[Info-vax] BACKUP issues wrong informational message

[abrsvc]

On Feb 17, 3:21 pm, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
undress to reply) wrote:
> $ back/image/noinit/log $110$dkb300: $110$dkb400:
> %BACKUP-I-LOGNOTPRES, logical volume size of volume $110$DKB400: not preserved
> %BACKUP-I-LIMITNOTPRES, expansion size limit of volume $110$DKB400: not preserve
>
> This was issued on 7.3-2.  The input disk is an old system disk I have
> had for about 15 years (OK, it has gone through several physical disks
> of different sizes, but originally started out as a 7.1 fresh-from-CD
> installation).  It was originally initialised with /SYS/HEA=200000.
> The output volume was initialised with /SYS/HEA=2000000/LIM/NOH/CLU=16.
> Despite the message above, both the logical volume size and the
> expansion size limit ARE preserved.  (I noticed this after doing a
> similar copy a few days ago.)
>
> Can someone check this on other versions of VMS?
>
> Since I specified /NOINIT, it would be rather strange if these aspects
> were NOT preserved.

I would have expected the messages to appear, BUT...  they should have
referenced DKB300.   I seem to recall informational messages stating
that the input volume specs were not preserved.  Here the output
device was listed not the input device.  Subtle but distinct
difference.

Dan