This is an example of setting a hardware write-protect through VMS.
$ MCR SYSGEN
SYSGEN> CONNECT/NOADAPTER FYA0
SYSGEN> EXIT
$ SET HOST/DUP/SERVER=MSCP$DUP/TASK=PARAMS R35F3C
Starting DUP server...
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Digital Equipment Corporation
PARAMS>SET WRT_PROT 1
PARAMS>WRITE
PARAMS>SHOW WRT_PROT
Parameter
Current
Default
Type
Radix
--------- ----------------
----------------
--------
-----
WRT_PROT
1
0
Boolean
0/1
PARAMS>EXIT
Exiting...
Stopping DUP server...
$
To remove hardware write-protection, repeat the procedure but set WRT_PROT
to 0.
You can verify that the device is write-protected while running VMS:
• If you issue the VMS command SHOW DEVICE DI, a write-protected drive
shows a device status of
Mounted wrtlck
.
• If you issue the VMS command SHOW DEVICE/FULL, a write-protected
drive is listed as
software write-locked
.
Note
You cannot remove hardware write-protection by using the VMS MOUNT
command.
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