[Info-vax] device nameing on a PWS500au

[Jim Mehlhop]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> 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.
Sorta figured that, but I THOUGHT I remembered an entry about this where 
you could make VMS use the SRM algorithm