VAXStation 2000 stuff

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Wed May 12 22:23:53 1999

On Wed, 12 May 1999, Allison J Parent wrote:

> < 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?

Not really sure that I do. Just seemed like the thing to do - getting the
'finishing touches'. Don't really have any information on what it
provides.
 
> 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.

That is a possibility to consider.
                                                 - don
 
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Received on Wed May 12 1999 - 22:23:53 BST