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Re: Saveset blocksize on tape to allow COPY to disk

 
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Uwe Zessin
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Re: Saveset blocksize on tape to allow COPY to disk

> ... from a VAX v6.2 system ...
> ... on my test v7.3-2 Alpha ...

> Both VMS$COMMON.DIR and all the SYSCOMMON.DIR aliases were broken

Sigh, it is not an LD driver bug - the fault is in BACKUP!

It is too bad that compatibility is lost and a simple BACKUP/IMAGE save & restore does not work any longer. Now you have to try and understand those cryptic descriptions of the /noALIAS qualifier :-( :-(
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Art Wiens
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Re: Saveset blocksize on tape to allow COPY to disk

Ok, we've determined that 32256 is a "good" blocksize to use. I was able to successfully copy the saveset from tape to disk.

Now this "minor" issue of my disk being unusable!!

Time for a new thread.

Thanks very much on this one,
Art