[Info-vax] Reconfiguring VMS 6.2 - Shadow set question

[supervinx]

Il Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:30:24 +0200, Joseph Huber ha scritto:

> supervinx wrote:
> 
> 
>>> But before you remove this, you need to inventory your system startup
>>> and other procedures for any direct references to the DSAxxx: devices
>>> as the physical disk device names will change from DSAxxx: to DKAxxx:
>>> once you no longer use shadow sets.
>> 
>> Can I use some logical symbol instead of go hunting all DSAXXX:
>> reference ?
> 
> As a general rule, one should use ONLY logical names instead of device
> specifications everywhere except at the single place where a disk is
> mounted (in systartup_vms, or some mount_disks.com called from
> systartup). I usually use the disk$label logical generated by the mount
> command, or define some concealed logical names for parts of a disk.

I agree, but I didn't configure this machine, so I have to imagine
where and what someone else did ;)



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