Can someone reconcile this for me: > A disk file can also be specified with a file equation for > storefile. An example of such a file equation would be: > > FILE MYDISC=DISCBACK.DAILY.BACKUP;DEV=DISC > > Note that DEV=DISC must be specified for STORE to recover files > from disk backups. All other information in the file equation > will be ignored by STORE. STORE creates a binary, fixed record > file containing the backup data. This disk file can be restored > using the same file equation for RESTORE. > > By default, STORE creates the disk file with a 4Gig limit. If > the data being stored exceeds this, or an existing file with a > smaller limit is specified for the backup, then STORE will create > and write to additional disk files. It will append the "reel" > number to the disk file name originally specified. For example, > if the backup disk file specified was /SYS/BACKUPS/DAILY, and > STORE ran out of room, it would create /SYS/BACKUPS/DAILY.2, > /SYS/BACKUPS/DAILY.3, and so on. The additional files are > HFS-named files. Note the reference to an "existing file". However, if you actually attempt this then you get an error: > :BUILD STDTEST;CODE=2501;REC=128,1,F,BINARY;DISC=1024 > :lis > WED, SEP 28, 2005, 3:38 PM > > ACCOUNT= SYS GROUP= TMP > > FILENAME CODE ---------LOGICAL RECORD--------- ----SPACE---- > SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX > > STDTEST STORE 128W FB 0 1024 1 0 0 * > > > :file std=stdtest.tmp.sys;dev=disc > :store @.csl.sys;*std;show;statistics > STORE/RESTORE VERSION C.70.00 (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. > > STORE @.csl.sys;*std;SHOW;STATISTICS > > WED, SEP 28, 2005, 3:39 PM > > > FILENAME GROUP ACCOUNT VOLUME RESTRICTIONS SECTORS CODE MEDIA > > STORE WAS UNABLE TO CREATE NEW PERMANENT DISC FILE > "/SYS/TMP/STDTEST", OLD FILE EXISTS (S/R 2306) > > STORE aborted because of error. (CIERR 1090) Now, my question is: How does one test multi-reel STDs without wasting huge amounts of disc space and network bandwidth? Do I really HAVE to store and transmit more than 4Gbytes just to see if I can get multiple STD reels off the HP3000 and back again in a fashion that STORE can process? Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is not a secure channel *** mailto:byrnejb.<token>@harte-lyne.ca James B. Byrne Harte & Lyne Limited vox: +1 905 561 1241 9 Brockley Drive fax: +1 905 561 0757 Hamilton, Ontario <token> = hal Canada L8E 3C3 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *