Moving VMS - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Sep 2001

From: Iggy Drougge &lt;optimus(a)canit.se&gt;
...
 Now, I've got three functioning VMS 5.5 disks. And
we've got a MicroVAX 3100
...
 without system disks. Would it be possible to just
connect one of my spare
...
 disks to the SCSI bus on the ?VAX or would the system
crash and burn when it
...
 couldn't find any graphics hardware and perhaps not
the exact same peripheral
...
 systems (these are disks from a VAXstation 3100, so
they're close relatives)?

Should not be a problem as I've dont it here.

The better way is to start from a working system with a drive that is
blank
(for use in the target vax) and invoking VMSbuild to create a copy of VMS
on the target disk.  Then that target disk can be booted and proceed as
if it was a regular VMSinstall.  We used this trick years ago to put VMS
on RD54s to install on new microvaxen (MV-II) faster than using TK50
ot MOP.

Allison