rainwatr@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Don Rainwater) (01/18/90)
We have entered into DEC's CSLG program, and are now receiving DEC software on either TK50 or CD. We have a VAXstation running VMS that has 2 CD drives on it, and we also have a VAX 6350 running VMS that has a TK50 drive. Unfortunately, our Ultrix system is an 8650 which has only a TU81. To be useful on Ultrix, the distribution kits have to be readable by the 'setld' utility. Is there some utility for VMS that can be used to read a setld tape (TK50) and create another setld tape (either TK50 or "regular" magtape)? Alternatively, can the setld TK50's be copied onto the VMS 6350 and then DECnet-copied or FTPed to the Ultrix system (for installation or creation of a setld magtape)? I realize that there are various hardware solutions to this (TK50 on the 8650, Ultrix workstation with TK50 drive, etc), but a simple software solution would be preferred at this point. Thanks in advance for any information. -- Don Rainwater, Systems Manager, Univ. of Cincinnati Computer Center rainwatr@ucunix.san.uc.edu rainwatr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu ...!uccba!ucunix!rainwatr rainwatr@ucbeh.bitnet
kaiser@cheese.enet.dec.com (01/18/90)
In article <91@ucunix.SAN.UC.EDU>, rainwatr@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Don Rainwater) writes... >Is there some utility for VMS that can >be used to read a setld tape (TK50) and create another setld tape >(either TK50 or "regular" magtape)? I endorse heartily the earlier rather laconic suggestion to use the DECUS VMS utility VMSTPC, which will make an on-disk copy of any tape of any kind whatsoever, then copy that on-disk version onto any {other, same} kind of tape. No need to write your own. And VMSTPC will {read,write} a tape at streaming speeds. I find it invaluable. ---Pete kaiser@cheese.enet.dec.com DEC, 2 Mt. Royal Ave. (UPO1-3), Marlboro MA 01752-9108 508-480-4345 (machine: 617-641-3450)