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Product 900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems System Administrator's Quick Reference Guide HP Part No. 32650-90049 Printed in U.S.A. Edition Third Edition Printed Apr 1990 E0490
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Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Edition November 1989 A.01.00 Second Edition October 1989 A.30.00 Third Edition April 1990 A.40.00 Preface The System Administrator's Quick Reference Guide (32650-90049) describes the step-by-step execution of various System Administrator tasks. Although it includes some explanatory material, its purpose is to serve as a functional task reference, rather than as a tutorial. The manual is designed for rapid access to the details of task execution. Users of this manual should have at least System Operator training. Organization of This Manual Chapter 1 Installing Your System describes the procedures required to carry out a first time installation on MPE XL. Chapter 2 System Startup describes procedures for starting a previously installed system. Chapter 3 Updating System Software with UPDATE describes procedures for replacing current system software with a New Release. Chapter 4 System Configuration describes procedures for managing system configuration. Chapter 5 Managing Accounts, Groups, and Users describes the commands used to manage the account structure of MPE XL. Chapter 6 Console Operations describes the commands used by the system operator when monitoring and controlling system and user activity. Chapter 7 System Backup describes the procedures for performing a system backup. Chapter 8 System Shutdown describes the procedures for shutting down the system. Chapter 9 Volume Management describes the volume management commands used to manage the disks on which system users store their files. Conventions UPPERCASE In a syntax statement, commands and keywords are shown in uppercase characters. The characters must be entered in the order shown; however, you can enter the characters in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: COMMAND can be entered as any of the following: command Command COMMAND It cannot, however, be entered as: comm com_mand comamnd italics In a syntax statement or an example, a word in italics represents a parameter or argument that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND filename punctuation In a syntax statement, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. In the following example, the parentheses and colon must be entered: (filename):(filename) underlining Within an example that contains interactive dialog, user input and user responses to prompts are indicated by underlining. In the following example, yes is the user's response to the prompt: Do you want to continue? >> YES { } In a syntax statement, braces enclose required elements. When several elements are stacked within braces, you must select one. In the following example, you must select either ON or OFF: {ON } COMMAND {OFF} [ ] In a syntax statement, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, OPTION can be omitted: COMMAND filename [OPTION] When several elements are stacked within brackets, you can select one or none of the elements. In the following example, you can select OPTION or parameter or neither. The elements cannot be repeated. [OPTION ] COMMAND filename [parameter] Conventions (continued) [...] In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in brackets indicate that you can repeatedly select the element(s) that appear within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. In the example below, you can select parameter zero or more times. Each instance of parameter must be preceded by a comma: [,parameter][...] In the example below, you only use the comma as a delimiter if parameter is repeated; no comma is used before the first occurrence of parameter: [parameter][,...] |...| In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in vertical bars indicate that you can select more than one element within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. However, each particular element can only be selected once. In the following example, you must select A, AB, BA, or B. The elements cannot be repeated. {A} {B} |...| ... In an example, horizontal or vertical ellipses indicate where portions of an example have been omitted. Å In a syntax statement, the space symbol Å shows a required blank. In the following example, parameter and parameter must be separated with a blank: (parameter)Å(parameter) The symbol indicates a key on the keyboard. For example, RETURN represents the carriage return key or Shift represents the shift key. CTRLcharacter CTRLcharacter indicates a control character. For example, CTRLY means that you press the control key and the Y key simultaneously. base prefixes The prefixes %, #, and $ specify the numerical base of the value that follows: %num specifies an octal number. #num specifies a decimal number. $num specifies a hexadecimal number. If no base is specified, decimal is assumed.