Booting VMS 5.5 from tape?

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Mon May 15 19:40:07 2000

Interesting...

Well, there isn't anything quite so nice as the documentation. :-) [even if
it is for V5.2 which is not quite right for these tapes (5.5-2)] Turns out
that if you have a VMS cartridge tape release (such as I do) you boot
standalone backup from tape *2* not tape 1. (presumably its on tape one on
4.x tapes but on this tape its on tape 2) Of course I have to guess what
the save set's name is, but using the DEC propensity for naming things
VMS<VER> I guessed VMS0552.B (VMS 5.5-2 save set B). Perhaps when I come
back tomorrow I'll know if I guessed right :-)

--Chuck
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