1 04/21/86 salvage_vol
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3 Syntax as a command: salvage_vol volume_name drive_name
4 -control_args
5 or
6 salvage_vol -all -control_args
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9 Function: volume salvages a physical volume. This command can be used
10 in from ring 1 or ring 4 and should only be used at the direction of
11 the Site Administrator for storage system recovery. See the Multics
12 System Maintenance Procedures manual Order No. AM81 for more
13 information.
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16 Arguments:
17 volume_name
18 is the name of a physical volume.
19 drive_name
20 has the form <subsys>_<nn>s.
21 where:
22 subsys is the disk subsystem name dska
23 nn is the device number. 00 to 64
24 s is the subvolume name, for MSU3380 or MSU3390 ab or c.
25 example: dska_02 or dskb_00b.
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28 Control arguments:
29 -all
30 all known and assumed physical volumes are salvaged.
31 -console
32 output to syserr console instead of printer.
33 -copy drive
34 salvages inactive copy on drive.
35 -debug
36 for system programmer use only.
37 -dump
38 dumps damaged objects.
39 -noconsole
40 overrides the salv config card.
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43 -nodebug
44 overrides the salv config card.
45 -nodump
46 overrides the salv config card.
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49 Notes: The -copy control argument is used to salvage an inactive copy
50 of an active volume. The salv configuration card may supply some
51 default options.