[Info-vax] Need help mounting shadow set

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In article <96734dd1-bf61-4a00-9f4f-c7ba073b1bd1 at d4g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>, Tom Adams <tadamsmar at yahoo.com> writes:
>On Oct 5, 4:14=A0pm, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <75a84a31-f568-4838-98d8-336897bac... at m20g2000vbp.googlegroups=
>..com>, Tom Adams <tadams... at yahoo.com> writes:
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>> >On Oct 5, 3:16=3DA0pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net>
>> >wrote:
>> >> Tom Adams wrote:
>> >> > On Oct 5, 2:04 pm, Joseph Huber <joseph.hu... at NIRWANA.web.de> wrote:
>> >> >> tadamsmar schrieb:
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>> >> >>> I had to replace one of my disks that was logging errors. =3DA0I b=
>ought
>> >> >>> exactly the same make and model disk. =3DA0But it will not mount. =
>=3DA0I =3D
>> >am
>> >> >>> getting an error saying the disk is too small.
>> >> >>> The new disk shows:
>> >> >>> Disk $1$DKA100: (EESN), device type COMPAQ ST32171W, is online, fi=
>le-
>> >> >> [snip] ...
>> >> >>> =3DA0 =3DA0 Total blocks =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 41100=
>00 =3DA0 =3DA0
>> >> >>> The current system disk that I want to shadow shows:
>> >> >>> Disk DSA0:, device type DEC RZ1BB-CS, is online, mounted, file-
>> >> >> [snip]...
>>
>> >> >>> =3DA0 =3DA0 Total blocks =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 41104=
>80 =3DA0 =3DA0
>> >> >> The disk might be the same physically, but apparently has different
>> >> >> firmware leading to different "device type", and slightly less bloc=
>ks:
>> >> >> these tiny 480 blocks missing.
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>> >> >> --
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>> >> >> =3DA0 Joseph Huber =3DA0 -http://www.huber-joseph.de
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>> >> > I guess I can do a copy to the new disk and then boot with it as the
>> >> > shadow master, =3DA0then I can add the old disk to the shadow set.
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>> >> > Is there a way to do a direct copy. Or do I have to do a backup imag=
>e
>> >> > and then copy to the other disk?
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>> >> $ BACKUP /IMAGE DISK1 DISK2- Hide quoted text -
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>> >I needed:
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>> >BACKUP/IGNORE=3D3DNOBACKUP ...
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>> >To get everything.
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>> >I wonder if I should include /ignor=3D3Dlabel ?
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>> Why /IGNORE=3DNOBACKUP? =A0NOBACKUP is typically set on things like the P=
>AGE
>> and SWAP files. =A0The contents of which are meaningless if you shutdown
>> and boot from, say, the CD. =A0All you need is the file header which will
>> defines these files (blocks incorporated within and the address (LBNs) of
>> said blocks); the content is irrelevant. =A0In fact, the backup will go b=
>y
>> faster if you don't waste the time to copy this content.
>>
>> Just issue:
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>> $ MOUNT/OVERRIDE=3DIDENTIFICATION DISK1: =A0
>> $ MOUNT/FOREIGN DISK2:
>> $ BACKUP/IMAGE DISK1: DISK2:
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>> This will init the drive to a size appropriate to hold the files from the
>> old volume and maintain the label currently in use (which you many wish t=
>o
>> keep or you'll need to amend your startup mount commands.
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>I also used /ignore=3D(nobackup,label).   I use these when I do an image
>to tape.

You backup your PAGE and SWAP files? A lot of good that'll do you.
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