burn VMS 8.2 to CD

[kiran kumar kolluru]

I have a question on buring VMS 8.2 to CD

I have ALPHA082.ZIP;1,
From this I got .BCK
I restored .BCK to to some disk($1$dga3) on OVMS

Now the question is. How can I burn this to a CD, so that I can install VMS 8.2 to another ALPHA system.

-Thanks in advance
Kiran

[Ian Miller. · Accepted solution]

If you have VMS V7.3-1 or later and a CD writer on your VMS system then you can do it directly using CDRECORD (SYS$MANAGER:CDRECORD.COM or
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/freeware/freeware70/cdrecord/

Otherwise you need to create a container file for the image using the LD driver (included with CDRECORD on V7.3-2 otherwise see
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/freeware/freeware70/ld/
)

basically you create a file and present it to VMS as a disk, restore the backup saveset to the disk then you have a file containing the disk image. Transfer the file using binary ftp to a pc with a CD writer and write as if it was a iso image file.

[Karl Rohwedder]

I did the following:
- create a logical disk
$ LD create alpha082/size=1200000
(the LD utility is on the freeware)
- connect the disk
$ LD CONNECT alpha082
(LD returns a unit number e.g. lda100)
- mount/for lda100
- backup/image 'disk with kit' lda100:
- dism lda100
- LD disconnect LDA100
- transfer to Window system with WinOnCD
- on Window System burn with option 'other' -
'track image'

mfg Kalle

[Volker Halle]

With NERO 6, I copy the LD container file as a .NRG file to the PC and use NERO burn image to CD (write disk-at-once).

Volker.

[Ranjith_4]

I wanted to make a IA64 CDROM and have the IA64 BCK image in the Alpha system. I did the above procedure but the CD will not boot on IA64. If I connect an external SCSI HDD and extract the image I was able to boot to IA64.

How Can I make a IA64 CD image?

[Ian Miller.]

use the process as described but you may have to update the bootblock. See [ALPHA_TOOLS] directory on the disk on which you restored the .bck. There is a DCL procedure that writes the bootblock.

See
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/faq/vmsfaq_013.html#file2kboot

[Volker Halle]

CORRECTION:

About a year ago, I wrote this:


With NERO 6, I copy the LD container file as a .NRG file to the PC and use NERO burn image to CD (write disk-at-once).


I've learned the hard way, that this may cause a problem:

After copying a LD container file with a filename of .NRG and burning that file onto a CD-R (with NERO 6), the last 8 blocks (2 sectors) are NOT being correctly copied/written, so they are returning PARITY errors when trying to read them from OpenVMS. This caused my boot from an OpenVMS F8.3 fieldtest CD to fail, as there were files needed during boot, which were located within the last 8 blocks (LBNs) on that CD.

Re-naming the CD image file from .NRG to .ISO and burning it again to another CD-R (same type, same drive etc.), creates are correctly useable and bootable CD, because the last 8 blocks of that CD are readable without errors.

Volker.

[Arch_Muthiah]

Kiran,

You may follow this "Writing CDs for VMS" which explains this in various ways ...

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/9999/vmscdwri.html

Archunan

[Ian Miller.]

The steps to copy the kit have been explained bu wether it is allowed under the vms license to copy vms media I know not

[triangle]

Hi,

I propose using ISO-burner free tool. It never failed me and is extremely easy ot use. I suppose you also find it useful
http://www.ntfs.com/iso-burning.htm

[forkart]

I use magiciso to burn iso file to cd an dvd instead of nero, It works better than nero as it is very easy.
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-burniso.htm