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

[Joseph Huber]

supervinx wrote:

> 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 ;)

 I meant it just as a hint: since You have to scan all the procedures now, 
dont just replace DSAxxx with DKAyyy , but use this occasion to replace them
with meaningfull logical names.

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