The TAPE command (abbreviated TA) generates an SLT
from system configuration information. The configuration is
written to the CONFIG group of the SYS account on
the tape.
TAPE has the following syntax:
TAPE { [MODE = ][VERBOSE
NOCHANGE
NOCONFIG
NODIAG
NOLOGNUM
LOGNUM ] {[DEST = ]OFFLINE }
{ [STORE = ]"filesetliststring"}
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VERBOSE prompts the TAPE command to list the number
of nonuser files to be dumped and lists the name of each
file as it is dumped to the boot tape.
By default, SYSGEN changes SYSFILE configurations as they
are dumped to tape, so source name equals the destination
name.
NOCHANGE prevents SYSGEN from changing the names in the
SYSFILE configurator as it makes the boot tape.
NOCONFIG prevents SYSGEN from dumping the current
configuration files as it makes the tape.
NODIAG prevents SYSGEN from dumping the diagnostic files
as it makes the tape.
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NOLOGNUM resets the system and datacom log numbers to
zero (0).
LOGNUM is the default. It specifies that SYSGEN should
carry forward the system and datacom log numbers and not
reset to zero (0).
OFFLINE directs the listing created by VERBOSE to
SYSGEN's listing file, SYSGLIST.
Using OFFLINE in the TAPE command line does not
immediately generate a printout. The information is sent to
SYSGLIST until you enter the global module OCLOSE
command or exit SYSGEN. Exiting SYSGEN or using OCLOSE
closes SYSGLIST and prints the file.
STORE allows the user files that are specified in the
file set list to be
stored after the SLT. (The filesetliststring parameter
is the same as the
parameter specified with the STORE utility.
All configuration changes made are reflected on the tape.
(The temporary
changes remain valid after SYSGEN has generated a tape.)
Tapes created by the
TAPE command do not contain the system file directory.
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SYSGEN detects all system-independent errors; however, due
to SYSGEN's lack of knowledge of the physical attributes of
a target system, system-dependent errors cannot be detected
when a system load tape is generated.
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To generate a system load tape (SLT), perform the following
tasks:
Log on to the console as MANAGER.SYS. Enter:
:HELLO MANAGER[/userpass].SYS[/acctpass]
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If the user has system supervisor (OP) capability, but not
system manager (SM) capability, an SLT can still be made;
however no configuration changes can be made. Follow steps
2, 3, 10, and 11.
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Activate SYSGEN and access the configuration group that
you want to store on the boot tape. Enter:
Example 4-8 Accessing a Configuration Group
:SYSGEN groupname
SYSGEN version D.01.01 : catalog version D.01.00 TUE, SEP
14, 1993
Copyright 1987 Hewlett-Packard Co. All Rights Reserved.
** First level command **
io log (lo) misc (mi)
spu (sp)
sysfile (sy)
basegroup (ba) keep (ke) permyes (pe)
show (sh)
tape (ta)
clear (lc)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h)
oclose (oc)
redo
sysgen>
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Make any desired changes from the IO, LOG, or MISC
configurators.
Refer to Chapter 5 “Modifying Input/Output (I/O) Configurations”, and Chapter 7 “Modifying Miscellaneous Configuration Elements” for information
on using the IO, LOG, and MISC configurators to alter the
system configuration.
After completing any changes, but before exiting a
configurator, enter:
The HOLD command saves changes (to a temporary file)
made in the configurator at the time that the HOLD is
issued.
Decide which files to dump to tape.
SYSGEN allows you to choose which files to store to a boot
tape. You may store autoboot images, boot images, and system
programs.
The SYSFILE configurator provides the utilities and commands
that alter boot tape contents. For information on the
commands available for adjusting boot tape contents, refer
to Chapter 8 “Modifying System File Configurations”.
Hold any changes made in step 6.
After completing any changes, but before exiting the
configurator, enter:
Exit the SYSFILE configurator. Enter:
Issue the KEEP command to store all changes to a set
of permanent disk files by entering:
Mount a write-enabled tape on the tape drive.
When you mount the tape on the tape drive, the system issues
a message similar to the following:
10:15/10/Vol (unlabeled) mounted on LDEV# 7
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Generate the tape.
To create only a system load tape (SLT), enter the
following command:
This is a tape containing the operating system and specified
configuration information.
To create a system load tape with user files stored after
it, enter the following command:
sysgen>TAPE STORE="filesetlist"
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You can list the user files that you wish to store as input
to the STORE=
parameter. Note that the string of file names to be stored
after the SLT
must be enclosed in quotes. You can also use the wildcard @
to include all
users files on the system (@.@.@), in specific accounts
(@.@.SYS, @.@.AR), and
in specific groups of accounts (@.PUB.SYS, @.CURRENT.AR).
The system responds by issuing a message similar to the
following:
?10:15/#92/46/LDEV# FOR "SYSGTAPE" ON TAPE (NUM)
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Respond to the tape request to start the STORE when the
system issues the
above message. When the store is complete, the
system issues a message indicating that it has
completed the tape:
**Boot tape is successfully built**
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After all the files are stored, unload the tape and write-
protect it. Label
the tape and store it in a secure location with other backup
materials.