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Performing System Operation Tasks MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Performing System Operation Tasks

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 Performing System Operation Tasks
   Performing System Operation Tasks : COPYRIGHT NOTICE

   Ch 1.  Managing Tapes and Tape Drives
      Loading Tape Drives
          To load a manual tape drive
          To load an automatic tape drive
          To load a DDS tape drive
          To allow a DDS tape to be written on
          To protect data on a DDS tape
          To unload a manual tape drive
          To unload an automatic tape drive
          To unload a DDS tape drive
      Handling Tape Requests
          To display a tape request
          To respond to a tape request
      Securing and Labeling Tapes
          To secure and label reel tapes
          To secure and label DDS tapes
      Organizing Tape Storage
      Keeping Records of Your Tapes
          To keep a record of each tape's contents
          To store reel and DDS tapes

   Ch 2.  Managing Disk Drives
      Operating a Disk Drive
          To manage a disk drive after it has been installed
      Loading and Unloading Disk Packs
          To load a disk pack
          To unload your disk pack
          To unload a nonsystem disk
      Monitoring Disk Space
          To monitor your disk space
          To see distribution of disk space
          To free disk space by creating a tape

   Ch 3.  Managing Printers
      Identifying Page Printers
      Starting and Stopping a Page Printer
          To start a page printer
          To stop a page printer
      Loading and Adjusting Paper for a Page Printer
          To prepare the paper for loading
          To load and adjust paper for a page printer
          To thread the paper
          To align the paper
      Clearing Paper Jams in a Page Printer
          To clear paper jams in a page printer
          To clear a paper jam in the input area
          To clear a paper jam in the output area
      Removing the Report from a Page Printer
          To tear a report off the page printer
      Sorting and Distributing the Reports
          To sort and distribute reports

   Ch 4.  Managing Printer Activity
      Altering Printer Access
          To check your print priority
          To set the print priority
          To raise the print priority
          To prevent printing all reports
      Altering Print Files
          To obtain information about multiple spoolfiles
          To alter the print device
          To print more than one copy
          To ask for a list of unprinted reports
          To delete all output spoolfiles
          To delete one or more spoolfiles
          To use a selection equation to delete spoolfiles
      Controlling Printer Activity
          To start the spooler
          To suspend spooling
             To suspend spooling but let current spoolfile finish
             To reprint a specified number of pages
             To move ahead a certain number of pages
             To begin printing on a specified page
             To print a spoolfile at its beginning
             To suspend spooling immediately
          To resume spooling
             To resume printing at the beginning of the spoolfile
             To resume printing on a particular page
             To resume and reprint a certain number of pages
             To resume and move ahead a certain number of pages
          To stop a spooler process
             To stop the spooler process but leave spooling queues open
      Deferring the Printing of a Report
          To defer printing a report
             To defer one or more spoolfiles
          To change a report from deferred to ready state
      Opening and Closing the Spool Queue
          To display information about the state of the queues and devices
          To open spooling queues
             To open spooling queues for all devices in class LP
          To close spooling queue while starting the spooler process
             To close spooling queues for all devices in class LP
          To clear a backlog of spooled reports
          To copy an output spoolfile from OUT.HPSPOOL to your account
          To store all output spoolfiles to tape
          To restore all output spoolfiles to your system

   Ch 5.  Performing System Functions
      Performing Console Tasks
          To identify the console
          To log on to the console
          To assign or change your password
          To list OPERATOR.SYS capabilities
      Using the Console Commands
          To move the console
          To allow users to access the console
      Communicating with the Users
          To create a new WELCOME message
          To correct a mistake in the WELCOME message
          To erase the existing WELCOME message
          To create and use a WELCOME message file
      Managing Session Activity
          To start a computer session
          To determine the session limit
          To set the session limits
          To reset the session limit
          To bypass the session limit
      Aborting a Session
          To display the user name
          To abort a session
          To stop all sessions in an emergency
      Managing Job Activity
          To create a job file
          To review your job file
          To start a job
          To schedule a job
             To schedule a job at a specific hour
             To schedule a job to start in a few hours
             To schedule a job to begin on a specific day
      Lowering and Resetting Job Limits
          To determine the jobfence
          To determine the job limit
          To lower your job limit
          To reset the job limit
          To change a job's priority
             To raise the job's priority
          To suspend a job
             To suspend a processing job
             To list suspended jobs
          To restart a suspended job
      To abort a job
      Removing and Returning System Devices
          To remove a device from system use
          To return a device for system use
      Managing Directories
          To use pathnames
          Access to directories
          To name directories
          To work with directories
      Getting Online Help with Commands
          To get information about MPE/iX commands
          To list commands by classification within the Help Facility
          To display command information within the Help Facility
          To display Help outside the Help Facility
          To display Help from within another program
      Getting Online Help with Error Messages
          To get help with Command Interpreter errors
          To get help with Store/Restore errors
          To get help with Command Interpreter warning messages

   Ch 6.  Copying Files to Tape
      An Overview of the Store Process
          To assign a name to the backup device
          To set up an auto reply device
          To choose the files you want stored
          To name file sets in MPE and HFS syntax
          To use wildcard characters and character sets
          To use character sets in the file set
      Storing Files
          To store a single file
          To monitor STORE command progress
          To respond to tape requests
          To request progress messages
          To mount additional tapes
          To store several files
          To rename files stored to tape
          To exclude subset files
          To store multiple sets of files
          To store files according to dates
          To store files after a certain date
          To remove stored files from the system: archiving files
          To create MPE V/E compatible STORE tapes
          To store files from volume sets
      Listing the Files Stored
          To use a long or short file display
          To display file dates
          To display file security information
          To display names only
          To force the HFS format
      System Directory Backup
          To store system directory information
      Improving Storing Efficiency by Increasing Record Size
      Using Indirect Files
          To use an indirect file
      Selecting a STORE Error Recovery Method
          Disk read errors
          Tape error recovery
          To display native mode messages
          To check file listings for errors
          To verify that STORE files are error free
          To retain the STORE tapes
          To allow users back on the system

   Ch 7.  Copying Files from Tape
      An Overview of the Restore Process
          To prepare the tapes
          To check for duplicate file names
      Restoring Files
          To restore a single file
          To restore several files
          To use wildcard characters to reference files
          To use character sets to reference files
          To specify files to exclude
          To restore multiple sets of files
          To restore files with specific file codes
          To specify a maximum number of restored files
          To list restored files
      Specifying a Destination for the Restored Files
          To restore files to a specific volume set
          To restore files to a specific device
          To restore files to their original group, account, and creator
          To restore files to your group and account
          To restore a file to a different group, account, or creator
          To restore the hierarchical directory structure
          Overwriting and Retaining Disk Files
             To retain disk files
             To overwrite disk files
          Specifying Modification and Last Access Date
             To retain the dates
             To change the dates
          Listing Restored Files
      Using Indirect Files
      Selecting a RESTORE Error Recovery Method
          To stop RESTORE upon an error
          To continue RESTORE regardless of errors
      Mounting Additional Tapes

   Ch 8.  Backing Up the System
      Scheduling Backups
      Preparing For the Backup
          To prepare for the backup
      Performing a Full Backup
          To prepare for a full backup
          To perform a full backup
          To perform a partial backup
      Maintaining a Large Stock of Backup Tapes

   Ch 9.  Starting and Recovering the System
      Starting the System under Normal Conditions
          To start the system under normal conditions
          To verify that the system has been started
          To prepare the system for normal activity
          To check and reset the job and session limit
          To set the streams device
      Starting the System Without Recovery
          To start the system without recovery
          To prepare the system for normal activity
          To check and reset the job and session limit
          To set the streams device

   Ch 10.  Shutting Down the System
      Scheduling Shutdowns
          To include shutdown information in the WELCOME message
      Shutting Down the System
          To shut down the system

   Ch 11.  Problem Solving
       Problem Solving
          If nothing happens when you type on the terminal
          If nothing happens when you type at the console
          If you need to perform an emergency shutdown
          If you think there is a problem with tapes
          If there are problems printing
          If there is a non-recoverable power failure on systems using UPS devices
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