[Info-vax] Slightly OT - import/convert real disk into PersonalAlpha

[JF Mezei]

Gremlin wrote:

> I want to attempt to virtualise a DS10L running OVMS to a PersonalAlpha 
> emulator.  The issue is - how to capture the VMS image?  The DS10L is 
> attached to a network, but I can't save an image onto a second disk 
> (none attached) nor can I put it on USB (doesn't work) etc.


Create a new VMS instance on the emulator with 2 disks. One temporary
boot drive, and one with equal disk capacity to the DS10L. Cluster the
two with the emulator booted from the temporary disk. Then use
BACKUP/IMAGE to copy the DS10L disk to the emulated instance.

Reconfigure the emulated instance to boot from the image of the DS10L
and voila.

NFS can't be used because of VMS's limitations (2gig limit).