[Info-vax] VMSINSTAL user disk

[Dave Froble]

On 1/16/2022 7:15 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2022-01-16 kl. 08:36, skrev Dave Froble:
>> On 1/15/2022 7:48 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> Is it possible to install a VMSINSTAL kit in a user
>>> directory?
>>>
>>> If yes: how?
>>>
>>> Arne
>>>
>>
>> To specifically answer your question, yes.  As a LD container.  Copy the data,
>> multiple ways.
>>
>> But the question I think you really wanted to ask is can the media be
>> installed from a user directory.  That answer I think is no.
>>
>> To install, one needs to boot the installation media.  That must be from a
>> device, as far as I know.
>
> Weird...
> I have installed multiple VMSINSTAL kits without *booting* them...
>
> I'm sure that the questing is regarding the target for the installation
> from any VMSINSTAL kit not, *not* specifically a VMS OS distribution kit.

Quite right.  I assumed Arne was discussing the OS media.  Once more I ASS-U-ME.

>> The method I and others have used is to move the installation media into a
>> directory and mount it as an LD device.  Then IMAGE restore it to an actual
>> disk.  Then boot that disk.
>>
>


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