[Info-vax] Backup restore system disk

Scott Dorsey kludge at panix.com
Mon Aug 17 19:41:51 EDT 2020


Randy Hancock  <randyandnita.1997 at gmail.com> wrote:
>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.

1. Shut down, boot off the STABACKIT and run a backup with the system
   not running.

2. If at all possible, replace the system disk and do a restore, so if
   something terrible happens you still have the original system disk.

3. Or, get a disk defragmenter like Raxco's RABBIT-7.
--scott


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