在PC上安装模拟器运行OpenVMS操作系统

    ZDNetChina服务器站 12月26日操作系统技巧

    需要软硬件:

    window pc一台.
    winpcap: http://winpcap.polito.it/install/bin/WinPcap_3_1_beta_3.exe

    simh: http://simh.trailing-edge.com/sources/simhv32-3-exe-ether.zip

    OpenVMS vax 5.x-7.x 安装盘,由于SIMH不能使用光驱,因此b必须将光盘做成ISO.方法如下:

    Select Recorder|Save Track
    Select the track, set the output filename
    In Options, you may need to set the Read Speed down;
    the VMS Hobbyist CD didn't work after a 52x read, but worked fine at 8x
    Click GO
    一定要将光驱速度设定再8x以下. 

    安装过程:

    1.安装winpcap.
    2.安装SIMH,直接解压就可以了.同时将做好的VMS.ISO copy到安装目录.
    3.配置SIMH,再SIMH安装目录下建立VAX.INI文件,内容如下:

; Load CPU microcode
load -r ka655.bin
;
; Attach non-volatile RAM to a file
attach nvr nvram.bin
;
; This virtual machine has 64M memory
set cpu 64m
;
; Define disk drive types. RA92 is largest-supported VAX drive.
set rq0 ra92
set rq1 ra92
set rq2 ra92
set rq3 cdrom
;
; Attach defined drives to local files
attach rq0 d0.dsk
attach rq1 d1.dsk
attach rq2 d2.dsk
;
; Attach the CD-ROM to its file (read-only)
attach -r rq3 vms62.iso
;
; Disable unused devices. It's also possible to disable individual devices,
; using a construction like "set rq2 disable" if desired.
;
set rl disable
set ts disable
;
; Attach Ethernet to a network interface
set xq mac=08-00-2B-AA-BB-CC
attach xq eth0
;
; Now start the emulator
boot cpu
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    4.运行VAX虚拟机,双击VAX.EXE.

VAX simulator V3.2-3
NVR: buffering file in memory
RQ: unit is read only
Eth: opened \Device\NPF_GenericNdisWanAdapter
Eth: Error Transmitting packet: No error
You may need to run as root, or install a libpcap version
which is at least 0.9 from www.tcpdump.org


KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
Performing normal system tests.
40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
08..07..06..05..04..03..
Tests completed.
.
.
.
Available device DUA0: device type RA92
Available device DUA1: device type RA92
Available device DUA2: device type RA92
Available device DUA3: device type RRD40

Enter "YES" when all needed devices are available: y
%BACKUP-I-IDENT, Stand-alone BACKUP T7.2; the date is 19-APR-2003 15:48:04.20

At this point, you're running a small "standalone" operating system that's used for backing

up and restoring data. Use the command that follows to restore the VMS "save set" from CD-

ROM to the first hard disk.

$ backup dua3:vms073.b/save_set dua0:
等backup完成后回到SIMH
sim>boot cpu
按照提示安装,具体安装方法可以参考:http://www.wherry.com/gadgets/retrocomputing/vax-simh.html

    好好享用吧.非常棒的操作系统,有些东西是UNIX望尘莫及的.