1 /ACCESSED
/ACCESSED=n
Specifies, for ODS-1 disk volumes, the approximate number of
directories that will be in use concurrently on the volume. (The
/ACCESSED qualifier is meaningless for ODS-2 volumes.)
Specify a value from 0 to 255 to override the default that was
specified when the volume was initialized.
You need the user privilege OPER to use /ACCESSED.
Example
The following command requests the volume labeled WORK to
be mounted on DKA1, specifying 150 as the number of active
directories on the volume:
$ MOUNT/ACCESSED=150 DKA1 WORK
2 /ASSIST
/ASSIST (default)
/NOASSIST
Directs the mount operation to allow operator or user
intervention if the mount request fails.
When you specify the /ASSIST qualifier, MOUNT notifies the user
and certain classes of operator if a failure occurs during the
mount operation. If a failure occurs, the operator or user can
either abort the operation or correct the error condition to
allow the operation to continue.
The operator-assist messages are sent to all operator terminals
that are enabled to receive messages; magnetic tape mount
requests go to TAPE and DEVICE operators, and disk mount requests
go to DISK and DEVICE operators. Thus, if you need operator
assistance while mounting a disk device, a message is sent to
DISK operators. See the description of the REPLY command for more
information about enabling and disabling operator terminals.
Any operator reply to a mount request is written to SYS$OUTPUT
to be displayed on the user's terminal or written in a batch job
log.
If no operator terminal is enabled to receive and respond to
a mount assist request, a message is displayed informing the
user of the situation. If a volume is placed in the requested
drive, no additional operator response is necessary. If the mount
request originates from a batch job and no operator terminal
is enabled to receive messages, the mount is aborted. See the
OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users
for a description of the error messages and their suggested user
actions.
The default is /ASSIST and can be overridden by /NOASSIST.
Example
The following command mounts an HSG80 Fibre Channel disk volume
labeled DOC and assigns the logical name WORK. The /NOASSIST
qualifier signals MOUNT that no operator intervention is
necessary.
$ MOUNT/NOASSIST $1$DGA0: DOC WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, DOC mounted on _$1$DGA0: (NODE)
3 /AUTOMATIC
/AUTOMATIC (default)
/NOAUTOMATIC
Determines whether MOUNT enables or disables automatic volume
switching and labeling for magnetic tape or ISO 9660 CD-ROM.
Magnetic Tape
If you have multiple magnetic tape drives allocated to a volume
set, the magnetic tape ancillary control process (MTACP) performs
the volume switch by sequentially selecting the next available
drive allocated to the volume set. The MTACP expects the next
reel of the volume set to be loaded on that drive.
If the MTACP is writing to the volume set, it creates a label and
initializes the magnetic tape with that label and the protections
established for the first magnetic tape of the volume set. If it
is reading from the volume set, the MTACP generates the label and
attempts to mount the next magnetic tape with that label. If the
drive has the wrong magnetic tape (or no magnetic tape) loaded,
the MTACP sends a message to the operator's console to prompt for
the correct magnetic tape.
The label generated by the MTACP fills the 6-character volume
identifier field. The first four characters of the field contain
the first four characters of the label specified in the MOUNT
command, padded with underscores when the label is not at least
four characters. The fifth and sixth characters contain the
relative volume number for this reel in the volume set.
If you specify /NOAUTOMATIC, the MTACP requires operator
intervention to switch to the next drive during end-of-tape
processing, and requires that the operator specify a label for
each new reel added to a volume set.
ISO 9660 CD-ROM
Under ISO 9660, not all volume-set members must be mounted to
perform I/O operations against that volume set. By default, if
I/O operations attempt to access an unmounted volume-set member,
an operator message is sent to all DISK CLASS operators for
system-mounted volume sets, or the owning process for privately
mounted volume sets. The message specifies the volume-set member
to mount to complete the I/O operation requested. If /NOAUTOMATIC
is specified, then an I/O operation to a nonmounted volume set
member completes with an error message SS$_DEVNOTMOUNT.
Example
The following command instructs MOUNT not to generate its own
label for the second volume, but to use the ones supplied with
the MOUNT command instead. If the second volume is not already
labeled, then the operator must use REPLY/INIT and supply the
second label.
$ MOUNT/NOAUTOMATIC MTA0: ABCD,EFGH
4 /BIND
/BIND=volume-set-name
Creates a volume set of one or more disk volumes or adds one or
more volumes to an existing volume set.
The parameter, volume-set-name, specifies a 1- to 12-
alphanumeric-character name identifying the volume set.
An ISO 9660 volume-set name can be from 1 to 128 characters in
length.
OpenVMS requires volume-set names to be unique in the first 12
characters. In addition, if the first 12 characters of volume-set
name are the same as the first 12 characters of any volume label,
a lock manager deadlock will occur. To avoid this problem, you
must override either the volume label (by using the /OVERRIDE
qualifier) or the volume-set name (by using the /BIND qualifier).
You must specify the /BIND qualifier when you first create the
volume set or each time you add a volume to the set. To dismount
an individual volume of the volume set, you must use the DISMOUNT
qualifier /UNIT; otherwise, dismounting an individual volume
dismounts the entire volume set.
When you create a volume set, the volumes specified in the
volume-label list are assigned relative volume numbers based
on their positions in the label list. The first volume specified
becomes the root volume of the set.
When you add a volume or volumes to a volume set, the first
volume label specified must be that of the root volume, or the
root volume must already be on line.
Note that if you attempt to create a volume set from two or more
volumes that already contain files and data, the file system does
not issue an error message when you issue the MOUNT/BIND command.
However, the volumes are unusable as a volume set because the
directory structures are not properly bound.
If you mount an ISO 9660 volume using the /SYSTEM or /CLUSTER
qualifier, and the volume label is not unique within the first
12 characters, you must supply an alternate 12-character volume
label using the qualifier /BIND=volume-set-name. If you choose
this option, then Mount verification is disabled for the device.
NOTE
Once a volume is bound into a volume set, it cannot easily
be unbound. To unbind a bound volume set (BVS):
1. Do an image backup of the BVS.
2. Initialize all volumes of the BVS.
3. Do an image restore to a single volume with the
/NOINITIALIZE qualifier, or do a nonimage restore to a
single volume.
Examples
The following command creates a volume set named LIBRARY. This
volume set consists of the volumes labeled BOOK1, BOOK2, and
BOOK3, which are mounted physically on devices DMA0, DMA1, and
DMA2, respectively.
$ MOUNT/BIND=LIBRARY DMA0:,DMA1:,DMA2: BOOK1,BOOK2,BOOK3
The following command creates a volume set with the logical
name TEST3. The volume set TEST3 is not shadowed, however each
element of the volume set (TEST3011 and TEST3012) is a shadow
set, providing redundancy for the volume set as a whole.
$ MOUNT/BIND=TEST3 DSA3011/SHADOW=($1$DUA402:,$1$DUA403:),
DSA3012/SHADOW=($1$DUA404:,$1$DUA405:) TEST3011,TEST3012 TEST3
5 /BLOCKSIZE
/BLOCKSIZE=n
Specifies the default block size for magnetic tape volumes.
The parameter, n, specifies the default block size value for
magnetic tape volumes. Valid values are in the range 20 to 65,532
for OpenVMS RMS operations, and 18 to 65,534 for non OpenVMS
RMS operations. By default, records are written to magnetic tape
volumes in 2048-byte blocks. For foreign or unlabeled magnetic
tapes, the default is 512 bytes.
You must specify /BLOCKSIZE in two situations:
o When mounting magnetic tapes that do not have HDR2 labels.
For these magnetic tapes, you must specify the block size.
For example, you must specify /BLOCKSIZE=512 to mount an RT-11
magnetic tape.
o When mounting magnetic tapes that contain blocks whose sizes
exceed the default block size (2048 bytes). In this case,
specify the size of the largest block for the block size.
Example
In the following example, the /BLOCKSIZE qualifier specifies a
block size of 1000 bytes; the default for a magnetic tape mounted
with the /FOREIGN qualifier is 512.
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/BLOCKSIZE=1000 MTA1:
6 /CACHE
/CACHE=(keyword[,...])
/NOCACHE
For disks, controls whether caching limits established at system
generation time are disabled or overridden. With the TAPE_DATA
option, enables write caching for the tape controller specified
(if the tape controller supports write caching).
The following table lists the keywords for this qualifier:
Keyword Description
DATA (default) Enable or disable Extended File Caching (XFC). To
and NODATA enable XFC caching, you must specify the DATA (this
is the default value for /CACHE qualifier). To
disable XFC, specify NODATA. Note that /NOCACHE is
equivalent to /CACHE=NODATA.
EXTENT[=n] Enable or disable extent caching. To enable extent
and NOEXTENT caching, you must have the operator user privilege
(OPER) and you must specify n, the number of
entries in the extent cache. Note that NOEXTENT
is equivalent to EXTENT=0; both disable extent
caching.
FILE_ID[=n] Enable or disable file identification caching.
and NOFILE_ID To enable file identification caching, you must
have the operator user privilege (OPER) and you
must specify n, the number of entries, as a value
greater than 1. Note that NOFILE_ID is equivalent
to FILE_ID=1; both disable file identification
caching.
LIMIT=n Specifies the maximum amount of free space in the
extent cache in one-thousandths of the currently
available free space on the disk.
QUOTA[=n] Enable or disable quota caching. To enable quota
and NOQUOTA caching, you must have the operator user privilege
(OPER) and you must specify n, the number of
entries in the quota cache. Normally n is set to
the maximum number of active users expected for a
disk with quotas enabled. Both NOQUOTA and QUOTA=0
disable quota file caching.
TAPE_DATA Enables write caching for a magnetic tape device
if the tape controller supports write caching. The
/CACHE qualifier is the default for mounting tape
devices. You must specify TAPE_DATA to enable write
caching. If the tape controller does not support
write caching, the keyword is ignored.
The write buffer stays enabled even after you
dismount the magnetic tape. To disable the write
buffer, mount a tape with the /NOCACHE qualifier.
If a tape supports compaction, then the default
is compaction, and caching is enabled. For tape
storage devices that support compaction, the
following command is valid:
$ MOUNT TAPE_DATA/FOREIGN/MEDIA=NOCOMPACTION/NOCACHE
WRITETHROUGH Disables the deferred write feature for file
headers. By default, this feature is enabled, which
improves the performance of applications, such as
PATHWORKS, that use it. The deferred write feature
is not available on Files-11 ODS-1 volumes.
NOTE
In a mixed-version OpenVMS cluster, an attempt to mount a
volume with /CLUSTER and /CACHE=[NO]DATA from a V8.4 system
fails on the pre-V8.4 systems (%MOUNT-W-RMTMNTFAIL) with
MOUNT-F-BADPARAM.
For more information on the restriction, see Enabling or
Disabling XFC While Mounting a Volume in the OpenVMS Version
8.4 New Features and Documentation Overview manual.
Used with the disk options, the /CACHE qualifier overrides
one or more of the present disk caching limits established at
system generation time. Used with the TAPE_DATA option, the
/CACHE qualifier enables write caching for the tape controller
specified.
If you do not specify the /CACHE qualifier and it is not implied
by the use of the qualifier /MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION, caching is
enabled by default.
If you specify more than one option, separate them by commas
and enclose the list in parentheses. The options [NO]EXTENT,
[NO]FILE_ID, LIMIT, and [NO]QUOTA apply only to a disk device.
The option TAPE_DATA applies only to a tape device.
The /NOCACHE qualifier is effective only if compaction is
not enabled. If compaction is enabled (with the /MEDIA_
FORMAT=COMPACTION), caching is enabled by default.
If you specify /NOCACHE for a disk device, all caching is
disabled for this volume. Note that the /NOCACHE qualifier is
equivalent to /CACHE=(NOEXTENT, NOFILE_ID, NOQUOTA, WRITETHROUGH,
NODATA).
In the following command, NODATA is taken as default when you
supply the following qualifiers NOEXTENT, NOFILE_ID, NOQUOTA,
WRITETHROUGH (that is, XFC is disabled):
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(NOEXTENT, NOFILE_ID, NOQUOTA, WRITETHROUGH)
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on $1$DGA0: (NODE)
In the following command, DATA is take as default (that is, XFC
is enabled):
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(FILE_ID=10)
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on $1$DGA0: (NODE)
If you specify /NOCACHE for a magnetic tape device, the tape
controller's write cache is disabled for this volume.
Examples
The following command mounts an HSG80 Fibre Channel disk
device labeled FILES and assigns the logical name WORK. The
/CACHE qualifier enables an extent cache of 60 entries, a file
identification cache of 60 entries, and a quota cache of 20; it
disables writeback caching of file headers.
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(EXTENT=60,FILE_ID=60,QUOTA=20,WRITETHROUGH) -
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on _$1$DGA0: (NODE)
The following command mounts the volume TAPE on device MUA0 and
instructs MOUNT to enable the tape controller's write cache for
MUA0:
$ MOUNT/CACHE=TAPE_DATA MUA0: TAPE
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, TAPE mounted on _NODE$MUA0:
The following command enables data cache (XFC) on a disk. The
/CACHE=DATA qualifier is the default value for a basic MOUNT
command:
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(DATA)
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on $1$DGA0: (NODE)
The following command disables data cache (XFC) on a disk.
/NOCACHE qualifier is equivalent to /CACHE=(NODATA):
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(NODATA)
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on $1$DGA0: (NODE)
The following command disables data cache that is, XFC and
metadata cache that is, XQP. /NOCACHE qualifier is equivalent
to /CACHE=(NODATA):
$ MOUNT/NOCACHE
_$ $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on $1$DGA0: (NODE)
7 /CLUSTER
Specifies that after the volume is successfully mounted on the
local node, or if it is already mounted /SYSTEM on the local
node, it is to be mounted on every other node in the existing
OpenVMS Cluster (that is, the volume is mounted clusterwide).
Only system or group volumes can be mounted clusterwide. If
you specify the /CLUSTER qualifier with neither the /SYSTEM
nor the /GROUP qualifier, the default is /SYSTEM. Note that
you must use a cluster device-naming convention. Use either
node$device-name or allocation-class$device-name as required
by your configuration.
You need the user privileges GRPNAM and SYSNAM, respectively, to
mount group and system volumes clusterwide.
If the system is not a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, the /CLUSTER
qualifier has no effect.
Example
The following MOUNT/CLUSTER command mounts the volume SNOWWHITE
on DOPEY$DMA1, then proceeds to mount the volume clusterwide. The
SHOW DEVICE/FULL command displays information about the volume,
including the other nodes on which it is mounted.
$ MOUNT/CLUSTER DOPEY$DMA1: SNOWWHITE DWARFDISK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, SNOWWHITE mounted on _DOPEY$DMA1:
$ SHOW DEVICE/FULL DWARFDISK:
Disk $2$DMA1: (DOPEY), device type RK07, is online, mounted,
file-oriented device, shareable, served to cluster via MSCP
Server, error logging is enabled.
Error count 0 Operations completed 159
Owner process "" Owner UIC [928,49]
Owner process ID 00000000 Dev Prot S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RW,W:R
Reference count 1 Default buffer size 512
Total blocks 53790 Sectors per track 22
Total cylinders 815 Tracks per cylinder 3
Allocation class 2
Volume label "SNOWWHITE" Relative volume number 0
Cluster size 3 Transaction count 1
Free blocks 51720 Maximum files allowed 6723
Extend quantity 5 Mount count 7
Mount status System Cache name "_$255$DWARF1:XQPCACHE"
Extent cache size 64 Maximum blocks in extent cache 5172
File ID cache size 64 Blocks currently in extent cache 0
Quota cache size 25 Maximum buffers in FCP cache 349
Volume status: ODS-2, subject to mount verification,
file high-water marking, write-through XQP caching enabled,
write-through XFC caching enabled.
Volume is also mounted on DOC, HAPPY, GRUMPY, SLEEPY, SNEEZY, BASHFUL.
8 /COMMENT
/COMMENT=string
Specifies additional information to be included with the operator
request when the mount operation requires operator assistance.
The parameter, string, specifies a text string that is output
to the operator log file and the current SYS$OUTPUT device. The
string must contain no more than 78 characters.
Examples
The following command requests the operator to mount the disk
volume TESTSYS on the device DYA1. Notice that the /COMMENT
qualifier is used to inform the operator of the location of
the volume. After the operator places the volume in DYA1,
MOUNT retries the operation. After the operation completes, the
operator request is canceled.
$ MOUNT DYA1: TESTSYS/COMMENT="Volume in cabinet 6."
%MOUNT-I-OPRQST, Please mount volume TESTSYS in device _DYA1:
Volume in cabinet 6.
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED TESTSYS mounted on _DYA1:
%MOUNT-I-OPRQSTDON, operator request canceled - mount
completed successfully
The following command is the same as in the previous example.
However, in this example, because the requested device is in use,
the operator aborts the mount.
$ MOUNT DYA1: TESTSYS/COMMENT="Volume in cabinet 6."
%MOUNT-I-OPRQST, Please mount volume TESTSYS in device _DYA1:
Volume in cabinet 6.
%MOUNT-I-OPREPLY, This is a '/pending' response from the operator.
31-DEC-1990 10:27:38.15, request 2 pending by operator TTB6
%MOUNT-I-OPREPLY, This is a '/abort' response from the operator.
31-DEC-1990 10:29:59.34, request 2 aborted by operator TTB6
%MOUNT-F-OPRABORT, mount aborted by operator
The following command requests the operator to mount the volume
TESTSYS on the device DYA0. In this example, the operator notices
that the requested device is in use and redirects the mount to
device DYA1.
$ MOUNT DYA0: TESTSYS/COMMENT="Volume in cabinet 6,
once again with feeling."
%MOUNT-I-OPRQST, Please mount volume TESTSYS in device _DYA0:
Volume in cabinet 6, once again with feeling.
%MOUNT-I-OPREPLY, Substitute DYA1:
31-DEC-1990 10:43:42.30, request 3 completed by operator TTB6
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, TESTSYS mounted on _DYA1:
9 /CONFIRM
/CONFIRM virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-dev-
name[:][,...])
/NOCONFIRM virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-dev-
name[:][,...])
Causes MOUNT to pause and request confirmation before performing
a copy operation on the specified disk device. This qualifier is
applicable only if you have the volume shadowing option. See the
VSI Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS for additional information.
This qualifier controls whether MOUNT issues a request to confirm
a full copy operation when mounting a shadow set. The /SHADOW
qualifier must be used with the /CONFIRM qualifier. Use /CONFIRM
to display the volume label and volume owner for any specified
physical device that is a target for a copy operation. MOUNT
stops before any copy operations occur and issues the following
prompt:
Allow FULL shadow copy on the above member(s)? [N]:
If you respond Y or YES, the mount operation continues
automatically with copy operations allowed. If you respond N,
NO, <RETURN>, or <Ctrl/Z>, the command quits without mounting any
of the specified volumes (including volumes that did not require
copy operations). If you type a response other than those listed
above, MOUNT reissues the prompt.
The /CONFIRM qualifier is similar to /NOCOPY. Use /CONFIRM to
mount shadow sets interactively; use /NOCOPY in the site-specific
startup command procedure SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM.
Example
The following example shows how to use the /CONFIRM qualifier to
check the status of potential shadow set members before any data
is erased. The command instructs MOUNT to build a shadow set with
the specified devices, and prompts for permission to perform a
copy operation. The response of YES instructs MOUNT to mount the
shadow set.
$MOUNT/CONFIRM DSA0:/SHADOW=($200$DKA200:,$200$DKA300:,$200$DKA400:) X5OZCOPY
%MOUNT-F-SHDWCOPYREQ, shadow copy required
Virtual Unit - DSA0 Volume Label - X5OZCOPY
Member Volume Label Owner UIC
$200$DKA200: (VIPER1) X5OZCOPY [SYSTEM]
$200$DKA400: (VIPER1) X5OZCOPY [SYSTEM]
Allow FULL shadow copy on the above member(s)? [N]:) Y
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, X5OZCOPY mounted on _DSA0:
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMSUCC, _$200$DKA300: (VIPER1) is now a valid member of
the shadow set
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMCOPY, _$200$DKA200: (VIPER1) added to the shadow set
with a copy operation
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMCOPY, _$200$DKA400: (VIPER1) added to the shadow set
with a copy operation
10 /COPY
/COPY virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-dev-
name[:][,...]) (default)
/NOCOPY virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-dev-
name[:][,...])
Enables or disables copy operations on physical devices specified
when you mount a shadow set. This qualifier is applicable only if
you have the volume shadowing option. See the VSI Volume Shadowing
for OpenVMS for additional information.
The /COPY qualifier instructs MOUNT to perform copy operations
on shadow set members. You can mount shadow sets with /NOCOPY
to test if proposed shadow set members are targets of copy
operations. If any of the specified volumes is a target of a
copy operation, the command quits without mounting any of the
specified volumes (including those that did not require a copy
operation).
The /NOCOPY qualifier is similar to /CONFIRM. Use /NOCOPY to
mount shadow sets in the site-specific startup command procedure
SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM; use /CONFIRM for interactive
mounting.
Example
The following example shows how to use the /NOCOPY qualifier to
check the status of potential shadow set members before any data
is erased. The command instructs MOUNT to build a shadow set with
the specified devices only if a copy operation is not required.
Because the device DUA7 required a copy operation to become a
member of the shadow set, the mount failed. You could reissue the
command specifying /COPY to instruct MOUNT to build the shadow
set providing the necessary copy operation.
$ MOUNT/NOCOPY DSA2: /SHADOW=($1$DUA4:,$1$DUA6:,$1$DUA7:) -
_$ SHADOWVOL DISK$SHADOWVOL
%MOUNT-F-SHDWCOPYREQ, shadow copy required
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMFAIL, DUA7: failed as a member of the shadow set
%MOUNT-F-SHDWCOPYREQ, shadow copy required
11 /DATA_CHECK
/DATA_CHECK[=(keyword[,...])]
Overrides the read-check or write-check option (or both)
specified for a volume when it was initialized.
The keyword, READ, performs checks following all read operations,
and the keyword, WRITE, performs checks following all write
operations.
You can specify either or both of the keywords. If you specify
more than one keyword, separate them by commas and enclose the
list in parentheses.
If you specify the /DATA_CHECK qualifier without specifying a
keyword, MOUNT defaults to /DATA_CHECK=WRITE.
Example
The following command mounts a volume labeled SAM on CLEMENS$DKA2
and assigns the logical name BOOK. The /DATA_CHECK=READ qualifier
overrides a previous INITIALIZE/DATA_CHECK=WRITE specification,
so that subsequent read operations on BOOK are subject to data-
checking operations.
$ MOUNT/DATA_CHECK=READ CLEMENS$DKA2: SAM BOOK
12 /DENSITY
/DENSITY=keyword
Specifies the density at which a magnetic tape is to be written.
This qualifier is valid only if you mount a tape specifying the
/FOREIGN qualifier. If you change the density on a tape, the
first operation on the tape must be a write operation.
The densities supported for tapes are shown in the following
table:
Table 1 Keywords for Tapes
Keyword Meaning
DEFAULT Default density
800 NRZI 800 bits per inch (BPI)
1600 PE 1600 BPI
6250 GRC 6250 BPI
3480 IBM 3480 HPC 39872 BPI
3490E IBM 3480 compressed
833 DLT TK50: 833 BPI
TK50 DLT TK50: 833 BPI
TK70 DLT TK70: 1250 BPI
6250 RV80 6250 BPI EQUIVALENT
NOTE: Only the symbols listed above are understood
by TMSCP/TUDRIVER code prior to OpenVMS Version 7.2.
The remaining symbols in this table are supported
only on OpenVMS Alpha and Integrity server systems.
TK85 DLT Tx85: 10625 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK86 DLT Tx86: 10626 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK87 DLT Tx87: 62500 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK88 DLT Tx88: (Quantum 4000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK89 DLT Tx89: (Quantum 7000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
QIC All QIC drives are drive-settable only -
Alpha/Integrity servers only
TK85 DLT Tx85: 10625 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK86 DLT Tx86: 10626 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK87 DLT Tx87: 62500 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK88 DLT Tx88: (Quantum 4000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
TK89 DLT Tx89: (Quantum 7000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
QIC All QIC drives are drive-settable only -
Alpha/Integrity servers only
8200 Exa-Byte 8200 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
8500 Exa-Byte 8500 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
DDS1 Digital Data Storage 1-2G - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
DDS2 Digital Data Storage 2-4G - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
DDS3 Digital Data Storage 3-8-10G - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
DDS4 Digital Data Storage 4 - Alpha/Integrity servers
only
AIT1 Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 1 - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
AIT2 Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 2 - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
AIT3 Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 3 - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
AIT4 Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 4 - Alpha/Integrity
servers only
DLT8000 DLT 8000 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
8900 Exabyte 8900 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
SDLT SuperDLT1 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
SDLT320 SuperDLT320 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
Note that tape density keywords cannot be abbreviated.
When you initialize a tape with the INITIALIZE command and do
not specify a density, the tape is initialized at the default
density for the media and drive you are using (usually the
highest density available).
The density of a tape can only be changed if the tape is at
beginning-of-tape (BOT). To change the density of a tape that
has previously been recorded, the first operation must be a
write operation. If the first operation on the tape is a read
operation, the magnetic tape is set to the density at which the
first record on the tape was recorded, no matter what density is
specified with the /DENSITY qualifier.
Example
The following command mounts a tape on the MFA0: drive /FOREIGN
and assigns it the logical name TAPE. The /DENSITY qualifier
specifies that the tape is to be written at TK87.
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/DENSITY=TK87 MFA0: TAPE
13 /EXTENSION
/EXTENSION=n
Specifies the number of blocks by which disk files are to
be extended on the volume unless otherwise specified by an
individual command or program request.
The parameter, n, specifies a value from 0 to 65,535 to override
the value specified when the volume was initialized.
Example
The following command mounts a volume labeled DOC on DKA0,
assigns the logical name WORK, and specifies a default block
extent of 64 for the files on WORK:
$ MOUNT/EXTENSION=64 DKA0: DOC WORK
14 /FOREIGN
Indicates that the volume is not in the standard format used by
the OpenVMS operating system.
Use the /FOREIGN qualifier when a magnetic tape volume is not
in the standard ANSI format, or when a disk volume is not in
Files-11 format.
If you mount a volume with the /FOREIGN qualifier, the program
you use to read the volume must be able to process the labels on
the volume, if any. The OpenVMS operating system does not provide
an ancillary control process (ACP) to process the volume.
You must mount DOS-1 and RT-11 volumes with the /FOREIGN
qualifier and process them with the Exchange utility (EXCHANGE).
See the OpenVMS Exchange Utility Manual (available on the
Documentation CD-ROM).
The default protection applied to foreign volumes is RWLP (Read,
Write, Logical I/O, Physical I/O) for the system and owner and
no access for the group and world. If you also specify /GROUP,
group members are also given RWLP access. If you specify /SYSTEM
or /SHARE, the group and world are both given RWLP access. Note
that the /GROUP, /SYSTEM, and /SHARE qualifiers do not alter the
default protection.
If you mount a volume currently in Files-11 format with the
/FOREIGN qualifier, you must have the user privilege VOLPRO,
or your UIC must match the UIC on the volume.
The /FOREIGN qualifier is incompatible with the following
qualifiers: /ACCESSED, /AUTOMATIC, /BIND, /CACHE, /[NO]CONFIRM,
[NO]COPY, /EXTENSION, /HDR3, /INITIALIZE, /LABEL, /PROCESSOR,
/QUOTA, /REBUILD, /SHADOW, /OVERRIDE=EXPIRATION, and /WINDOWS.
Examples
The following command mounts a foreign magnetic tape on drive
MTA1:
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN MTA1: ABCD TAPE
The following command mounts an RK07 device as a foreign volume
on DMA2 and assigns the default logical name as DISK$SAVEDISK.
As a volume that is not file structured, SAVEDISK can be used for
sequential-disk BACKUP save operations.
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN DMA2: SAVEDISK
15 /GROUP
Makes the volume available to other users with the same group
number in their UICs as the user entering the MOUNT command.
The logical name for the volume is placed in the group logical
name table. You must have the user privilege GRPNAM to use the
/GROUP qualifier.
Note that if the volume is owned by a group other than yours,
access may be denied because of the volume protection.
The /GROUP qualifier is not valid for ISO 9660 volume sets.
The /GROUP qualifier is incompatible with the
/OVERRIDE=IDENTIFICATION, /SHARE, and /SYSTEM qualifiers.
Examples
The following command mounts and makes available on a group basis
the volume set consisting of volumes labeled PAYVOL1, PAYVOL2,
and PAYVOL3. The logical name PAY is assigned to the set; anyone
wanting to access files on these volumes can refer to the set as
PAY.
$ MOUNT/GROUP DB1:, DB2:, DB3: PAYVOL1,PAYVOL2,PAYVOL3 PAY
The following command adds the volume labeled PAYVOL4 to the
existing volume set MASTER_PAY. The root volume for the volume
set must be on line when you enter this command.
$ MOUNT/GROUP/BIND=MASTER_PAY DB4: PAYVOL4
16 /HDR3
/HDR3 (default)
/NOHDR3
Controls whether ANSI standard header label 3 is written on a
magnetic tape volume.
By default, header label 3 is written. You can specify the
/NOHDR3 qualifier to write magnetic tapes that are to be used
on other systems that do not process HDR3 labels correctly.
Example
In the following example, the INITIALIZE and MOUNT commands
prepare an ANSI-formatted magnetic tape for processing. The
/NOHDR3 qualifier specifies that no HDR3 labels are to be
written, thus creating a magnetic tape that can be transported
to systems that do not process implementation-dependent labels
correctly.
$ INITIALIZE MTA0: ABCD
$ MOUNT/NOHDR3 MTA0: ABCD
17 /INCLUDE
/INCLUDE virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-device-
name[:][,...])
/NOINCLUDE virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-device-
name[:][,...]) (default)
Automatically reconstructs a former shadow set to the way it was
before the shadow set was dissolved. This qualifier is applicable
only if you have the volume shadowing option. See the VSI Volume
Shadowing for OpenVMS for additional information.
The /INCLUDE qualifier automatically mounts and restores a
shadow set to the way it was before a system failure. Supply
the exact virtual-unit name that was used when the shadow set was
originally mounted. Use the virtual-unit naming format DSAnnnn:.
You must also include the /SHADOW qualifier and specify at least
one of the disk devices from the original shadow set. Use the
standard device-naming format $allocation-class$ddcu[:]. Omit the
parentheses if you name only one device.
The /INCLUDE qualifier is position independent; it can appear
anywhere on the command line.
The default qualifier is /NOINCLUDE.
Example
The following example shows how to create a shadow set wherein
the software determines automatically the shadow set members that
should be mounted. The /SHADOW qualifier ensures the correct copy
operation for the two shadow set members. In this case, $1$DUA10
is the more current volume and becomes the source of the copy
operation to $1$DUA11.
If the shadow set was properly dismounted and no write I/O
requests remain outstanding, the shadow set devices are
consistent and are added back without the need for a copy
or merge operation. Otherwise, Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
automatically performs a copy or merge operation.
$ MOUNT/INCLUDE DSA0: /SHADOW=$1$DUA10: SHADOWVOL
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, SHADOWVOL mounted on DSA0:
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMSUCC, _$1$DUA10: (MEMBER1) is now a valid member of
the shadow set
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMCOPY, _$1$DUA11: (MEMBER2) added to the shadow set
with a copy operation
18 /INITIALIZE
/INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION
Specifies that any volume added to the magnetic tape volume set
is initialized before you can write to the volume.
Example
The /INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION qualifier instructs the MOUNT
command to assign its own continuation label. In this case, the
operator can enter the command REPLY/BLANK=n, and the system
assigns a label derived from the original. It uses the label
specified in the MOUNT command and adds the appropriate number
(ABCD02, ABCD03, and so forth).
$ MOUNT/INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION MTA0: ABCD
19 /LABEL
/LABEL (default)
/NOLABEL
Indicates that the volume is in the standard format used by the
OpenVMS operating system; that is, a magnetic tape volume is in
the standard ANSI format, or a disk volume is in Files-11 format.
The default is /LABEL.
Note that /NOLABEL is equivalent to /FOREIGN; they both set the
FOREIGN flag.
Example
The following command mounts an ANSI-labeled magnetic tape on
MFA1 and assigns the default logical name as TAPE$TAPE.
$ MOUNT/LABEL MFA1: TAPE
20 /MEDIA_FORMAT
/MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM
/MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION
/MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM mounts a volume assuming the media to be ISO
9660 (or High Sierra) formatted.
The /MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM qualifier instructs the mount subsystem
to attempt to mount a volume assuming the media to be ISO 9660
(or High Sierra) formatted.
NOTE
This qualifier specifies a CD-ROM mount (ISO 9660 or High
Sierra). Specify this qualifier when a volume is known to be
in either ISO 9660 or High Sierra CD-ROM format.
The Mount command attempts to read a CD-ROM in Files-11
ODS-2 format by default. This qualifier prevents the Mount
command from attempting a Files-11 ODS-2 mount sequence.
Because it is possible to record parts of a CD-ROM in Files-
11 ODS-2 and other parts in ISO 9660 format, this qualifier
can be used to specify a CD-ROM mount (ISO 9660 or High
Sierra).
/MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION enables and controls data compaction
and data record blocking on tape drives that support data
compaction.
The /MEDIA_FORMAT qualifier allows you to mount a tape and enable
data compaction and record blocking on a tape drive that supports
data compaction. Data compaction and record blocking increase the
amount of data that can be stored on a single tape.
Records can either be compacted and blocked, or they can be
recorded in the same way that they would be recorded on a
noncompacting tape drive. Note that for compacting tape drives,
once data compaction or noncompaction has been selected for a
given tape, that status applies to the entire tape.
The /MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION qualifier is incompatible with
the /DENSITY qualifier.
For Files-11 tapes, when you enable data compaction, caching is
automatically enabled.
NOTE
The /MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION qualifier is meaningful
only for foreign mounts.
The /MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION qualifier has no effect
on a Files-11 tape. The compaction state of a Files-11 tape
is determined by the state established when the tape is
initialized.
Examples
The following command performs a foreign mount of a tape with
data compaction and record blocking enabled and assigns the
logical name BOOKS to the tape:
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION MUA0: BOOKS
The following MOUNT command attempts a Files-11 mount of a tape
labeled BOOKS with data compaction and record blocking enabled.
Because the tape was initialized with compaction disabled, the
MOUNT qualifier /MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION has no effect.
$ INIT/MEDIA_FORMAT=NOCOMPACTION MUA0: BOOKS
$ MOUNT/MEDIA_FORMAT=COMPACTION MUA0: BOOKS
21 /MESSAGE
/MESSAGE (default)
/NOMESSAGE
Causes mount request messages to be sent to your current
SYS$OUTPUT device.
If you specify /NOMESSAGE during an operator-assisted mount,
messages are not output to SYS$OUTPUT; the operator sees them,
however, provided an operator terminal is enabled.
Example
In this example, an RL02 device labeled SLIP is mounted on drive
DLA0 and is assigned the logical name DISC. The /NOMESSAGE
qualifier disables the broadcast of mount request messages to
the user terminal.
$ MOUNT/NOMESSAGE DLA0: SLIP DISC
22 /MOUNT_VERIFICATION
/MOUNT_VERIFICATION (default)
/NOMOUNT_VERIFICATION
Specifies that the device is a candidate for mount verification.
The /MOUNT_VERIFICATION qualifier affects the following media:
o Files-11 Structure Level 2 or 5 disks (mount verification is
not supported for foreign-mounted disks)
o ISO 9660 and High Sierra CD-ROMs
o Foreign and ANSI-labeled magnetic tape volumes
Example
The following command mounts an HSG80 Fibre Channel disk device
labeled FILES and assigns the logical name WORK. The /CACHE
qualifier disables extent caching, file identification caching,
quota caching, data caching, and writeback caching; the /NOMOUNT_
VERIFICATION qualifier disables mount verification.
$ MOUNT/CACHE=(NOEXTENT,NOFILE_ID,NOQUOTA,WRITETHROUGH) -
_$ /NOMOUNT_VERIFICATION $1$DGA0: FILES WORK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, FILES mounted on _$1$DGA0: (NODE)
23 /MULTI_VOLUME
/MULTI_VOLUME
/NOMULTI_VOLUME (default)
For foreign or unlabeled magnetic tape volumes, determines
whether you override MOUNT volume-access checks.
Use /MULTI_VOLUME to override access checks on volumes that do
not contain labels that MOUNT can interpret. If you have software
produced before OpenVMS Version 5.0 that processes multiple-
volume, foreign-mounted tape volumes without specifically
mounting and dismounting each reel, you may now need to mount
the first volume with the /MULTI_VOLUME qualifier.
Use this qualifier when a utility that supports multiple-volume,
foreign-mounted magnetic tape sets needs to process subsequent
volumes, and these volumes do not contain labels that the OpenVMS
Mount command can interpret.
By default, all tape volumes are subject to the complete access
checks of the OpenVMS Mount command (MOUNT). Some user-written
and vendor-supplied utilities used prior to OpenVMS Version 5.0
may mount only the first tape in a foreign tape set. To make
these utilities compatible with more recent versions of OpenVMS,
alter them to perform explicit calls to the $MOUNT and $DISMOU
system services for each reel in the set. As an alternative,
you can now mount the magnetic tape sets to be used by these
utilities with the /MULTI_VOLUME qualifier.
You must specify the /FOREIGN qualifier with the /MULTI_VOLUME
qualifier and you must have the user privilege VOLPRO. The
default is /NOMULTI_VOLUME.
NOTE
The OpenVMS Backup utility (BACKUP) explicitly calls
the $MOUNT and $DISMOU system services on each reel of
a foreign-mounted magnetic tape set. For additional
information, see the section on multivolume save sets
and BACKUP in the VSI OpenVMS System Management Utilities
Reference Manual: A-L.
Example
The following command mounts a tape volume set. MOUNT performs an
access check on the first volume in the set and proceeds without
checks to subsequent reels as they are needed for processing.
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/MULTI_VOLUME MUA0:
24 /OVERRIDE
/OVERRIDE=(keyword[,...])
Inhibits one or more protection checks that the MOUNT command
performs.
You need the user privileges OPER and VOLPRO to specify
/OVERRIDE=(ACCESSIBILITY, EXPIRATION) along with the /FOREIGN
qualifier; otherwise, the magnetic tape is not read.
If you specify more than one keyword, separate them with commas
and enclose the list in parentheses.
The following table lists the keywords for this qualifier:
Keyword Description
ACCESSIBILITY For magnetic tapes only. If the installation
allows, this keyword overrides any character
in the Accessibility Field of the volume. The
necessity of this keyword is defined by the
installation. That is, each installation has the
option of specifying a routine that the magnetic
tape file system will use to process this field.
By default, the OpenVMS operating system provides
a routine that checks this field in the following
manner:
o If the magnetic tape was created on a version
of OpenVMS that conforms to Version 3 of ANSI,
then you must use this keyword to override any
character other than an ASCII space.
o If an OpenVMS protection is specified and the
magnetic tape conforms to an ANSI standard that
is higher than Version 3, then you must use
this keyword to override any character other
than an ASCII 1.
To use the ACCESSIBILITY keyword, you must have
the user privilege VOLPRO or own the volume.
EXPIRATION For magnetic tapes only. Allows you to override
the expiration dates of a volume and its files.
Use this keyword when the expiration date in the
first file header label of any file that you want
to overwrite has not been reached. You must have
the user privilege VOLPRO or your UIC must match
the UIC written on the volume.
IDENTIFICATION Overrides processing of the volume identifier
in the volume label. Use this keyword to mount
a volume for which you do not know the label,
or for an ISO 9660 volume whose label is not
unique in the first 12 characters. Only the volume
identifier field is overridden. Volume protection,
if any, is preserved. The volume must be mounted
/NOSHARE (either explicitly or by default).
The /OVERRIDE=IDENTIFICATION qualifier is
incompatible with the /GROUP and /SYSTEM
qualifiers.
LIMITED_ Allows the Mount command to search an entire
SEARCH device for a home block, if a home block is
not found at the expected location. By default,
the search for a home block is limited to avoid
excessive search times if no valid home block is
present.
LOCK Directs MOUNT not to write-lock the volume as
a consequence of certain errors encountered
while mounting it. Use this keyword when you are
mounting a damaged volume to be repaired using
the ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE command. You must have
VOLPRO privilege or own the volume to use the LOCK
keyword.
NO_FORCED_ Directs the Mount command to proceed with
ERROR shadowing, even though the device or controller
does not support forced error handling. Using
unsupported SCSI disks can cause members to
be removed from a shadow set if certain error
conditions arise that cannot be corrected, because
some SCSI disks do not implement READL and WRITEL
commands that support disk bad block repair.
OWNER_ For magnetic tapes only. Overrides the processing
IDENTIFIER of the owner identifier field. Use this keyword
to interchange protected magnetic tapes between
OpenVMS and other operating systems.
SECURITY Allows you to continue mounting a volume if
an error is returned because the volume has an
invalid SECURITY.SYS file. You must have the user
privilege VOLPRO or own the volume to use this
keyword.
SETID For magnetic tapes only. Prevents MOUNT from
checking the file-set identifier in the first file
header label of the first file on a continuation
volume. Use this keyword only for ANSI-labeled
volumes on which the file-set identifier of the
first file on a continuation volume differs from
the file-set identifier of the first file of the
first volume that was mounted.
SHADOW_ Allows you to override the write protection of
MEMBERSHIP former shadow set members. Applicable only if
you have the volume shadowing option. see the VSI
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS.
When you mount a volume with this qualifier, the
volume shadowing generation number is erased.
If you attempt to remount the volume in a shadow
set, the volume is considered an unrelated volume
and receives a full copy operation from a current
shadow set member.
The following command overrides the volume identification
field, thus mounting a magnetic tape on MFA0 without a label
specification:
$ MOUNT/OVERRIDE=IDENTIFICATION MFA0:
25 /OWNER_UIC
/OWNER_UIC=uic
Requests that the specified UIC be assigned ownership of the
volume while it is mounted, overriding the ownership recorded
on the volume. If you are mounting a volume using the /FOREIGN
qualifier, requests an owner UIC other than your current UIC.
The parameter, uic, specifies the user identification code (UIC)
in the following format:
[group,member]
You must use brackets in the UIC specification. The group number
is an octal number in the range 0 to 37776; the member number is
an octal number in the range 0 to 177776.
To use the /OWNER_UIC qualifier for a Files-11 volume, you must
have the user privilege VOLPRO, or your UIC must match the UIC
written on the volume.
Example
The following command mounts a disk device labeled WORK on DRA3
and assigns an owner UIC of [016,360]:
$ MOUNT/OWNER_UIC=[016,360] DRA3: WORK
26 /POLICY
/POLICY=[NO]MINICOPY[=(OPTIONAL)], REQUIRE_MEMBERS,
[NO]VERIFY_LABEL
Controls the setup and use of shadow sets. For more information
about volume shadowing, see the VSI Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS.
The following table lists the keywords for this qualifier:
Keyword Description
[NO]MINICOPY Controls the setup and use of the shadowing
[=OPTIONAL] minicopy function.
(Alpha/Integrity
servers Requires LOG_IO (logical I/O) privilege to create
only) bitmaps.
The meaning of the keyword [NO]MINICOPY[=OPTIONAL]
for the MOUNT/POLICY qualifier depends on the
status of the shadow set, as follows:
1. If the shadow set is not mounted, either
on a standalone system or on any cluster
member, and MINICOPY=OPTIONAL is specified,
the shadow set is mounted and a write bitmap
is created. The write bitmap enables a
shadowing minicopy operation. You must specify
/MOUNT/POLICY=MINICOPY[=OPTIONAL] on the
initial mount of a shadow set, either on a
standalone system or in a cluster, to enable
the shadowing minicopy operation.
The OPTIONAL keyword allows the mount to
continue, even if the system was unable to
start the write bitmap. Likely reasons for the
bitmap to fail to start properly include an
improperly dismounted shadow set, a shadow set
that requires a merge operation, and various
resource problems. If the OPTIONAL keyword
is omitted and the system is unable to start
the write bitmap, the shadow set will not be
mounted.
If you specify the /POLICY=MINICOPY=OPTIONAL
qualifier and the shadow set was already
mounted on another node in the cluster without
the /POLICY=MINICOPY[=OPTIONAL], the MOUNT
command succeeds but a write bitmap is not
created.
If NOMINICOPY is specified, the shadow set is
mounted but a write bitmap is not created.
2. If a former member of the shadow set is
returned to the shadow set, which has
minicopy enabled, then a minicopy is started
instead of a full copy. This is the default
behavior and will occur even if you omit
/POLICY=MINICOPY[=OPTIONAL]. If a minicopy
is successfully started and then fails for some
reasons, a full copy is performed.
If a minicopy cannot be started and the keyword
OPTIONAL was omitted, the mount will fail.
If NOMINICOPY is specified, then no minicopy is
performed, even if one is possible.
REQUIRE_ Controls whether every physical device specified
MEMBERS with the /SHADOW qualifier must be accessible when
the MOUNT command is issued in order for the MOUNT
command to take effect. The proposed members are
either specified in the command line or found on
the disk by means of the /INCLUDE qualifier.
The behavior, without this qualifier, is that
if one or more members is not accessible for any
reason (such as a connectivity failure), then the
virtual unit will be created with the members that
are accessible.
This option is especially useful in the recovery
of disaster-tolerant clusters because it ensures
that the correct membership is selected after an
event.
[NO]VERIFY_ Require that any member that is going to be added
LABEL to the shadow set must have a volume label of
'SCRATCH_DISK'.
This will help insure that the wrong disk is not
added to a shadow set by mistake. If VERIFY_
LABEL is going to be used, then the disk that
is going to be added to the set must be either
initialized with the label 'SCRATCH_DISK' or a SET
VOLUME/LABEL must be performed.
The default behavior is NOVERIFY_LABEL, which
indicates that the volume label of the copy
targets will not be checked.
27 /PROCESSOR
/PROCESSOR=keyword
For magnetic tapes and Files-11 Structure Level 1 disks, requests
that the MOUNT command associate an ancillary control process
(ACP) to process the volume. The /PROCESSOR qualifier causes
MOUNT to override the default manner in which ACPs are associated
with devices.
For Files-11 Structure Levels 2 and 5 disks, controls block cache
allocation.
The following table lists the keywords for this qualifier:
Keyword Description
UNIQUE Creates a new process to execute the default
ancillary control process (ACP) image supporting
the magnetic tape, Files-11 ODS-1, ISO 9660, or
High Sierra formatted media being mounted.
For Files-11 Structure Levels 2 and 5 disks,
allocates a separate block cache.
SAME:device Uses an existing process that is executing the same
ACP image supporting the magnetic tape, Files-11
ODS-1, ISO 9660, or High Sierra formatted media
being mounted.
For Files-11 Structure Levels 2 and 5 disks, takes
the block cache allocation from the specified
device.
file-spec Creates a new process to execute the ACP image
specified by the file specification (for example,
a modified or a user-written ACP). You cannot use
wildcard characters, or node and directory names in
the file specification.
To use this keyword, you need CMKRNL and OPER
privileges.
You must have the operator user privilege OPER to
use the /PROCESSOR qualifier.
Example
The following command directs MOUNT to mount a magnetic tape on
MFA0 using the same ACP process currently associated with MTA1:
$ MOUNT/PROCESSOR=SAME:MTA1: MFA0:
28 /PROTECTION
/PROTECTION=keyword
Specifies the protection code to be assigned to the volume.
The following table describes the keywords for this qualifier:
Keyword Description
protection Specifies the protection code according to
code the standard syntax rules for specifying user
protection (that is, system/owner/group/world).
If you omit a protection category, that category of
user is denied all access.
If you do not specify a protection code, the
default is the protection that was assigned to
the volume when it was initialized.
XAR Enables enforcement of the extended record
attribute (XAR) access controls. For more
information about XAR, see the OpenVMS Record
Management Services Reference Manual.
DSI Enables XAR permissions Owner and Group for XARs
containing Digital System Identifiers (DSI). For
more information, see the OpenVMS Record Management
Services Reference Manual.
If you specify the /PROTECTION qualifier when you mount a volume
with the /SYSTEM or /GROUP qualifier, the specified protection
code overrides any access rights implied by the other qualifiers.
If you specify the /FOREIGN qualifier, the execute (E) or create
(C) and delete (D) access codes are synonyms for logical I/O (L)
and physical I/O (P). You can, however, specify the access codes
physical I/O (P) or logical I/O (L), or both, to restrict the
nature of input/output operations that different user categories
can perform.
To use the /PROTECTION qualifier on a Files-11 volume, you must
have the user privilege VOLPRO or your UIC must match the UIC
written on the volume.
Example
The following command mounts a device labeled WORKDISK on DKA1
and assigns a protection code. Access to the volume will be read,
write, and create for system users; read, write, create, and
delete for owner; read and create for group users; and read-only
for users in the world category.
$ MOUNT/PROTECTION=(SYSTEM:RWE,O:RWED,G:RE,W:R) DKA1: WORKDISK
29 /QUOTA
/QUOTA (default)
/NOQUOTA
Controls whether quotas are to be enforced on the specified disk
volume.
The default is /QUOTA, which enforces the quotas for each user.
The /NOQUOTA qualifier inhibits this checking. To specify the
/QUOTA qualifier, you must have the user privilege VOLPRO or your
UIC must match the UIC written on the volume.
Example
The following command specifies that the disk volume labeled WORK
on DRA3 has an owner UIC of [016,360] and no quotas enforced:
$ MOUNT/OWNER_UIC=[016,360]/NOQUOTA DRA3: WORK
30 /REBUILD
/REBUILD (default)
/NOREBUILD
Controls whether or not MOUNT performs a rebuild operation on a
disk volume.
If a disk volume is improperly dismounted (such as during a
system failure), you must rebuild it to recover any caching
limits that were enabled on the volume at the time of the
dismount. By default, MOUNT attempts the rebuild. For a
successful rebuild operation that includes reclaiming all of
the available free space, you must mount all of the volume set
members.
The rebuild may consume a considerable amount of time, depending
on the number of files on the volume and, if quotas are in use,
on the number of different file owners.
The following caches may have been in effect on the volume before
it was dismounted:
o Preallocated free space (EXTENT cache)
o Preallocated file numbers (FILE_ID cache)
o Disk quota usage caching (QUOTA cache)
If caching was in effect for preallocated free space or file
numbers, the rebuild time is directly proportional to the
greatest number of files that ever existed on the volume at
one time. If disk quota caching was in effect, you can expect
additional time that is proportional to the square of the number
of entries in the disk quota file.
If none of these items were in effect, the rebuild is not
necessary and does not occur.
If you use the /NOREBUILD qualifier, devices can be returned to
active use immediately. You can then perform the rebuild later
with the DCL command SET VOLUME/REBUILD.
For information about how to rebuild the system disk, see the VSI
OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.
Examples
In this example, the volume WORKDISK is mounted on NODE$DKA2.
Because the volume is found to have been improperly dismounted
and the /REBUILD qualifier is in effect, MOUNT displays a message
and proceeds to rebuild the volume.
$ MOUNT/REBUILD NODE$DKA2: WORKDISK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, WORKDISK mounted on _NODE$DKA2:
%MOUNT-I-REBUILD, volume was improperly dismounted; rebuild in
progress
In this example, the volume WORKDISK is found to have been
improperly dismounted, but because the /NOREBUILD qualifier is
specified, a rebuild is not performed. Instead, MOUNT displays a
message to inform you that the rebuild is needed, and proceeds to
make WORKDISK available for use as is. You can rebuild the volume
later with the DCL command SET VOLUME/REBUILD.
$ MOUNT/NOREBUILD NODE$DKA2: WORKDISK
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, WORKDISK mounted on _NODE$DKA2:
%MOUNT-I-REBLDREQD, rebuild not performed; some free space
unavailable; diskquota usage stale
31 /RECORDSIZE
/RECORDSIZE=n
Specifies the number of characters in each record of a magnetic
tape volume.
The parameter, n, specifies the block size in the range 20 to
65,532 bytes if you are using OpenVMS RMS, or 18 to 65,534 bytes
if you are not using OpenVMS RMS.
You typically use this qualifier with the /FOREIGN and /BLOCKSIZE
qualifiers to read or write fixed-length records on a block-
structured device. In this case, the record size must be less
than or equal to the block size specified or used by default.
Use the /RECORDSIZE qualifier when mounting magnetic tapes
without HDR2 labels (such as RT-11 magnetic tapes) to provide
OpenVMS RMS with default values for the maximum record size.
Example
In the following example, the magnetic tape is mounted on MTA0
with a default block size and record size of 512 characters:
$ MOUNT/FOREIGN/BLOCKSIZE=512/RECORDSIZE=512 MTA0:
32 /SHADOW
Binds up to three physical devices into a shadow set represented
by the virtual unit named in the command. This qualifier is
applicable only if you have the volume shadowing option. See
the VSI Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS for additional information.
The format of this qualifier is:
(virtual-unit-name[:] /SHADOW=(physical-device-name[:][,...]))
This qualifier indicates that you are mounting a shadow set
including the physical devices and the virtual unit that
represents them to the system. This qualifier instructs MOUNT
to expect a virtual unit name as the device-name parameter. Place
the /SHADOW qualifier after the virtual-unit-name parameter.
Use the virtual unit naming format DSAn, where n is a unique
number from 0 to 9999. For the physical-device-name, use the
standard device-naming format $allocation-class$ddcu[:].
Examples
The following example shows how to create a shadow set wherein
the software determines automatically the correct copy operation
for the two shadow set members. In this case, $1$DUA10 is the
more current volume and becomes the source of the copy operation
to $1$DUA11.
$ MOUNT DSA0: /SHADOW=($1$DUA10:,$1$DUA11:) SHADOWVOL
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, SHADOWVOL mounted on DSA0:
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMSUCC, _$1$DUA10: (MEMBER1) is now a valid member of
the shadow set
%MOUNT-I-SHDWMEMCOPY, _$1$DUA11: (MEMBER2) added to the shadow set
with a copy operation
The following command creates a volume set with the logical name
TEST3013. The volume set TEST3013 is not shadowed. However, each
element of the volume set (TEST3011 and TEST3012) is a shadow
set, providing redundancy for the volume set as a whole.
$ MOUNT/BIND=TEST3013 DSA3011/SHADOW=($1$DUA402:,$1$DUA403:),
DSA3012/SHADOW=($1$DUA404:,$1$DUA405:) TEST3011,TEST3012 TEST3013
33 /SHARE
/SHARE
/NOSHARE
Specifies, for a disk volume, that the volume is shareable.
If another user has already mounted the volume shareable, and
you request it to be mounted with the /SHARE qualifier, any other
qualifiers you enter are ignored.
By default, a volume is not shareable, and the MOUNT command
allocates the device on which it is mounted.
If you previously allocated the device and specify the /SHARE
qualifier, the MOUNT command deallocates the device so that other
users can access it.
The /SHARE qualifier is incompatible with the /GROUP and /SYSTEM
qualifiers.
Example
The following command mounts the device labeled SLIP on DLA0,
disables broadcasting of MOUNT messages, specifies that the
volume is shareable, and assigns the logical name DISC:
$ MOUNT/NOMESSAGE/SHARE DLA0: SLIP DISC
34 /SUBSYSTEM
/SUBSYSTEM
/NOSUBSYSTEM
Enables protected subsystems and the processing of subsystem
ACEs. Requires the SECURITY privilege.
By default, the disk from which you boot has /SUBSYSTEM enabled
but other disks do not. For further details on subsystems, see
the VSI OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
Example
The following command mounts the volume labeled SLIP on DUA1 with
mount messages disabled. Subsystems on the volume are accessible.
MOUNT also assigns the logical name SACH.
$ MOUNT/NOMESSAGE/SUBSYSTEM DUA1: SLIP SACH
35 /SYSTEM
Makes the volume public; that is, available to all users of the
system, as long as the UIC-based volume protection allows them
access.
The logical name for the device is placed in the system logical
name table. You must have the user privilege SYSNAM to use the
/SYSTEM qualifier.
When you mount a volume with the /SYSTEM qualifier in a
VMScluster system, you must use a volume label that is unique
clusterwide, even if the specified volume is not mounted
clusterwide.
The /SYSTEM qualifier is incompatible with the /GROUP,
/OVERRIDE=IDENTIFICATION, and /SHARE qualifiers.
Examples
The following command mounts the volume labeled SLIP on DUA1 with
mount messages disabled. The volume is made available systemwide.
MOUNT also assigns the logical name SACH.
$ MOUNT/NOMESSAGE/SYSTEM DUA1: SLIP SACH
The following command creates the volume set named MASTER_PAY
consisting of the initialized volumes labeled PAYVOL1, PAYVOL2,
and PAYVOL3. These volumes are mounted physically on the devices
named DB1, DB2, and DB3, respectively. The volume PAYVOL1 is the
root volume of the set.
The volumes are mounted as system volumes to make them available
to all users.
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/BIND=MASTER_PAY -
_$ DB1:,DB2:,DB3: PAYVOL1,PAYVOL2,PAYVOL3
36 /UCS_SEQUENCE
/UCS_SEQUENCE=escape_sequence
Supplies the escape sequence to select the coded graphic
character set, a requirement when mounting an ISO 9660 volume
for one of the Supplementary Volume Descriptors (SVDs).
The parameter, escape_sequence, is a character sequence defined
by the vendor who mastered the CD-ROM and is unique to the
vendor's character set conversion tables.
Use the /UCS_SEQUENCE qualifier when mounting an ISO 9660 CD-ROM
that contains non-ASCII character sets on OpenVMS.
An ISO 9660 volume may contain an SVD that specifies a graphic
character set. This graphic character, when selected at mount
time, is used as default character set when displaying a volume's
directories and file names.
The /UCS_SEQUENCE qualifier defines the escape sequence to select
the coded graphic character set.
All ISO 9660 volumes contain a Primary Volume Descriptor (PVD)
that uses ASCII (ISO 646-IRV) as the character set. Both ISO 9660
and OpenVMS file naming conventions use the same subset of ASCII
characters when displaying a volume's directories and file names.
37 /UNDEFINED_FAT
/UNDEFINED_FAT=record-format:[record-attributes:][record-size]
Establishes default file attributes to be used for records on ISO
9660 media for which no record format has been specified.
The following table describes the parameters:
Parameter Description
record- Specifies the format for all records in a file:
format FIXED, VARIABLE, STREAM, STREAM_LF, STREAM_CR, LSB_
VARIABLE, or MSB_VARIABLE. For a description of
these record formats, see the discussion of the RMS
field FAB$B_RFM in the OpenVMS Record Management
Services Reference Manual.
record- Specifies the attributes for all records in a file:
attributes NONE, CR, FTN, PRN, NOBKS. Applies only to non-
STREAM record formats. For a description of these
record attributes, see the discussion of the RMS
field FAB$B_RAT in the OpenVMS Record Management
Services Reference Manual.
record-size Specifies the maximum record size for all records
in a file: 0 to 32767. Applies only to FIXED
or STREAM record formats. For a description of
possible RMS record sizes, see the discussion
of the RMS field FAB$W_MRS in the OpenVMS Record
Management Services Reference Manual.
ISO 9660 media can be mastered from platforms that do not support
semantics of files containing predefined record formats. The
/UNDEFINED_FAT qualifier establishes default file attributes to
be used for records on ISO 9660 media for which no record format
has been specified.
The /UNDEFINED_FAT qualifier is valid only in conjunction with
the /MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM qualifier.
This qualifier temporarily overrides all undefined file types,
replacing them with selectable record formats having selectable
record attributes and selectable record sizes as shown in the
following illustration:
{ FIXED:record-attributes[, . . . ]:record-size}
{ VARIABLE:record-attributes[, . . . ] }
{ STREAM:record-size }
record formats { }
{ STREAM_LF:record-size }
{ STREAM_CR:record-size }
{ LSB_VARIABLE:record-attributes[, . . . ] }
{ }
{ NONE - None }
{ CR - Carriage_return }
record_attributes { FTN - Fortran }
{ PRN - Print }
{ }
{ NOBKS - No-Block-Span }
record_size { 1 to 32767 }
Example
In the following example, the volume labeled OFFENS is mounted on
DKA1 and all files on the volume are defined to be fixed length,
carriage return, and 80 bytes in length. MOUNT also assigns the
logical name STRAT.
$ MOUNT/MEDIA_FORMAT=CDROM/UNDEFINED_FAT=(FIXED:CR:80) DKA1: OFFENS STRAT
38 /UNLOAD
/UNLOAD (default)
/NOUNLOAD
Controls whether or not the disk or magnetic tape volume or
volumes specified in the MOUNT command are unloaded when they
are dismounted.
Example
In the following example, the volume labeled OFFENS is mounted
on DKA1 with the /NOUNLOAD qualifier so that it can be dismounted
without being physically unloaded. MOUNT also assigns the logical
name STRAT.
$ MOUNT/NOUNLOAD DKA1: OFFENS STRAT
39 /WINDOWS
/WINDOWS=n
Specifies the number of mapping pointers to be allocated for file
windows.
The parameter, n, specifies a value from 7 to 80 that overrides
the default value specified when the volume was initialized.
When a file is opened, the file system uses the mapping pointers
to access data in the file. Use MOUNT/WINDOWS to override the
default value specified when the volume was initialized. If no
value was specified at volume initialization, the default number
of mapping pointers is 7.
You must have the operator user privilege (OPER) to use the
/WINDOWS qualifier.
Example
The following command makes the volume labeled GONWITH on DKA2
available systemwide and assigns the logical name THE_WINDOW. You
override the default number of mapping pointers by specifying a
value of 25 for the /WINDOWS qualifier.
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/WINDOWS=25 DKA2: GONWITH THE_WINDOW
40 /WRITE
/WRITE (default)
/NOWRITE
Controls whether the volume can be written.
By default, a volume is considered read/write when it is mounted.
You can specify /NOWRITE to provide read-only access to protect
files. This is equivalent to write-locking the device.
For host-based volume shadowing devices, there are other
considerations. See the VSI Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS manual
for more information.
Example
The following command mounts a volume labeled BOOKS on NODE$DKA1
and then proceeds to mount it on each node in the existing
OpenVMS Cluster. The /NOWRITE qualifier makes the volume
available for read-only access.
$ MOUNT/CLUSTER/NOWRITE NODE$DKA1: BOOKS