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HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

If You Need to Copy Data From the Tape Onto Disk 


CAUTION  The following procedure can cause good data files to be written
         over by corrupted files.  Before proceeding on to the following
         task, be sure that you fully understand the scope of the
         commands being used.


Use the RESTORE command and its options to copy files from your cassette
tape back onto the system.  Before you restore the files, use the RESTORE
command with the LISTDIR option to display the files on the tape.  After
determining the files to be restored, issue the RESTORE command with the
SHOW option.

To restore your files, follow these steps.  (If you are already in
MANAGER.SYS, omit step 1.)

   1.  Use the HELLO command to log on as MANAGER.SYS.

              : HELLO MANAGER.SYS Return 

   2.  Load the cassette tape into the tape drive from which you wish to
       copy files to the system disk.

   3.  For the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX with the built-in tape drive, type
       this file equation at the system prompt (specifying @.@.@ will
       restore all the files to the system disk):

              : FILE T;DEV=TAPE Return 
              : RESTORE *T;@.@.@;SHOW Return 

For additional information about restoring files, refer to the book, Task 
Reference (B3813-90009).

If you need to copy from the system disk onto a new tape 

Use the STORE command and its options to copy your files from the system
disk onto a cassette tape.  Begin by using the FILE command to create a
file equation to specify the tape device that you wish to copy to.  For
the HP 3000 9X8LX with the built in tape drive, use the FILE T;DEV=TAPE
file equation.  In the command line for STORE, use the SHOW option to
list the files to verify that they are the files that you wanted to copy
onto tape.

You should still be in the MANAGER.SYS account when you are copying from
the system onto the cassette tape.  Begin by loading your read-and-write
tape into the tape drive, and then proceed with one of these procedures:

   *   To copy more than one file to tape, type the following at the
       system prompt:

              : FILE TAPE1;DEV=TAPE Return 
              : STORE filename, filename, filename;*TAPE1;SHOW Return 

   *   To copy all files in a group to tape, type the following at the
       system prompt:

              : FILE TAPE1;DEV=TAPE Return 
              : STORE @.groupname;*TAPE1;SHOW Return 

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