[Info-vax] Backup restore system disk

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-08-17, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
> In article <65885d3e-a39c-4144-b399-f87661d0cfaeo at googlegroups.com>,
> Randy Hancock <randyandnita.1997 at gmail.com> writes: 
>
>> I'm having issues with my VAX/VMS v6.0 system that I suspect may be
>> related to fragmentation. I want to do a "backup restore" but am
>> concerned about the system disk. 
>> 
>> Can I just do the straight forward --
>> 
>> backup muc1:dia0.bkp/rewind disk0$dia0:[*...]
>> 
>> or, do I need to add some other parameters to the backup command?
>
> Several answers, but it seems that you already have the backup and want 
> to do a restore from tape to a live system disk.
>

If so, his backup may be no good depending on how he created it.

> As others have said, you need to do a standalone backup.  I would also 
> suggests BACKUP/IMAGE.
>

"Suggest" isn't strong enough. Mandatory is more like it if he wants
a usable system disk afterwards.

BTW, from a security point of view, and given the age of the VMS version,
I hope the OP's system is fully firewalled and otherwise locked down and
is running in a _fully_ trusted environment.

Simon.

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