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Returning the System to Normal Operation
When you complete the update process and successful testing of
AutoRestart/iX, you must do the following:
* Return the system to its normal operating state.
* Remove system dependency on the autoboot format file.
* Return dump-to-disk to its pre-test state, if you tested for
successful configuration of AutoRestart/iX.
Returning to a normal operating state
This section describes many of the steps required to return your system
to its normal operating state. Not all possible steps are included here,
because each customer installation is different. Review the steps below
and decide what additional steps you want to take. For example, if
SYSSTART is enabled on your system, most or all of the following steps
may already be done automatically if they are invoked by your
SYSSTART.PUB.SYS file.
To return the system to a normal operating state, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the console as MANAGER.SYS;HIPRI.
2. Bring up network services with the appropriate interface names.
For example, if you have configured network interfaces with the
names LOOP and LAN, enter:
:NETCONTROL START;NET=LOOP
:NETCONTROL START;NET=LAN
:NSCONTROL START
Refer to the NS3000/XL Network Manager's Reference Manual
(36920-90002) for more information.
3. Use the JOBFENCE and LIMIT commands to reset the jobfence and
limit to pre-update values.
4. Use the OPENQ command to open the spool queues for spoolable
devices not already spooled during system startup. Repeat this
step for each device. At the system prompt, enter:
:OPENQ nn
Where nn is either the LDEV number, device name, or class name of
the device that you want spooled.
5. Invoke SYSGEN and replace the name of the autoboot format file
AUTOOUT.HP36375.TELESUP with the system autoboot file
AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. Refer to the next section for directions.
Removing dependency on the autoboot format file
This section describes how to replace AUTOOUT.HP36375.TELESUP with the
system autoboot file AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. Whenever you create a system
load tape (SLT) in SYSGEN on a system that has an autoboot file, SYSGEN
searches for the specified autoboot file before creating the SLT. If
SYSGEN does not locate the autoboot file, it does not create the SLT.
NOTE Hewlett-Packard recommends that you replace the AutoRestart/iX
autoboot file name in SYSGEN with the system autoboot file name.
The system autoboot file is named AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. The system
searches the contents of AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS during the startup
sequence. AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS is a specially protected system file
and cannot be purged or modified by a customer.
To replace AUTOOUT.HP36375.TELESUP with the system autoboot file
AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS, follow these steps:
1. Log on to MANAGER.SYS.
2. Invoke SYSGEN. At the system prompt, enter:
:SYSGEN
3. Access the SYSFILE configurator. At the SYSGEN prompt, enter:
sysgen> SYSFILE
4. Use the RAUTO command to replace the existing autoboot file with
the system autoboot file AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. At the SYSFILE
prompt, enter:
sysfile> RAUTO FILE=AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS TYPE=DISC
5. Use the SHOW AUTO command to confirm that SYSFILE has accepted
AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. At the SYSFILE prompt, enter:
sysfile> SHOW AUTO
The following is displayed:
DISK AUTOBOOT = AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS
6. Use the HOLD command to temporarily hold the changes that you made
in the SYSFILE configurator. At the SYSFILE prompt, enter:
sysfile> HOLD
7. Exit the SYSFILE configurator to return to the SYSGEN menu. At
the SYSFILE prompt, enter:
sysfile> EXIT
8. Use the KEEP command to store to disk the changes that you have
made to your system's configuration. At the SYSGEN prompt, enter:
sysgen> KEEP
The SYSGEN utility saves to the default configuration group the
configuration changes made in the SYSFILE configurator. Respond Y
when SYSGEN asks if it should overwrite that group.
_____________________________________________________
| |
| |
| keeping to group CONFIG.SYS |
| Purge old configuration (yes/no)? Y |
| ** configuration files successfully saved ** |
| |
_____________________________________________________
9. Exit SYSGEN. At the SYSGEN prompt, enter:
sysgen> EXIT
10. Purge both AUTOIN.HP36375.TELESUP and AUTOOUT.HP36375.TELESUP. At
the system prompt, enter:
:PURGE AUTOIN.HP36375.TELESUP
:PURGE AUTOOUT.HP36375.TELESUP
Returning dump-to-disk to initial configuration
If you tested the successful configuration of AutoRestart/iX, you must
reset the dump file that was used during the test. Reset the dump file
after you return to the initial configuration.
NOTE If a dump occurs after you performed either a soft or a hard reset
of your system (not as a result of a system abort), and you allowed
the autoboot sequence to proceed, the dump that occurs does not
contain valid dump information. In this case, you must follow
these steps to remove the invalid dump information from the
affected dump file.
To reset the dump file, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the console as MANAGER.SYS.
2. Execute the BLDDUMP utility. At the system prompt, enter:
:RUN BLDDUMP.HP36375.TELESUP
3. Use the LIST command to determine the current state of dump files.
At the BLDDUMP prompt, enter:
(#1) blddump > LIST
The BLDDUMP utility displays the current state of all dump files.
In the following example, DUMP1 is the name of the dump file that
was written to during the invalid dump:
_______________________________________________________________________
| |
| |
| Autoboot Status ON |
| Dump-to-tape if dump-to-disk is not successful? YES |
| |
| DUMP FILE NAME DUMP FILE CURRENT SIZE PROTECTED? |
| (ID + "MEM") MAXIMUM SIZE OF CONTENTS |
| (megabytes) (megabytes) |
| -------------- ------------ ------------- ---------- |
| DUMP1MEM 400 229 YES |
| |
_______________________________________________________________________
The current size of DUMP1 is 229 megabytes, indicating that the
system wrote dump information to it during the AutoRestart/iX
testing.
4. Use the RESET command to remove the contents of the dump file that
was filled when you tested AutoRestart/iX. At the BLDDUMP prompt,
enter:
(#2) blddump > RESET DUMP1
5. Use the LIST command to confirm that DUMP1 has been reset. At the
BLDDUMP prompt, enter:
(#1) blddump > LIST
BLDDUMP displays the following:
_______________________________________________________________________
| |
| |
| Autoboot Status ON |
| Dump-to-tape if dump-to-disk is not successful? YES |
| |
| DUMP FILE NAME DUMP FILE CURRENT SIZE PROTECTED? |
| (ID + "MEM") MAXIMUM SIZE OF CONTENTS |
| (megabytes) (megabytes) |
| -------------- ------------ ------------- ---------- |
| DUMP1MEM 400 0 YES |
| |
_______________________________________________________________________
The current size of DUMP1 is 0 megabytes, indicating a successful
reset. The DUMP1 file is now ready for use as a target file for a
subsequent dump-to-disk.
6. Use the EXIT command to exit BLDDUMP and return to the system
prompt. At the BLDDUMP prompt, enter:
(#4) blddump > EXIT