Technical Document # - 17993836
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Family: Operating Systems
Product: OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
Release: 
Syslevel: XR04500

Last Updated: 01/03/2000
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TITLE

CID Parameters for VCU

DESCRIPTION

VCU (Volume Conversion Utility) must be run during the installation of 
Warp Server for e-business to create compatibility volumes from any existing 
partitions. Normally a message is displayed, requiring the user to manually
reboot the system after VCU executes. When installing via CID
(Configuration, Installation, and Distribution), VCU must be
automated to avoid the need for manual intervention at the 
target machine. This document describes the command line
parameters for VCU which may be useful in a CID environment.

RESOLUTION

Command line switches for VCU.EXE are as follows:             

/CID
;forces VCU to exit quietly with return code.

Documented return codes are:
 0 ;Volumes already exist - aborting
 1 ;Volumes created successfully, reboot required.
 2 ;Volume creation failed.
                               
/FORCE
;forces VCU to automatically delete any corrupt partitions found 
instead of displaying the "WARNING: VCU detected x corrupt partitions..."
message. This may be useful in situations where you intend to repartition the
disk anyway and are not concerned with preexisting data.

Note: /FORCE should be used with caution! Any corrupt partitions 
     found on any physical disks will be deleted (not just the Install target drive).

/LOG:filename
;Logs errors to file. Note that the log will only contain data if a failure occurs
converting the partitions. Only error code 2 above would result in a log entry.

/NOCOMMIT
;Volume creation not committed. Useful for checking for corrupt partitions.