Sharing drives between systems

[Jan van den Ende · Accepted solution]

Mike,

suppose your DBA needs a "local" device with syntax like like DZA100: or even DFSA123: if he 'requires DFS, for that matter), then,
for a device DUA4: at remote system "ABC", do a

$ DEFINE/SYS/EXEC/TRANS=CONC DZA100: ABC::DUA4:

and (assuming DB node XYZ) at ABC, do a
$ MCR AUTHORIZE ADD /PROX XYZ:: * /DEF

You also need to create your DBA's account with the same name, /ACCESSS=NETWORK, and give it whatever rights needed on XYZ.

Now, for all purposes, DZA100: can be used as-if local.


replace DZA100:, DAU4:, ABC::, XYZ, ,dba>, as needed.
If you have NOT defined logical names to your system and network authorisation files, then do a $ SET DEF SYS$SYSTEM before the AUTHORIZE command.

HTH,

Proost.

Have one on eme.

jpe

[Antoniov.]

Mike,
on vms you can add new devices that are slightly different from unix filesystem. Mounted device is like network disk of windows but vms can usename longer than 1 charactes; e.g. DKA0: (vms), F: (windows).

Decnet scenario is sure but you must use proxies to avoid publish password.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Daniel Fernandez Illan]

Mike
I have a network of VMS and Tru64 nodes.
On my experience, the best prectique to sharing drives between VMS nodes is to use DECnet (as say Jan) without forget to define nodes in database with DECNET_REGISTER. I use only NFS to share VMS and UNIX files. For my, DECnet guaranteed more security because use proxies defined on VMS.
Saludos.
Daniel.

[Mike Smith_33]

I am now ready to work on setting up the system as specified in the replies.