[Info-vax] Need help mounting shadow set

[Tom Adams]

On Oct 5, 3:14 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net>
wrote:
> tadamsmar wrote:
> > I had to replace one of my disks that was logging errors.  I bought
> > exactly the same make and model disk.  But it will not mount.  I am
> > getting an error saying the disk is too small.
>
> > The new disk shows:
>
> > Disk $1$DKA100: (EESN), device type COMPAQ ST32171W, is online, file-
> > oriented
> >     device, shareable, available to cluster, error logging is enabled.
>
> >     Error count                    0    Operations
> > completed                449
> >     Owner process                 ""    Owner UIC
> > [SYSTEM]
> >     Owner process ID        00000000    Dev Prot
> > S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
> >     Reference count                0    Default buffer
> > size                 512
> >     Current preferred CPU Id       0
> > Fastpath                              1
> >     Total blocks             4110000    Sectors per
> > track                   165
> >     Total cylinders             4982    Tracks per
> > cylinder                   5
> >     Allocation class               1
>
> > The current system disk that I want to shadow shows:
>
> > Disk DSA0:, device type DEC RZ1BB-CS, is online, mounted, file-
> > oriented device,
> >     shareable, available to cluster, error logging is enabled, device
> > supports
> >     bitmaps (no bitmaps active).
>
> >     Error count                    0    Operations
> > completed              41298
> >     Owner process                 ""    Owner UIC
> > [SYSTEM]
> >     Owner process ID        00000000    Dev Prot
> > S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
> >     Reference count             1000    Default buffer
> > size                 512
> >     Total blocks             4110480    Sectors per
> > track                    86
> >     Total cylinders             2988    Tracks per
> > cylinder                  16
> >     Logical Volume Size      4110480    Expansion Size
> > Limit            4874240
>
> >     Volume label       "SYSTEM_DISK"    Relative volume
> > number                0
> >     Cluster size                  35    Transaction
> > count                   535
> >     Free blocks               677075    Maximum files
> > allowed            114180
> >     Extend quantity                5    Mount
> > count                           1
> >     Mount status              System    Cache name
> > "_DSA0:XQPCACHE"
> >     Extent cache size             64    Maximum blocks in extent
> > cache    67707
> >     File ID cache size            64    Blocks in extent
> > cache            67655
> >     Quota cache size               0    Maximum buffers in FCP
> > cache        534
> >     Volume owner UIC        [SYSTEM]    Vol Prot
> > S:RWCD,O:RWCD,G:RWCD,W:RWCD
>
> COMPAQ ST32171W != DEC RZ1BB-CS
>
> They may be the same size but there is more to a disk than just size.
> The reported sizes appear to be slightly different.  Mechanically they
> may even be the same drive but they identify themselves differently and
> may have actual differences in things like the firmware.
>
> I would buy another RZ1BB-CS *OR* another ST32171W.
>
> Before doing anything hasty, you might want to check that all the cable
> connectors are seated properly!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I am just going to copy the system to the smaller disk and make that
the master and then shadow it.