[Info-vax] VMSKITBLD.COM fails with CREATE_SYSDIRS cannot locate product description file.

[Dave Froble]

On 1/13/2019 9:58 AM, Andrew Back wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Attempting to get OpenVMS 7.3 installed on a VS2000 via a SimH VAX running on a Linux host. I've created a cluster and added the VS as a satellite node, with page and swap on the SimH node. OpenVMS 7.3 was installed via the Hobbyist kit ISO and opted to install everything in full.
>
> Everything seems fine up until trying to use VMSKITBLD.COM to build a system disk on the RD53 installed in the VS (KEN). Tried running this from both the simulated VAX and the VS2000, with the same result. Details below and any suggestions much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
> //
>
> $ show dev d
>
> Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free  Trans Mnt
>   Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks Count Cnt
> BOB$DUA0:               Mounted              0  OVMSVAXSYS     1714527   159   2
> BOB$DUA1:               Online               0
> BOB$DUA2:               Online               0
> BOB$DUA3:               Online               0
> BOB$DYA0:               Online               0
> BOB$DYA1:               Online               0
> KEN$DUA0:               Online               0
> $
> $ @sys$update:vmskitbld
> * Operation [BUILD,ADD,COPY]? ADD
> * Enter mounted SOURCE disk name (ddcu:): sys$sysdevice:
> * Enter SOURCE top level system directory [default = SYS0]:
> * Enter TARGET disk name (ddcu:): ken$dua0:
> * Enter TARGET disk top level system directory [default = SYS0]:
> %DCL-I-ALLOC, _KEN$DUA0: allocated
> %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, OVMSVAXSYS mounted on _KEN$DUA0:
>      Creating system directories ...
> CREATE_SYSDIRS cannot locate product description file
>
>          ERROR or Control-Y signaled.
>
>          All files were not copied to the target disk.
>
> %SYSTEM-F-ABORT, abort
> $
>

It's been a real long time, but, I'm confused.  You wrote that you're 
trying to install VMS on the local disk.  Why are you using kit build? 
And if you're trying to build a kit, why are you choosing ADD?

If you've already got VMS installed on the SimH system, you could just 
do an image copy to the local disk.

I seem to recall that VMSINSTAL would be used to install VMS on a 
system, from a kit.


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