[Info-vax] VMS startup - building LLA devices

[Marc Van Dyck]

Volker Halle pretended :
> Marc,
>
> you remember $ SET WATCH FILE/CLASS=MAJOR    ( NOMAJOR to turn it off) ?
>
> If you issue this command before invoking LANCP and change some settings on 
> your LAN devices (i.e. defining a LAN failover set), you'll recognize this:
>
> %XQP, Thread #0, Lookup LAN$DEVICE_DATABASE.SEQ;5 (11513,1,0) Status: 
> 00000001 %XQP, Thread #0, Create/Access LAN$DEVICE_DATABASE.SEQ;6 
> (9733,1133,0) Status: 00000001
>
> You'll find this file in SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE]LAN$DEVICE_DATABASE.SEQ
>
> Give it a try and also provide a correct copy of that file before booting 
> next time...
>
> Volker.

I confirm that this works. The .SEQ file is updated each time a
permanent LAN database modification is performed, and this file stays
in SYS$SYSTEM even if logicals are used to move the .DAT file somewhere
else, so the system startup knows where to find it.

Thank you Volker.

Marc.

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Marc Van Dyck