[Info-vax] Problems detected with analyze/disk

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In article <paul.nospam-FCE7CF.14350023112009 at pbook.sture.ch>, Paul Sture <paul.nospam at sture.ch> writes:
>In article <00A94F25.0A2E4E4D at SendSpamHere.ORG>,
> VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>
>> In article <mailman.31.1258928922.9279.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>, "Peter 
>> Weaver" <info-vax at weaverconsulting.ca> writes:
>> >> The problem in this case seems to get rid of files with "unprintable"
>> >> characters
>> >> in their names, with just access to the file-id. With a full file spec
>> >> I could have
>> >> used the recommended procedure to copy all multiple allocated files
>> >> and delete
>> >> all but one, then repair the disk. Just don't know how to do it fith
>> >> only file-id's.
>> >
>> >Since you have V8.3 and ODS5 you can do the following;
>> >
>> >$ DELETE/CONFIRM/LOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[0000000...]~[708146,53,0]
>> >$ DELETE/CONFIRM/LOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[0000000...]~[156375,23,0]
>> >
>> >If the files are not on SYS$SYSDEVICE then substitute your disk name, the
>> >"~" character is needed and you do not need any "*" characters in the
>> >command. The confirm message will show you the device, directory, filename
>> >followed by the FID in square brackets then the extension and version
>> >number.
>> 
>> I'd be leary of deleting files on a device/volume with reports of multiply
>> allocated blocks.  You may not like the results.
>> 
>> I'd be looking for a _cause_ of these mulitply allocated blocks before I'd
>> begin zapping away files reported with them.
>> 
>> I've asked about 3rd party software but the original poster hasn't replied
>> with any further details.
>
>He has answered since then and the one that leapt out at me was PERFDAT. 
>That got me thinking about PerfectDisk, but it looks more like HP 
>PERFDAT:

PerfectDisk is pretty sound.  I was thinking about some software working
at layers below the file system that corrupt things with this footprint.


>http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/journal/v8/perfdat.pdf
>
>It gets interesting at the bottom of Page 5...

I'd started perusing that document but the images of the cheesy WEENDOZE 
graphics in it were making me nauseous.

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