[Info-vax] question on HBVS and SHOW DEVICE

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <l2k1vl$15t$1 at usenet01.boi.hp.com>, "Robert A. Brooks"
<rab at hp.com> writes: 

> On 10/3/2013 4:26 AM, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
> > Consider the output from SHOW DEVICE/FULL below.  Question: why does the
> > "shadow set virtual unit" appear for one of the disks but not the other
> > two?  (For what it's worth, all disks are physically identical.)
> >
> > Does it appear if the disk (shadow member) in question does not have a
> > direct connection to the node on which the command is issued?
> 
> Can you post the output of SDA> SHOW DEVICE for the virtual unit and the 
> three members?

I could, but it would be several pages of output.  I think the answer is 
clear now.  I do find the text a bit confusing, though.

"Favourite" VMS bug:  MOUNT/SHADOW/CONFIRM gives "-F-" even when the 
command was issued properly and will do what you want it to do.  :-(