ZWARTS@HGRRUG51.BITNET (01/27/88)
> I have discovered some strange behavior on our newly installed TU81+. After > mounting an ANSI-labeled volume, (i.e. MOUNT MUA0: TAPE) and asking for a > listing of files on the volume (i.e. DIR MUA0:), the drive will scan the > volume and display all files that it finds. The strangeness is that it > REWINDS the tape and scans it again, reporting all the files on the volume > TWICE. Has anyone else seen this problem? We are running VMS 4.7 on a VAX > 8250. As I mentioned, the tape drive itself has recently been upgraded > from a TU81 to a TU81+. We have some Cipher 990 tape drives interfaced through Emulex TC13 controllers emulating a TS11. I have seen the same problem a few times when we were running VMS V4.5 or V4.6 on a Vax 8300. I did not further investigate the problem, since I saw the problem only a few times and only for software distribution kits from Digital. F. Zwarts Phone: (+31)50-633619 Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut Bitnet/Earn: ZWARTS@HGRRUG51 Zernikelaan 25 Surfnet: KVIANA::ZWARTS 9747 AA Groningen Telefax: (+31)50-634003 The Netherlands Telex: 53410 rugro nl -------
ZWARTS@HGRRUG51.BITNET (Fred Zwarts, KVI, Groningen, NL.) (01/29/88)
> I have discovered some strange behavior on our newly installed TU81+. After > mounting an ANSI-labeled volume, (i.e. MOUNT MUA0: TAPE) and asking for a > listing of files on the volume (i.e. DIR MUA0:), the drive will scan the > volume and display all files that it finds. The strangeness is that it > REWINDS the tape and scans it again, reporting all the files on the volume > TWICE. Has anyone else seen this problem? We are running VMS 4.7 on a VAX > 8250. As I mentioned, the tape drive itself has recently been upgraded > from a TU81 to a TU81+. Does this problem always occur or only when your default directory is set to a search list (e.g. SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR] on a VAXcluster). In the latter case the problem does not only occur for tapes, but also for disk directories. I do not completely understand the problem. But try the following commands when you have a cluster: $ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSROOT:[000000] $ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE You will also see each file listed twice. F. Zwarts Phone: (+31)50-633619 Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut Bitnet/Earn: ZWARTS@HGRRUG51 Zernikelaan 25 Surfnet: KVIANA::ZWARTS 9747 AA Groningen Telefax: (+31)50-634003 The Netherlands Telex: 53410 rugro nl -------