
-
- pbricker@rdth2.rdth.luc.edu
-