HP 3000 Manuals

System Administrator's Quick Reference Guide

9.  Updating With the New System Load Tape 

The following procedures replace the files on the system disk with the
files on the newly created system load tape.

   1.  Shut down the system.

            CTRL A 

            =SHUTDOWN 

   2.  Mount the new system load tape and put the tape drive online.

   3.  Reset the system.

            CTRL B 

            CM>RS 

   4.  Press Y in answer to the prompt:

            ENTER Y TO CONFIRM YOUR INTENTION TO RESTART THE SYSTEM (Y/N?)

   5.  When the message TO OVERRIDE, PRESS ANY KEY WITHIN 10 SECONDS
       appears:

       Press any key.

   6.  Press N in answer to the prompt:

            BOOT FROM PRIMARY BOOT PATH (Y or N)?

   7.  Press Y in answer to the prompt:

            BOOT FROM ALTERNATE BOOT PATH (Y or N)?

   8.  Press Y in answer to the prompt:

            INTERACT WITH IPL (Y or N)?

   9.  Enter UPDATE at the ISL> prompt:

            ISL>UPDATE 

  10.  Enter the current date and time in answer to the prompt:

            ENTER THE DATE AND TIME.

       If the date and time are correct, press Return.

       A series of messages is displayed.  After about 25 minutes the
       system automatically resets itself and restarts the boot routine.

  11.  Boot the system from the primary boot path (system disk) by using
       one of the following:

       a.  Not pressing a key in answer to the prompt:

                TO OVERRIDE, PRESS ANY KEY WITHIN 10 SECONDS.

       b.  Overriding Autoboot and answering Y to the prompt:

                BOOT FROM PRIMARY BOOT PATH (Y or N)?

  12.  Restart the system.

            ISL>START NORECOVERY 

       The system restart is complete when the logon prompt (MPE XL:) is
       displayed.

  13.  Log on by entering:

            MPE XL:HELLO MANAGER.SYS;HIPRI 

  14.  At the command interpreter prompt (:), start streaming and
       spooling capabilities:

            :STREAMS 10 

            :STARTSPOOL LP 

  15.  Remove the system load tape and store it.

  16.  Set passwords for MANAGER.SYS,PUB by entering:

            :ALTACCT SYS;PASS=password 

            :ALTUSER MANAGER;PASS=password 

            :ALTGROUP PUB;PASS=password 

       It is recommended that you set passwords for the following
       accounts as well:

            SUPPORT
            TELESUP
            HPPL85
            HPPL89
            HPPL96

       This completes the first time installation of the MPE XL operating
       system.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation