[Info-vax] Locally mount vms volumes in Linux

[George Cornelius]

In article <4d6ba541$1 at ns.langstoeger.at>, peter at langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER) writes:
> In article <a2ca05f6-1c7f-467d-87f7-7de65e68b69e at p11g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>, "gregor.oelze" <gregor.oelze at gmail.com> writes:
[...]
>>What am I missing here?
> 
> The second and third terminal is nonsense. You need to "TELNET" with
> CKERMIT (used as terminal emulation) to SIMH (which is TCP port 15000
> on your local UBUNTU machine), then in SIMH boot your VAX/VMS, login
> via operator terminal ("OPA0:"), then start KERMIT on VMS, set in server
> mode, switch your Ubuntu CKERMIT terminal back to local mode (via the
> correct escape sequence - probably "Escape C") and then issue file
> transfer commands there ("GET", "REM DIR", ...)
> 
> Once your finished transferring files, you tell "FINISH" (not "BYE",
> as this closes the local CKERMIT as well) and then "CONNECT" again,
> and you're in VMS on Kermit Prompt again. Continue as appropriate...

Just to be a bit more explicit, I made a session (VMS->VMS) using
ckermit, available as freeware from the usual columbia.edu site.
Listing follows.

Note that the escape sequence to get back to the originating
kermit instance after entering server mode remotely is

 <CTRL-BACKSLASH>C

and is not echoed below.  The idea is whatever the kermit escape
character is followed by the single letter C.

George

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OPENVMS_NODE-N> ckermit
C-Kermit 8.0.201, 8 Feb 2002, for OpenVMS Alpha
 Copyright (C) 1985, 2002,
  Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
Type ? or HELP for help.
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>telnet node-e
 DNS Lookup...  Trying 10.0.85.17...  Reverse DNS Lookup... (OK)

Connecting to host node-e.mylocn.edu:23
 Escape character: Ctrl-\ (ASCII 28, FS): enabled
Type the escape character followed by C to get back,
or followed by ? to see other options.
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MYCLUS:NODE-E -- Unauthorized Access Prohibited

Username: SYSTEM
Password:

MYCLUS:NODE-E MYLOCN VMS 7.3-2

    Last interactive login on Monday, 28-FEB-2011 12:42:53.10
    Last non-interactive login on Monday, 28-FEB-2011 12:00:00.11

$ dir unzip*.*

Directory SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]

UNZIP_ALPHA.EXE;1   UNZIP_VAX.EXE;1

Total of 2 files.
$
$ ckermit

C-Kermit 5A(190) BETA.23, 18 Sep 94, for OpenVMS AXP
 Copyright (C) 1985, 1994,
  Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
Type ? or HELP for help.
C-Kermit>server
Entering server mode.  If your local Kermit software is menu driven, use
the menus to send commands to the server.  Otherwise, enter the escape
sequence to return to your local Kermit prompt and issue commands from
there.  Use SEND and GET for file transfer.  Use REMOTE HELP for a list of
other available services.  Use BYE or FINISH to end server mode.

KERMIT READY TO SERVE...



(Back at NODE-N)
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SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>binary
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>get UNZIP_VAX.EXE


C-Kermit 8.0.201, 8 Feb 2002, NODE-N [10.0.85.22]

   Current Directory: SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
        Network Host: node-e.mylocn.edu:23
        Network Type: TCP/IP
              Parity: none
         RTT/Timeout: 01 / 03
           RECEIVING: UNZIP_VAX.EXE => UNZIP_VAX.EXE
           File Type: BINARY
           File Size: 148480
        Percent Done: 100 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
                          ...10...20...30...40...50...60...70...80...90..100
        Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
  Transfer Rate, CPS: 328752
        Window Slots: 1 of 1
         Packet Type: B
        Packet Count: 28
       Packet Length: 8
         Error Count: 0
          Last Error:
        Last Message: SUCCESS.  Files: 1, Bytes: 148480, 328752 CPS

SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>finish

SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>conn

Connecting to host node-e.mylocn.edu:23
 Escape character: Ctrl-\ (ASCII 28, FS): enabled
Type the escape character followed by C to get back,
or followed by ? to see other options.
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C-Kermit server done

C-Kermit>exit
$ lo
  SYSTEM       logged out at 28-FEB-2011 12:46:39.45

Communications disconnect (Back at NODE-N)
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SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] C-Kermit>exit
OPENVMS_NODE-N>

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