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VMS cannot boot due to damaged boot block

(warning) If the system disk is accessible in read-only mode, this is because Charon detected a Windows partition on the disk. In such a case, the boot block repair operation will not succeed and you will have to re-create the disk (Windows disk partition removal) and perform a full VMS system disk restore.

(info) This procedure is also requested when moving a system disk from VAX 7000 to VAX 66x0

Step-by-step guide

For VAX systems, please click here

Alpha systems

Boot error message

P00>>>boot dka100
(boot dka100.1.0.1.1)
boot block integrity verification failure

Repair operations

(info) In the example given below we will assume dka100 is the VMS system disk and dka300 is the CDROM drive.

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VAX systems

Boot error message

>>>boot dka0
(BOOT/R5:0 DKA0)

  2..
-DKA0
?43 FILESTRUCT, DKA0
?06 HLT INST
                PC = 00000F39
Bootstrap failure.

 

Repair operations

(info) In the example given below we will assume dka0 is the production system disk and dka200 is the backup system disk.

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Shutdown the system and reboot with the production system disk:

$ shutdown1 @sys$system:shutdown

        SHUTDOWN – Perform an Orderly System Shutdown
                                      on node BAK071

How many minutes until final shutdown [0]:
Reason for shutdown [Standalone]:
Do you want to spin down the disk volumes [NO]?
Do you want to invoke the site-specific shutdown procedure [YES]?
Should an automatic system reboot be performed [NO]?
When will the system be rebooted [later]:
Shutdown options (enter as a comma-separated list):
 REBOOT_CHECK Check existence of basic system files
 SAVE_FEEDBACK Save AUTOGEN feedback information from this boot
 DISABLE_AUTOSTART Disable autostart queues

Shutdown options [NONE]:

%SHUTDOWN-I-OPERATOR, this terminal is now an operator's console
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 12-JAN-2015 13:17:22.61 %%%%%%%%%%%
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        SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE - use console to halt system

 

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