[Info-vax] Need help mounting shadow set

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com wrote:
> In article <d400c7af-31b8-469d-b7d2-d6813465bd35 at m18g2000vbs.googlegroups.com>,
>  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.
> [...]
> 
> I've been following this threaad with some interest, but I'm wondering what
> version of VMS you are running; I'm assuming it's a version .lts. V7.3-2, since
> I think that's about the time that one could start shadowing "dissimilar"
> disks.
> 
> If I'm correct (or close), the I suppose an OS upgrade is out ofthe question? 
> Lots of neat "new" features became available during that timeframe.
> [...]

I do not think that you ever can/could add a *smaller* disk
to any current running shadowset. Not even today with 8.3...