From: jcr@avila.inesc.pt (Joao Fernando Cavaco Rolo (INESC - CSC))
Subject: Q: Help-me with the system disk.
Organization: INESC (Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores) -LISBOA -PORTUGAL
Distribution: comp.os.vms
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:44:22 GMT


   Hello.

This may be a FAQ question, but i need help !

I have a VAX-Cluster via Ehternet with one VAX 4000-200 (which is a boot
server)and two satelites, one Micro-VAX 3100 and one Micro-Vax II, all
nodes are running VMS 5.5 and i wood like change my system disk from a
DSSI node $1$DIA0: (RF31) to another DSSI node $1$DIA400: (emulating RF72).
So, like the usual, i make the standalone image backup from $1$DIA0: to
$1$DIA400: and boot from new system disk.
It's all ok at this point.
When i try to boot one of the satelites nodes, the boot server say :

        %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  10-DEC-1992 09:58:19.41  %%%%%%%%%%%
        Message from user DECNET on MADONA
        DECnet event 0.7, aborted service request
        From node 24.2 (MADONA), 10-DEC-1992 09:58:19.40
        Circuit ISA-0, Line open error, File open error, Load file
        %NONAME-E-SYSERROR, system service error
        -SYSTEM-F-NOSUCHNODE, remote node is unknown
        Node = 24.4 (IEFP2), Ethernet address = 08-00-2B-1B-74-A9

I try to set up the server to add/update the satelites in CLUSTER_CONFIG.COM
and it say some thing like "The system is not set up as a server".
Then i set up as a server boot, disk server, run AUTOGEN and boot the sever.
After the server reboots the problem occoure again, when i try to boot the
satelite or add/update the satelites in CLUSTER_CONFIG.COM.
I was try make the standalone image backup not disk to disk, but disk to tape
and then to disk, but the problem occoure again!

The NCP defenition of the node is physical disk independent :

        Node Volatile Characteristics as of 15-DEC-1992 11:58:10

        Remote node =   24.4 (IEFP2)

        Hardware address         = 08-00-2B-1B-74-A9
        Tertiary loader          = SYS$SYSTEM:TERTIARY_VMB.EXE
        Load Assist Agent        = SYS$SHARE:NISCS_LAA.EXE
        Load Assist Parameter    = DISK$VAXVMSV055:<SYS11.>


If i try change in ncp the paraneter LOAD FILE ASSIST PARAMETER to physical
disk name ($1$DIA400) the probleme is the same.
If i change to original $1$DIA0:, which is not mounted, the message is
correct :

        %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  10-DEC-1992 09:56:02.78  %%%%%%%%%%%
        Message from user DECNET on MADONA
        DECnet event 0.7, aborted service request
        From node 24.2 (MADONA), 10-DEC-1992 09:56:02.76
        Circuit ISA-0, Line open error, File open error, Load file
        %NONAME-E-OPENIN, error opening $1$DIA0:<SYS11.><SYSCOMMON.SYSLIB>NISCS_LOAD.EXE; as input
        -RMS-E-DNR, device not ready, not mounted, or unavailable
        Node = 24.4 (IEFP2), Ethernet address = 08-00-2B-1B-74-A9


Do i some thing wrong ?

P.S.:

$1$DIA0: is a RF31 DEC original disk, $1$DIA400: is a MICROPOLIS 1548-15 PR35
SCSI disk on "CLEARPOINT PERIPHERAL RESOURCES" DSSI to SCSI subsystem
controler, the disk is on ID=0, LUN=0 and emulating RF72

Disk $1$DIA400: (SYSDSK), device type RF72, is online, mounted, file-oriented
    device, shareable, served to cluster via MSCP Server, error logging is
    enabled.

    Error count                    0    Operations completed              294
    Owner process                 ""    Owner UIC                       [1,1]
    Owner process ID        00000000    Dev Prot  S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RWED,W:RWED
    Reference count                2    Default buffer size               512
    Total blocks             3349458    Sectors per track                 105
    Total cylinders             2127    Tracks per cylinder                15
    Host name               "SYSDSK"    Host type, avail            CDI4, yes
    Allocation class               1

    Volume label        "VAXVMSV055"    Relative volume number              0
    Cluster size                   4    Transaction count                   1
    Free blocks              2631384    Maximum files allowed          334945
    Extend quantity                5    Mount count                         1
    Mount status              System    Cache name        "_$1$DIA0:XQPCACHE"
    Extent cache size             64    Maximum blocks in extent cache 263138
    File ID cache size            64    Blocks currently in extent cache    0
    Quota cache size               0    Maximum buffers in FCP cache      337

  Volume status:  subject to mount verification, file high-water marking,
      write-through caching enabled.

The DSSI node parameter for $1$DIA400: is :

Copyright ) 1992 CMD TECHNOLOGY, INC.
        CDI-4000 Serial No: 1499
        Firmware Rev. A3   (X11 )

show /all

Parameter Name       Active       Min.        Max.      Units
----------------    --------    --------    --------    --------
NODENAME          "SYSDSK  "           1           8    Ascii
SYSTEMID              132571           1   268435456    DecimalNum
DISK_ALCS                  1           0         255    DecimalNum
TAPE_ALCS                  1           0         255    DecimalNum
INTERVAL                  60           0         255    Seconds
NUMPOLL                    2           0           7    DecimalNum
UNIT_OFFSET                0           0           9    DecimalNum
SYNC_RATE                 10           1          10    DecimalNum
MAX_HOSTS                  4           1           7    DecimalNum
FASTSCAN                   0           0           1    Boolean
SCANNING                   1           0           1    Boolean
DISCONNECT                 0           0           1    Boolean
POWERONRST                 1           0           1    Boolean
TRYSYNC                    1           0           1    Boolean
TMARKSEARCH                0           0           1    Boolean
SHORT_TMARK                1           0           1    Boolean

Joao Rolo.

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