| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
I get the following error when restoring directories from a saveset that
has more than 8 directory levels. This should be possible according to
the "OpenVMS Version 6.2 New Features Manual" chapter 3.9.2 that is
enclosed at the end of this note.
The BACKUP command below will try to restore all files from level L6 down
to level L10 (that is 4 directory levels) to a directory at the top level
of another disk and four levels below.
[LONNGREN]BAC/LOG DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK/SAV/SEL=[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6...]*.*
_To: DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]
%BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory DKA200:[DIR_TEST.L7]
%BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory DKA200:[DIR_TEST.L7.L8]
%BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory DKA200:[DIR_TEST.L7.L8.L9]
%BACKUP-I-INVDEEPDIR, output directory [DIR_TEST...] not valid for deepdirectori
es, try rooted logical
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]L10.DIR;1 as output
-RMS-F-DIR, error in directory name
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]*.*;* as output
-RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]*.*;* as output
-RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]*.*;* as output
-RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]*.*;* as output
-RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block
%BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening DKA200:[DIR_TEST...]*.*;* as output
-RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block
Here is a list of the saveset:
------------------------------
[LONNGREN]back/lis decnet:DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK;2/sav
Listing of save set(s)
Save set: DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK
Written by: LONNGREN
UIC: [000102,000003]
Date: 7-FEB-1997 12:14:12.53
Command: BAC/LOG DPA4011:<LONNGREN...>*.* DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK/SAV
Operating system: OpenVMS AXP version V6.2
BACKUP version: V6.2
CPU ID register: 80000000
Node name: _AGNE::
Written on: _DPA100:
Block size: 32256
Group size: 10
Buffer count: 58
[LONNGREN]L2.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:45
[LONNGREN.L2]L3.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:45
[LONNGREN.L2.L3]L4.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:45
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4]L5.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:45
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5]L6.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:45
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6]L7.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:46
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7]L8.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:46
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8]L9.DIR;1 1 5-FEB-1997 14:46
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8.L9]L10.DIR;1 1 7-FEB-1997 11:04
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8.L9.L10]MWM_MULTIA.LOG;1
0 7-FEB-1997 11:05
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8.L9]MWM_MULTIA.LOG;1 0 7-FEB-1997 11:04
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8]MWM_MULTIA.LOG;1 0 7-FEB-1997 11:05
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7]MWM_MULTIA.LOG;1 0 7-FEB-1997 11:05
[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6]MWM_MULTIA.LOG;1 0 7-FEB-1997 11:06
Total of 14 files, 9 blocks
End of save set
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The "OpenVMS Version 6.2 New Features Manual" says:
3.9.2 Increased Number of Directory Levels Supported
BACKUP now supports saving individual files or groups
of files located in disk directories greater than eight
levels in depth, up to 32 levels of disk directories.
Prior versions of BACKUP (and OpenVMS utilities in general)
could not access, and thus could not save, files located in
directories greater than eight levels in depth.
BACKUP also supports restoring these files selectively in a
BACKUP restore operation. Note, however, that OpenVMS file
system restrictions still apply when restoring these files.
-> For non-image and non-physical restore operations,
-> individual files or groups of files may be restored to a
-> disk, but the destination directories must be no greater
--------------------------------------------------
-> than eight levels deep.
-----------------------
I understand that you can't restore files to a level below the 8th,
because of RMS restrictions as said above ,but in my command above
I try to restore directories below level 8 to directories above
level 8.
It's no problem to restore one or all directories below level 8
to one specific directory using the command:
BAC/LOG DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK/SAV/SEL=[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7...]*.* -
DKA200:<TEST>
Copying to a consealed device defined as
DEF TESTDISK:[DIR_TEST.]/TRANS=CONC doesn't help either.
Any Ideas ?
- Regards Michael
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193.1 | Use Logical To Reduce `.'s in `[]'s | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Thu Feb 13 1997 09:48 | 7 |
You're trying a file-oriented restoration. This -- as is documented in the text you quoted -- does not work. If you need to restore stuff this deeply, you'll have to work with concealed logical names, logical names that `hide' the upper levels of the directory specification. | |||||
| 193.2 | If all else fails... | GIDDAY::GILLINGS | a crucible of informative mistakes | Thu Feb 13 1997 20:59 | 10 |
You could try restoring to a higher level directory, then RENAME to the desired location. For example: $ CREATE/DIR disk:[TOP] $ BACKUP source disk:[TOP...]*.*;* $ RENAME disk:[000000]TOP.DIR disk:[L1.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6.L7.L8] The RENAME should be very fast and won't affect dates on the contained files. John Gillings, Sydney CSC | |||||
| 193.3 | Concealed device doesn't work either. | SWETSC::LONNGREN | Fri Feb 14 1997 12:01 | 32 | |
I have defined a concealed device in the following way: DEFINE TESTDISK DKA200:[DIR_TEST.]/TRANS=(CONCEALED,TERMINAL) and then did a BAC/LOG DPA4011_LONNGREN.BCK/SAV/SEL=[LONNGREN.L2.L3.L4.L5.L6...]*.* _To: TESTDISK:<...> and get the same errormessages. %BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory TESTDISK:[LONNGREN.L7] %BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory TESTDISK:[LONNGREN.L7.L8] %BACKUP-S-CREDIR, created directory TESTDISK:[LONNGREN.L7.L8.L9] %BACKUP-I-INVDEEPDIR, output directory <LONNGREN...> not valid for deepdirectori es, try rooted logical %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>L10.DIR;1 as output -RMS-F-DIR, error in directory name %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>*.*;* as output -RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>*.*;* as output -RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>*.*;* as output -RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>*.*;* as output -RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block %BACKUP-E-OPENOUT, error opening TESTDISK:<LONNGREN...>*.*;* as output -RMS-F-RLF, invalid related NAM block Does a rooted logical differs from my above defined concealed device ? - Regards Michael | |||||
| 193.4 | AUSS::GARSON | DECcharity Program Office | Sun Feb 16 1997 18:08 | 3 | |
re .3
You need to hide more levels in the concealed translation.
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