info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (05/15/85)
From: Patrick O'Neill <poneill@AMSAA.ARPA> We have a VAX 782 running VMS 4.1, and I am experiencing a problem in dismounting RM05 packs. What happens is that when I issue the DISMOUNT command, the disk status on a show device becomes marked for dismount, and then becomes timed out. If you reissue a dismount command, DCL says that the device is not mounted. However, if you issue another mount command, DCL says that the device is already mounted. Can anyone shed any light on the situation ? It doesn't seem to happen all the time, and I haven't determined if it's a specific pack that is casuing the problem. Thanks in advance for any help. Patrick J. O'Neill
info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (05/15/85)
From: Richard Garland <OC.GARLAND@CU20B.ARPA> RM05 dismount problem: This *may* be software related. You will get an effect similar to that described if there are open files on the disk. This includes installed images which may not at that moment be in use. Note the count at the end of the line when you do SHOW DEVICE. This should be the number of channels open to the device. Also do SHOW DEVICE/FILE and this will show just what files are open and by whom. Files with no PID associated are generally INSTALLED images or global sections. I sometimes get this effect when there is a global section open which I forgot about. For regular open files, kill the user (maybe tell him/her first); for installed images, deinstall them; for global sections (created in a program) you'll have to write a program to delete them. The timeout problem you mention does not ring a bell so maybe its some other situation you have. Rg -------