Hi, Yes, I created two 30 GB disks. Should have tried the suggestions before reading too much :p Anyways Thanks for the help :)
-Priya On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Bucher, Andreas (Andreas)** CTR ** < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > that's quite easy: > > 1) > Either in the SIMH console or in the VAX.INI file used to configure your > simulation, use the following commands: > > {from VAX.INI} > > ; This virtual machine has 256M memory (cpu extend to enable mem >64M) > ; note: set cpu extend is not needed, as it is implicitely included in the > 256m setting > ;set cpu extend > set cpu 256m > > ; Define disk drive types. (RAUSER=sizeMB is variable size) > set rq0 ra92 > set rq1 rauser=2000 > set rq2 cdrom > ;set rq3 cdrom > set rq3 rauser=20000 > ; the latter will define DUA3: in VMS as ~20GB = ~40Mio blocks > > ; Attach defined drives to local files > attach rq0 d0.dsk > attach rq1 d1.dsk > attach rq3 d3.dsk > ; d3.dsk will be the ~20GB image file of DUA3: > > ; Attach the CD-ROM to its image file (read-only) > attach -r rq2 ..\images\vms072.iso > > 2) > then boot up the system: > simh> boot cpu > (or put this command in the VAX.INI, and launch the VAX emulator) > > 3) > Once VMS has loaded, you need to initialize the newly created disk: > $ init dua3: test > > This may take a while, as now, the d3.dsk container file on the host is > written, as VMS initializes the file system inside it. > > 4) > Next, mount it: > $ mount dua3: test > > 5) > If you list your devices now, you should see about 40M Blocks = 20GB > > $ show dev d > > Device Device Error Volume Free > Trans Mnt > Name Status Count Label Blocks > Count Cnt > VXAB03$DUA0: Mounted 0 SYS1 762768 > 283 1 > VXAB03$DUA1: Mounted 0 DAT1 3797752 > 1 1 > VXAB03$DUA2: Online 0 > VXAB03$DUA3: Mounted alloc 0 TEST 39079352 > 1 1 > > 6) Your 20GB disk is now usable: > $ dir dua3:[000000] > > Directory DUA3:[000000] > > 000000.DIR;1 BACKUP.SYS;1 BADBLK.SYS;1 BADLOG.SYS;1 > BITMAP.SYS;1 CONTIN.SYS;1 CORIMG.SYS;1 INDEXF.SYS;1 > SECURITY.SYS;1 VOLSET.SYS;1 > > Total of 10 files. > > 7) The next time you boot um VMS and need this disk, you only have to > mount it. > > > Hope this helps ! > > Kind Regards, > Andreas > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:simh-bounces@trailing- > > edge.com] On Behalf Of priya chincholikar > > Sent: Montag, 11. November 2013 12:39 > > To: Bruce Claremont > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Simh] Size of disks created by Simulator > > > > Hi, > > > > I understand that sim> SET RQ1 RAUSER=4096 will give me 4096 MB space. > > I want to create atleast 20GB disk size. > > I read that > > "RAUSER is a "user specified" disk; the user can specify the size of > > the disk in either MB (1000000 bytes) or logical block numbers (LBN's, > > 512 bytes each). The minimum size is 5MB; the maximum size is 2GB > > without extended file support, 1TB with extended file support " > > So that means its possible to create a 20 GB disk.. How do I proceed ? > > > > - Priya > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Bruce Claremont > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The easiest way to increase the disk size under VMS is to create > > new disks, then use BACKUP /IMAGE to move transfer the data from old to > > new. > > > > > > At 05:52 AM 11/8/2013, priya chincholikar wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a question about the disks created during > > simulation. > > I noticed that 3 disks get attached when we run the > > simulator for the first time. > > > > [root@localhost data]# ls > > cd.iso d0.dsk d1.dsk d2.dsk ka655x.bin nvram.bin > > > > ford/system$ sho dev d > > > > Device Device Error Volume > > Free > > > > Name Status Count Label > > Blocks > > DNFS0: Online 0 > > FORD$DUA0: Mounted 0 FORD > > 2371878 > > FORD$DUA1: Mounted alloc 0 DATA1 > > 2940579 > > FORD$DUA2: Mounted alloc 0 DATA2 > > 2940579 > > FORD$DUA3: Online 0 > > > > > > Is there a way to increase the size of any these disks ? > > > > - Priya > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Simh mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > <http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh> > > > > > > Mr. Bruce Claremont, Software Preservationist > > Migration Specialties International, Inc. > > 217 West 2nd Street, Florence, CO 81226-1403 > > [email protected] > > www.MigrationSpecialties.com > > <http://www.migrationspecialties.com/> +1 719-784-9196, Fax: +1 > > 888-854-3417 > > > > Get your free Virtual Alpha at FreeAXP.com > > <http://www.freeaxp.com/> . > > > > Continuity in Computing: Founded in 1992, Migration Specialties > > offers modern solutions for legacy hardware & software. Look to us > > for virtual VAX and Alpha solutions along with OpenVMS and Tru64 Unix > > support. Visit our web site for more information. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Simh mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > > > > >
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