[Info-vax] Nonexistent IDE/ATAPI disk, is online, file-oriented device, shareable, available to cluster, error logging is enabled.

[Bob Gezelter]

On Mar 12, 12:13 am, patrick jankowiak <e... at swbell.net> wrote:
> You might find this console dump humorous.
>
> Only VMS would insist that a disk is nonexistent yet online and
> available. I guess that means it is still there in the XP1000's bay. 8-P
>
> version is 7.3-2 if it makes a difference, but I think it's just a
> deceased disk.
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> $ show dev d
>
> Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free
> Trans Mnt
>   Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks
> Count Cnt
> $3$DKB0:         (WIZ)  Mounted              0  ALPHASYS      26766565
>   248   1
> $3$DQA0:         (WIZ)  Online              11
> $3$DQA1:         (WIZ)  Online               1
> $3$DQB0:         (WIZ)  Online               0
> $3$DQB1:         (WIZ)  Online               0
> $3$DVA0:         (WIZ)  Online               0
>
> $ mount /over=id dqa0:
> %MOUNT-F-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
> $ show dev dqa0:
>
> Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free
> Trans Mnt
>   Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks
> Count Cnt
> $3$DQA0:         (WIZ)  Online              11
> $
> $ show dev dqa0:/full
>
> Disk $3$DQA0: (WIZ), device type Nonexistent IDE/ATAPI disk, is online,
> file-oriented device, shareable, available to cluster, error logging is
> enabled.
>
> Error count                   11
> Owner process                 ""
> Owner process ID        00000000
> Reference count                0
> Total blocks           156301488
> Total cylinders            12573
> Allocation class               3
>
> Operations completed            2748004
> Owner UIC                      [SYSTEM]
> Dev Prot            S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
> Reference count                0
> Default buffer size                 512
> Total blocks           156301488
> Sectors per track                   111
> Tracks per cylinder                 112
> Allocation class               3
>
> $
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> yeah I should not be using an IDE disk for anything important..
>
> rgds
> Patrick J

Pat,

I do not have the citation at hand, but I remember encountering this
"feature" of the DQ driver many years ago (right after 7.3-2 came
out). There was a discussion about it, either here in COMP.OS.VMS or
in the ITRC Forum.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com