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Re: All Inclusive SLT with STORE and All Volume Set Directories Included
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Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]>
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Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Feb 2015 16:52:06 -0500
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That should work just fine.

But, of course, you do run the risk of HP adding new system files in 
different directories in future versions of MPE/iX rendering your SLT 
vulnerable to these changes.

Oh wait ...


On 2015-02-04 1:02 PM, Mark Ranft wrote:
> I like to have my operating system all inclusive on one combined SLT/STORE
> tape.  Ideally, this will include:
>
> 1- Usual SLT files
> 2- All HP accounts (@[log in to unmask], @[log in to unmask],... @[log in to unmask]) etc.
> 3- All third party software (@[log in to unmask], @[log in to unmask]) etc.
> 4- All posix files (/bin/, /dev/, /etc/) etc...)
> 5- Directories for all volume sets
>
> In the past, I've done this with the following indirect file
>
> / - @[log in to unmask]@
> @[log in to unmask]@ - @[log in to unmask]
> @[log in to unmask]
> @[log in to unmask]
> <snip>
> @[log in to unmask]
> ;SHOW;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET;PROGRESS;COMPRESS=HIGH;ONLINE=START;DIREC
> TORY;STATISTICS
>
>
> But after changing the last line to add a second volume set to capture the
> directory information for the second volume set, as...
>
> ;SHOW;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET, volume2
> ;PROGRESS;COMPRESS=HIGH;ONLINE=START;DIRECTORY;STATISTICS
>
> ... I now get some not really posix files from TurboIMAGE jumbo datasets and
> Store-To-Disk multiple files.
>
>
> I am considering changing from
>
> / - @[log in to unmask]@
>
> To include...
>
> /bin/
> /dev/
> /etc/
> /hpshell-examples/
> /lib/
> /opt/
> /tmp/
> /usr/
> /var/
>
> But that certainly could miss things and it isn't elegant. Does anyone have
> a more elegant solution?
>
> Mark Ranft
> Pro3K
>
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