[Info-vax] DEC3000->DECServer90TL->CMM comunication problem

[abrsvc]

There are a number of potential problems that can exist here.

1) The serial connection between the DECserver and the target machine is not working
2) The software that should be communicating with the target machine is not working
3) The DECserver itself has a problem
etc...

Without additional information and some poking around with various hardware and software, it is unlikely that much assistance will be forthcoming here.

If there is a way to connect to the system remotely (and securely) there are many of us here that can take a look and hopefully provide some guidance.

I can say that I have setups similar to what you describe that are working without fail as we speak.  The methodology works, what remains is to determine why your configuration failed and continues to fail.

RE: purging the disk.

As long as teh command used was PURGE, you are not likely to have created a problem with the cleaning of the disk.  If you used DELETE, then yes, you could have removed vital software.

Can you provide more details or direct contact info?

Thanks,
Dan