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Using DVE on shadowed system disk

Last post by rkelly « Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:59 am
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by rkelly » Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:20 pm

Does there need to be any special process for expanding a shadowed system disk. It has already been expanded on the storage controller and the volume...

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Last post by rkelly
Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:59 am
Help me refine my disk configuration database.

Last post by arne_v « Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:09 pm
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by jonesd » Thu May 12, 2022 3:44 pm

For the past 18 months, I've been using a program to mount my disks at
system startup that is database driven. I'm wondering if there is a better
way...

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Last post by arne_v
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:09 pm
show device /full : "[...] (compaction nabled) [...]"

Last post by sms « Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:26 am

by sms » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:26 am

User error, or another stop-press VMS defect?

ITS $ show device /full dlt

Magtape ITS$MKC300:, device type QUANTUM DLT8000, is online,...

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Last post by sms
Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:26 am
use unsupported disks in rx2800 i2?

Last post by niklas « Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:56 am
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by niklas » Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:13 am

Hi,

Anyone who has used disks that aren´t on the HPE HCL-list in rx2800 i2 servers?

Just got 3 new servers delivered and thinking of using some...

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Last post by niklas
Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:56 am
Directory Version Limit

Last post by volkerhalle « Mon May 23, 2022 9:21 am
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by compinia » Tue May 17, 2022 6:43 am
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For our logfiles we use a common directory which can be accessed via the logical SYS$LOG.
Now we want to limit the number of files in this...
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Last post by volkerhalle
Mon May 23, 2022 9:21 am
Shadow set I/O

Last post by volkerhalle « Mon Mar 14, 2022 12:23 pm
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by fdroste » Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:35 pm

My system disk has 3 members, currently in a merge state stuck at 0% merged
Also getting console messages:
%SHAD-I-VOLPROC, DSA0: 5 Mount...

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Last post by volkerhalle
Mon Mar 14, 2022 12:23 pm
Looking for manuals for SA5300A

Last post by willemgrooters « Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:54 pm
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by willemgrooters » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:27 am

I have been looking for manuals on SmartArray 5300A controller, the only thing I have found using Google is the release notes - though the site...

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Last post by willemgrooters
Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:54 pm
RMS indexed file optimization, which qualifiers ?

Last post by hein « Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:32 pm
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by fossman » Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:17 am

Hi,

I'm curious about the best way in a generic procedure used during BATCH procedures to generate an Optimised FDL file for RMS INDEXED files via...

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Last post by hein
Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:32 pm
Mount ISO CD/DVD images without drive

Last post by tim.stegner « Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:32 pm
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by willemgrooters » Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:31 pm

Is there a way to mount .ISO CD/DVD images directly, so without burning them to disk and mount them via CD/DVD drive?

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Last post by tim.stegner
Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:32 pm
RMS Files - Best Practices

Last post by imiller « Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:59 am
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by vmskostoff » Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:21 pm

Looking for suggestions on how to optimize RMS files on OpenVMS 8.4 and OpenVMS 7.3-1.
Our applications use RMS files.

Would like some suggestions...

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Last post by imiller
Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:59 am
Reclaim disk space on a 3PAR

Last post by mark.jilson « Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:33 am
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by brunoseghers » Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:07 am

Dear all,

I would like to expose you an issue with the hope that you can help me to solve it in the best way.

We have OpenVMS 8.4 clusters...

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Last post by mark.jilson
Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:33 am
Fast skip to end of tape

Last post by madsweeney « Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:00 am
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by dcostello » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:52 pm

DLT (and LTO) tapes maintain a catalog of the files contained on the tape (not the filenames, ANSI or otherwise, just the position where a set of...

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Last post by madsweeney
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:00 am
No such file for OpenVMS connected to Debian NFS

Last post by hein « Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:54 am
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by garyrevell » Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:49 am

Here's my original post in another similar topic with a reply from Hein's questions:

We're using NFS mounts from a Debian server on our OpenVMS...

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Last post by hein
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:54 am
No Such File

Last post by hein « Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:21 am
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by vmskostoff » Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:27 pm

What is the best method or methods, to remove files that come up on a dir as no such file ?

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Last post by hein
Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:21 am
Mounting drives at system boot

Last post by volkerhalle « Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:16 am
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by ajbrehm » Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:47 pm

I am trying to mount some cd-rom drives at boot.

Those are the last three lines of my systartup_vms.com:

$! mount/system dka100 ALPHA0842L2
$...

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Last post by volkerhalle
Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:16 am
ODS-2 vs ODS-5 for System Disk

Last post by poorfellow « Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:16 pm
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by poorfellow » Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:20 pm

Hello,

I've read that, at some point, ODS-5 didn't support certain system files (swap/paging/etc). Is this still the case, or is it safe to now use...

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Last post by poorfellow
Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:16 pm
Device name ddcu: - device designation?

Last post by abrsvc « Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:13 am
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by felixb » Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:46 am

In the last millenium ;) I came across a piece of documentation for OpenVMS, which listed all the possible values of the second d and their meaning,...

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Last post by abrsvc
Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:13 am
Volume Shadowing - Best Practice in Multiple Reboots?

Last post by vmskostoff « Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:05 pm

by vmskostoff » Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:05 pm

I have two Itaniums running OpenVMS 8.4 with Volume Shadowing.
One is a primary node and the other is a backup.
I have SAN disks as the Master...

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Last post by vmskostoff
Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:05 pm
Data exchange between OpenVMS and Windows 10 via .img file possible?

Last post by marty.stu « Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:50 am
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by mwammer » Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:15 pm

Dear all,

I want to compile an old OpenVMS utility of mine which I continued to develop under Linux/Windows when I lost DEC and my access to OpenVMS...

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Last post by marty.stu
Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:50 am
Volume shadow Copy - Interrupted

Last post by imiller « Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:56 am
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by vmskostoff » Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:40 am

I have two Integrity-Itaniums, OpenVMS 8.4 with SAN and local disks.
I was in midst of crisis and interrupted the Volume Shadow Copy to local disks...

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Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:56 am

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