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In article <9675155@MVB.SAIC.COM>, Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com (Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 619535-7043 %%%) writes...
>avk@hafnium.cchem.berkeley.edu (Tony Konashenok) writes:
>>I am trying to restore my system disk (RD53) from backup tape (TK50).
>>I boot standalone backup from TK50, it comes to "$" prompt, and I
>>enter
>>       backup/image/initialize/log _mua0:backup1.sav/save_set _dua0:
>>
>>(also tried it with fewer qualifiers).
>>It calibrates the tape (which is by that time loaded and ready),
>>probably finds the file backup1.sav, and says:
>>
>> ... Mount volume 1 in _SABKUP$MUA0: for reading
>>     Enter "YES" when ready:
>>
>>I enter YES - it does *nothing* and repeats the same request.
>>Entering YES doesn't help in any tape status (ready, just made ready,
>>not ready), and there seems to be no way to get out of this loop
>>except rebooting. If I initially load a wrong tape, BACKUP examines
>>it all, reports "no such file" and comes back to "$".
>>
>>What is wrong in my actions? If nothing, what is wrong with BACKUP ?
> 
>It *APPEARS* that you are entering the needed commands properly.  A couple of
>comments:
> 
>   o If you are using VMS V5.5 and have a slave printer connected to
>     your console, there is a known bug which manifests itself when
>     you respond to device mount questions.  If you enter `Y', the
>     system hangs and the characters "ES" are not echoed.
> 
>  o It is conceivable that the system is allocating space on your
>    system disk for the "new" files.  This can take a fair amount
>    of time on slower VAXen.  However, I would suspect you would
>    be able to verify this by watching the disk activity light on
>    the front of your RD53.  If you see it flickering occasionally,
>    this may be the case.
> 
>  o Also, you can NOT specify the command qualifier /NOASSIST when
>    using standalone BACKUP.
> 
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A question!  Are the underscores before the drive names mandatory,
optional or erroneous?

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