1 Sep
2013
1 Sep
'13
1:47 a.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of shadoooo
Sent: 01 September 2013 08:26
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: VAX standalone backup: how to list it?
Hello.
Maybe stupid question but I'm a newby of VMS.
I have a VS2000 with a Micropolis RD53 inside.
I recently repaired the hard disk, and from some tests it seems to have no
errors, so its content is safe.
I tried to boot the machine from it, and it turns to contain a standalone
backup.
I would try to list the content of the disk, but from manuals I understand
I
would need to know the file names.
How to identify the content of this disk?
Thanks
Andrea
I have two suggestions:
First. If you have a MicroVAX II or some other machine that can have two
disks installed, put it in that, boot the machine and then examine the
contents.
Second. Boot the VS2000 as a diskless satellite, using a SIMH instance as a
boot node. That will let you examine the disk. This is also how I install
VMS onto my MicroVAX II and VS2000 machines.
Regards
Rob