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Using BACKUP
11.17 Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
%SYSINIT-E, error opening page file, status = 0000025C
%SYSINIT-E, error opening swap file, status = 0000025C
%SYSINIT, primary PAGEFILE.SYS not found; system initialization continuing
%SYSINIT, no dump file - error log buffers not saved
%SYSINIT-E, error mounting system device, status = 00000F64
$! Copyright (c) 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
$set noverify
Copyright © (c) 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
Installing required known files...
Configuring devices...
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The menu can be used to execute DCL commands and procedures for
various "standalone" tasks, such as backing up the system disk.
Please choose one of the following:
1 Execute DCL commands and procedures
2) Shut down this system
Enter CHOICE or "?" to repeat menu: (1/2/?)) 1
WARNING --
The normal VMS startup procedure has not executed.
Some commands and utilities will not work as documented.
Enter DCL commands -- Enter "LOGOUT" when done.
When you enter "LOGOUT" a logout message will be displayed,
and you will be returned to the menu.
$$$
11.17.2 Understanding Standalone BACKUP (VAX Only)
The Backup utility (BACKUP) does not copy open files (for example, accounting
files or operator log files). For this reason you should use standalone BACKUP
(VAX only) or the menu system (if your configuration permits) to back up your
system disk. You can boot standalone BACKUP into the main memory of your
computer (while the operating system is shut down) and use a subset of BACKUP
command qualifiers to perform a complete backup of every file on the system disk.
Standalone BACKUP is supported only for OpenVMS VAX installations and for
backing up and restoring your system disk. Table 11–8 lists the qualifiers that
you can use with standalone BACKUP.
Table 11–8 Valid Standalone BACKUP Qualifiers
Type Qualifier Default
Command
Qualifiers
/BRIEF /BRIEF
/COMPARE None
/FULL /BRIEF
/IMAGE /IMAGE
/[NO]INITIALIZE Refer to the OpenVMS System
Management Utilities Reference Manual
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