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The Question is:
I created a tape backup image of a 9.1GB disk that has only 15% of it's blocks
used. How can I restore that image to a 4.3GB disk? Attempted a backup/image
restore and the free blocks went to zero and the cluster size also indicated
zero. Any help would b
e greatly appreciated.
The Answer is :
The specific behaviour reported implies an error occured.
Please contact the customer support center, as the specific BACKUP
commands utilized will be required -- the sequence described should
work, assuming reasonable volume settings and normally-expected
and documented BACKUP utility commands.
An INITIALIZE command followed by a BACKUP/IMAGE/NOINITIALIZE
restoration would be recommended when dramatically changing the
volume characteristics. BACKUP/IMAGE does preserve the file
identifiers (FIDs), which can preclude restoration onto smaller
volumes or under-initialized volumes; accordingly, you may need
to use a file-oriented BACKUP operation and not BACKUP/IMAGE.
But again, without some idea of the commands and the environment,
not specific answer is possible.
If you are running OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2 and not V7.3-1, please
consider an upgrade to a supported release. Regardless of the
OpenVMS release, please apply the available mandatory ECO kits
and (in this case) any ECOs associated with BACKUP, the file
system, MOUNT, and other closely-related system components.
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