VAXStation 2000 stuff

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed May 12 17:51:31 1999

< Standalone Backup I loaded VMS 5.5 and the Mandatory Update on to the
< drive. I want to bring VMS up to v5.5.2, but do not know whether I
< need load both v5.5.1 and then v5.5.2 or whether just v5.5.2 is enough.
< I presume that this is done as an Update using VMSINSTAL. Correct?
<
< - don

Yes. Why do you require VMS5.5-2?

MV2000 with 5.5 on it if you do the VMStailor correctly should leave about
100,000 or so free blocks (block=512bytes) on a RD54. The thing to attack
is the libraries (there are several for most of the major layerd languages
and they are BIG). Without tailor and with DECwindows you will have around
40-60,000 blocks free. Even at that it's still useful!

Hint, two VS2000s networked and one with trimmed libraries(any anything
else) work real well as one can use the net to make up for the missing
stuff. With the right cable a MV2000 can also power and talk to a second
RD52/53/54 with plenty of space then available.

Allison
Received on Wed May 12 1999 - 17:51:31 BST