Re: wierd backup behavior

AEF wrote:
[...snip...]
This looks like a problem with the disk. However, it looks like it
bypasses these files and continues.Use ANALYSE disk and check/fix it
out. Restore if necessary/able?


The one time this happened to me (it was ca. 1992) I needed to do a
low-level reformat of the drive. I'd do a full backup immediately to
save what's still good and then low level-reformat the disk or just
get a new disk. I don't think there's a DCL command for low-level
formatting. You need something more specific to your drive. Hopefully
someone else more knowledgeable of these things will chime in.

You can do a low-level format of a SCSI disk by using the (unsupported)
Sys$Etc:RZTools_Alpha.Exe utility:

$ mcr sys$etc:rztools_alpha

RZTools (Rel. 10/29/93)

RZTools> [ /h for help ] /h
RZT [device] [/command[=value] /...]

Commands Value required? Function
-------- --------------- --------
... snip ...
FO rmat SCSI FORMAT
.

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