Re: Backup, VMB and the boot blockDIR/NEW

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From: Paul Repacholi
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 13:17

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In article <1992Aug31.195719.7207@cerritos.edu>, tanner@cerritos.edu writes:
> I have one of those idle questions that I can't answer and just can't forget.
> 
> In section 30.2.3.3.1 of the I&DS it says that VMB is one of the few files
> that is located by an absolute LBN (in the boot block) and is not free to be
> moved on our VAX 6000 system disk without running WRITEBOOT.
> 
> When a system disk is restored from backup, does BACKUP somehow preserve the
> LBN of VMB.EXE or does it perform the functions of WRITEBOOT?  Obviously it
> does something, or you couldn't boot from a restored system disk.
> 

It writes the LBN into the resored boot block.

> -Bruce
> -- 
> Bruce Tanner        (310) 860-2451 x 596    Tanner@Cerritos.EDU
> Cerritos College    Norwalk, CA

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