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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Stephen Hoffman wrote 2012-10-22 13:59:
> On 2012-10-22 11:40:46 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
>
>> I only replied to the facts in this thread as such and to
>> the actual "problem" (or not :-) ) that was reported.
>
> There hasn't been much background data provided in this thread, nor in the
> previous "lost database password" thread.
>
>> My point was only that the whole reason d'etre for shadowing
>> is to be able to lose a member and continue running.
>
> HBVS is also commonly used to work around device name restrictions (eg: Rdb
> can embed the device name),

Not only "can", it does. :-)

Have been through many "moves" of Rdb databases where the devices
was not routed/conceild devices (on what case Rdb will unwind any
logical name "device" and store the physical name) by adding
temporary logical names to fool Rdb.

By beeing carefull how the logicals are defined, Rdb will store
the primary logical in the root file and it gets easier to move.


Anyway, seems as we agree on the actual thread anyway.
That is, the lack of background... :-)

Jan-Erik.



  and to allow easier data migrations (eg: DDS).
>
> If you have the "full" HBVS VOLSHAD license, then many (all?) disks can
> look like good candidates to migrate into shadowsets.
>
>