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From: zhu@ogcvax.UUCP (Jianhua Zhu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Error in MicroVMS Users Manual (p.1-23) ?
Message-ID: <1412@ogcvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-Sep-87 16:00:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 10 16:00:04 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Sep-87 20:41:17 EDT
Organization: Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR
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Keywords: full backup, system shutdown


This question may sound stupid to most people reading this newsgroup,
since I am totally new both to the VMS system and as a system maintenance
personnel.

On page 1-23 of the MicroVMS User's Manual (Vol.1), there is a step by
step procedure describing how to perform a full system backup. The first
step reads as follows:

  1. If the system is running, shut it down as explained in Section 1.1.2.

Is that an error? My understanding (very limited) is that after the system
is shutdown, the control is transfered to the console monitor, which
dosen't (?) understand commands such as INITIALIZE, MOUNT or BACKUP.

Since this is the first time I do a full system backup, I thought I'd be
cautious and ask first. Could someone tell me who is right, the manual
or me?

Thanks in advance.

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