[Info-vax] Backup/physical question

[JF Mezei]

On 15-03-11 00:01, JF Mezei wrote:

>> Disk $7$DUA2: (VELOVX), device type RX23, is online, allocated, deallocate on
>>     dismount, mounted foreign, file-oriented device, shareable, error logging is
>>     enabled.
>>     Total blocks                2880    Sectors per track                    18
>>     Total cylinders               80    Tracks per cylinder                   2

> Disk $7$LDA1: (VELOVX), device type Foreign disk type 1, is online, allocated,
>     deallocate on dismount, mounted foreign, file-oriented device, shareable.

>     Total blocks                2880    Sectors per track                     2
>     Total cylinders             1440    Tracks per cylinder                   1
>     Allocation class               7


Backup complained about different geometry with a F error, but still
chugged away at the copy.


fixed with:

$ ld connect /sectors=18/cylinders=80/tracks=2 dua2.dmg lda1:

this caused the geometry of LDA1: to match that of DUA2:

BTW, if anyone from VSI reads this, the LD DRIVER is a MUST for VMS, it
should be included and developped as part of the OS.

I would have thought that backup only cared about sequential block
numbers and not really the geometry. I also get that message if I first
copy the diskette/physical to a saveset and then try to backup/physical
from saveset to LDA1 device.