how to get data files from pc into disk image

[scruty_]

I can logon via puTTY terminal window and reliably boot the disk image which I installed (almost complete) using 018.

but since I can't add tcp/ip support, because $product install from vms83 cd crashes, nor is it possible to add tcp/ip support to my partly successful vms installation by booting the vms83 cdrom image,

how can I get a binary file, e.g. a backup file (which I downloaded via tcp/ip from my real alpha to the pc) into file image (dqa0)? - except via the kermit-way?

[scruty]

I thought about and found an easy solution to answer my question:

To get data, e.g. a vms backup save set, into the es40 without any network support, burn a virtual iso cd image using a suitable cd writing software (e.g. nero) with the data and modify es40.cfg to map the image file e.g. to

disk1.0 = file
    {
      file =          "img\mydata.iso";
      read_only     = true;
      cdrom         = true;
    }

after booting vms with es40, do a

$mount dqb0/overwrite=id/media=cdrom

works great!

p.s.: but how to get data out of the es40?

[scruty]

I forgot to say that the file attributes of backup save-set files must be restored. (I created ny save set on a real alpha, ftp-ed it to the pc, and burned the iso cd image containing x.bck.)

After mounting the iso cdrom image in es40, the file format is UDF (undefined). so first copy the save-set to a writable disk, e.g.:

$copy x.bck dqa0:[x]

and set the file correct file attributes (vms backup's default record size is 32256 = 63 * 512 bytes with fixed length records):

$ set file/attr=(rfm=fix,lrl=32256) dqa0:[x]x.bck

now you can e.g. list the save-set:

$back/list dqa0:[x]x.bck/sav