[Info-vax] VMS VAX and SimH VAX

[David Froble]

MG wrote:
> On 31-3-2012 17:11, Paul Sture wrote:
>> Those messages were output because I booted from the installation CDROM
>> image.  Naturally being a read only device there isn't much point having
>> page or dump files present on it.
> 
> That's true, I guess, but I have never seen those messages during the
> Alpha and I64 installation processes.
> 
> Further down the road, I end up here:
> --------------------------------[TOF]--------------------------------
> %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
> %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
>   YSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map PAGEFILE.SYS on the System Disk
>    OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version X7G7 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0
> ♥♦%WBM-I-WBMINFO Write Bitmap has successfully completed initialization.
> PLEASE ENTER DATE AND TIME (DD-MMM-YYYY  HH:MM)  31-MAR-2012 21:30
> 
> Configuring devices . . .
> Now configuring HSC, RF, and MSCP-served devices . . .
> 
> Please check the names of the devices which have been configured,
> to make sure that ALL remote devices which you intend to use have
> been configured.
> 
> If any device does not show up, please take action now to make it
> available.
> 
> 
> Available device  DUA0:                            device type RA90
> Available device  DUA1:                            device type RA90
> Available device  DUA2:                            device type RA90
> Available device  DUA3:                            device type RRD40
> Available device  DYA0:                            device type RX02
> Available device  DYA1:                            device type RX02
> Available device  MUA0:                            device type TK50
> Available device  MUA1:                            device type TK50
> Available device  MUA2:                            device type TK50
> Available device  MUA3:                            device type TK50
> 
> Enter "YES" when all needed devices are available: YES
> %BACKUP-I-IDENT, Stand-alone BACKUP T7.2; the date is 31-MAR-2012 
> 21:33:15.20
> $
> --------------------------------[EOF]--------------------------------
> 
> This is very different from what I'm used to with Alpha and I64
> installation procedures, unless something isn't going as it's
> supposed to...
> 
> 
>> BTW I've just downloaded the latest SimH 3.9 Release Candidate, so I'll
>> be playing with it for a while.  Feel free to ask away.
> 
> Maybe I should 'upgrade' as well...
> 
>  - MG

The Alpha and IA64 installation is a fairly good script doing the entire installation. 
VAX is not so all inclusive.  As JF wrote, there is a manual procedure to do an IMAGE 
restore of the "B" save_set to a disk, and then follow on procedures, mainly scripted, to 
  perform additional steps of the installation.

Having the installation guide would be prudent.