[Info-vax] device nameing on a PWS500au

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Jim Mehlhop wrote:
> I seem to remember an article (but I can't find it) about this.  Here is 
> the situation  on the console of the PWS500 my disks show up as dkb0-600 
>  but when I boot vms they show up as dkC0-600.  Seems to me there was 
> something in sysgen but I can't find it right now.  Does anyone else 
> remember this?
> 
> Jim

The firmware uses a different algorithm to discover devices than VMS 
does.  The problem has been in existence for at least the last ten years 
  and if it were thirty years I wouldn't be surprised.