HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started ABCDE HP Part No.
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In This Book This book introduces your system and provides a step by step guide on how to begin using your system. It contains the following chapters described below: Chapter 1: Introducing Your System Chapter 2: Describes the two main ways of using your system. Familiarizing Yourself with Your Computer Chapter 3: Provides a hardware overview.
Chapter 7: Performing Tasks with HP Easytime/iX Chapter 8: Describes many of the tasks that you need to monitor and manage printing, les, jobs, sessions, console messages, and backups on your system. HP Easytime/iX Reference Appendix A: Provides information about console messages and requests, error messages, function keys, wildcard character sets, and eld de nitions for each HP Easytime/iX screen.
Related Manuals Getting Started is the second book in a set of ve manuals that includes the following: Understanding Your If you are new to computers, this is a good place to System (B3813-90001) start. It provides an introduction to what computers do and how they do it. Familiarizes you with your computer and computer Getting Started peripherals.
Note The MPE/iX operating system has been enhanced as of Release 4.5 and 5.0 to include additional features that include POSIX compatibility and the hierarchical le system . The hierarchical le system is tree structured and can contain les at many di erent levels. This organization provides a special kind of le called a directory. Instead of holding data, directories contain lists of les and pointers to those les.
Introducing the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 Series 9X8LX computer system for the multiuser environment combines o ce computing with mainframe power. The system is designed to be used in a standard o ce setting without the stringent environmental controls of the typical computer room. Its compact size accommodates a number of o ce con gurations.
Contents 1. Introducing Your System Your HP 3000 Series 9X8LX System . . . What Is HP Easytime/iX? . . . . . . . What Are MPE/iX Commands? . . . . The online Help Facility . . . . . . . . The quick reference cards . . . . . . . Printing Conventions for this User's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 2. Familiarizing Yourself With Your Computer Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Getting Your System Ready for Use To list your system hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To start your system from the ISL prompt . . . . . . . . To add external disk drives to the operating system . . . . To remove precon gured LDEVs from the operating system Setting Up Your Terminals and Printers . . . . . . . . . To get your terminals and printers to communicate to the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebooting the system and the DTC . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning Tape Heads and Choosing Your Cassettes To clean the tape heads . . . . . . . . . . . To choose cassettes labeled DDS . . . . . . . To determine number of DDS cassettes needed . 6. Getting Started with HP Easytime/iX Are You Ready? . . . . . . . . . . . To install HP Easytime/iX . . . . . . To customize HP Easytime/iX . . . . To enable HP Easytime/iX . . . . . . To disable HP Easytime/iX . . . . . Logging On and Starting HP Easytime/iX To log on . . . . . . . . . . . . . To start HP Easytime/iX . .
To cancel all selections . . . . . . . . . . Working in Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . To type text in a eld . . . . . . . . . . . To correct typing errors . . . . . . . . . . To select from a list in a dialog box . . . . . To choose options in a dialog box . . . . . . To move in a dialog box . . . . . . . . . . To close a dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . To cancel a dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Operating Modes . . . . . . . To set the system administrator password . .
To verify les stored . . . . . . . . . . . To set store options . . . . . . . . . . . To copy a le from tape to disk (restore) . . To stop the restore process . . . . . . . . To verify les restored . . . . . . . . . . To set restore options . . . . . . . . . . To delete a le . . . . . . . . . . . . . To rename a le . . . . . . . . . . . . To move les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To move one le to another group . . . . . To move multiple les to another group . . To read the contents of a le . . . . . . .
To set the printer outfence . . . . . . To set the HP Easytime/iX printer . . Managing Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . To access Job Management . . . . . . To check the status of jobs . . . . . . To start a job . . . . . . . . . . . To delete (abort) a job . . . . . . . To schedule a job . . . . . . . . . . To put a job on hold . . . . . . . . To take a job o hold . . . . . . . . To suspend a job . . . . . . . . . . To resume a suspended job . . . . . . To move a job to the top of the queue .
To enable a function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To set backup defaults for scheduled backups . . . To set the default for console messages and requests To choose a startup screen . . . . . . . . . . . To cancel a startup screen . . . . . . . . . . . To save the setup defaults . . . . . . . . . . . To exit the setup program . . . . . . . . . . . Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To respond to print le problems . . . . . . . . To respond to printer problems . . . . . . . . .
A. Preparing Additional Software Products for Use Setting Up Additional Software Products . . . Installing HP DeskManager . . . . . . . . . Installing HP ALLBASE/4GL . . . . . . . . To install new HP ALLBASE/4GL systems . To install the HP ALLBASE/4GL environment Installing SNA IMF/XL . . . . . . . . . . . Installing HP Predictive Support . . . . . . . Installing NewWave O ce Products . . . . . . To install HP Resource Sharing . . . . . . . To install HP Information Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures 2-1. 3-1. 4-1. 4-2. 4-3. 5-1. 5-2. 5-3. 5-4. 6-1. 6-2. 7-1. 7-2. 7-3. 7-4. 7-5. 7-6. 7-7. 7-8. 7-9. 8-1. 8-2. 8-3. 8-4. 8-5. 8-6. 8-7. 8-8. Tape Drive (3.5-inch DDS) . . . . . . . . . . . UPS Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quick DTC Con guration Screen . . . . . . . . Initial Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP C1503A 3.5-Inch Tape Drive Front Panel . . . Close the Recognition Hole to Write on a Cassette Inserting a Cassette . . . . . .
Tables 2-1. HP 3.5-inch DDS Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1. DDS Tape Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2. HP 3.5-inch DDS Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Introducing Your System Your HP 3000 Series 9X8LX System Your HP 3000 Series 9X8LX system is one in a family of computers renowned for reliability and performance. You can communicate with your system through a set of screens and menus called HP Easytime/iX or through a set of commands known as MPE/iX commands. What Is HP Easytime/iX? HP Easytime/iX is an easy-to-use program through which you can communicate with your HP 3000 computer.
For example, HP Easytime/iX screens provide ways to inform users of backup schedules, a system administration task. The screens also provide ways for all users to send messages to each other, or to the person operating the console. HP Easytime/iX helps in performing both system administration tasks and end user tasks.
The online Help Facility In addition to your documentation, MPE/iX provides an extensive online Help Facility that includes a description of every MPE/iX command, its parameters, and an example of its use. The quick reference cards HP Easytime/iX Quick Reference MPE/iX Day-to-Day Tasks This card provides a brief reference for important skills and tasks. This quick reference for MPE/iX guides you in nding the commands that you might use most often.
Printing Conventions for this User's Guide This convention italic text underlined text Means this A book title, emphasized text, or text that you must supply, such as the name of a le. Text that you type exactly as shown. For example, type :SHOWME computer text NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Shaded 4Key5 Text that appears on the computer screen. Represents a push button or function key label, such as Field Help . Indicates a key on your keyboard, such as 4Return5.
2 Familiarizing Yourself With Your Computer Hardware Overview Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 Series 9X8LX computer systems for the multiuser environment combines o ce computing with mainframe power. Typically, the system consists of the following components: the main computer that ts comfortably alongside a desk or table the external uninterruptible power system, also called UPS, that can provide up to 15 minutes of battery backup power to the computer system.
To familiarize yourself with the computer The Computer 2-2 Familiarizing Yourself With Your Computer
You should take some time to study the front of the computer. The following illustration shows the front panel of the computer. Computer Front Panel The front of the computer. All of the switches and indicators on the computer are located along the top, in the front of the computer as shown in the gure above.
ON/OFF switch: Controls the DC power (not the AC power from the wall outlet) for the computer, the internal disk drive, and internal tape drive. Once the computer has started, you should turn this o only as part of the shutdown procedure. Caution The OFF part of the front panel switch only disconnects the DC power from the inside of the computer cabinet. AC voltage is still present at the computer power supply. The AC power can be removed only by unplugging the power cord.
Tape Drive Figure 2-1. Tape Drive (3.5-inch DDS) Cassette Light and Drive Light: These lights indicate the states of the tape drive. See the Interpreting Tape Drive Indicator Status Lights section at the end of this chapter. Cassette Slot: Here you insert and retrieve the DDS tapes needed for storing information onto tapes. Cassette Unload Button: This button stops any tape operation, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette from the tape drive.
Interpreting Tape Drive Indicator Status Lights The various status states that you see displayed are shown in the following table. Table 2-1. HP 3.5-inch DDS Tape Drive Cassette Light Drive Light No Cassette States Condition O O No cassette loaded, or power is o . Flash Yellow Flash Yellow Self-test in progress. On Green Flash Green No cassette; tape drive is active. Write Enable States On Green On Green Cassette loaded; tape drive online.
Familiarizing Yourself With Your Computer 3 Peripherals To familiarize yourself with the console The console is an ordinary terminal that has a special purpose. You can locate the switches, adjusting knobs, and connectors of the console in the following illustration.
Computer Console Back and Front Views 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
To familiarize yourself with the external disk drive. The external disk or disks, depending on how many you ordered, come mounted in a disk cabinet. To familiarize yourself with the external disk cabinet the following illustration shows the location of the switches, indicators, and connectors for the disk cabinet (also known as a disk drive cabinet). Disk Drive Cabinet Front and Back View 1. power on indicator (front) 2. power receptacle and ON/OFF switch (back) 3. bottom SCSI connector (back) 4.
The gure above shows an external disk cabinet containing three disk drives. To determine the number of disk drives in your external disk cabinet, count the indicator lights (located on the right side of each disk drive).
To familiarize yourself with the DTC 16iX (J2062A) As a part of your new computer, you received at least one box containing a Data Communications and Terminal Controller (DTC). The DTC 16iX allows terminals, PCs, and printers to use the computer and be used by the computer. Front Panel Display DTC 16iX Front Panel FAULT ACTIVITY LINE ON only active when there is a problem. a xed light when the DTC 16iX is fully operational and running without a problem.
DTC 16iX Back View DTC 16iX Back View 1. Junction Panel Connectors 2. Diagnostics port 3. AUI Port 3-6 4. ThinLAN Connection 5.
To familiarize yourself with the UPS The uninterruptible power system (UPS for short), provides up to 15 minutes of battery backup for your system processor.
The switches and indicator lights on the UPS front panel The following table describes the switches and indicator lights on the front panel of the UPS. 1. AC Output 2. Battery Power 3. Attention A green light|indicates that normal power (AC) is being supplied to the receptacles in the back. A yellow light|indicates the unit is supplying power during abnormal power (AC) conditions. A yellow light|indicates unit needs attention.
Audible alarm The audible alarm is located inside the unit and is used in conjunction with the Attention light and the Test switch. There are three conditions that activate the audible alarm: 1. Pushing the Test switch 2. AC power fail and unit switches to battery power. 3. Attention light comes on. This could be for an overload condition or a low battery warning indicating two minutes until battery depletion. The beep sequence for the alarm is based on a half (0.
UPS Back View Figure 3-1. UPS Back View 1. Input connector 2. Output connector 3. UPS Port 4. Safety Fuse 3-10 There is one input receptacle to plug the unit into an appropriate wall outlet for AC power. There are four output receptacles that supply AC power or battery power. A 9-pin RS-232 connector for communication to a computer. A time delay 10 amp safety fuse.
Configuring Your UPS In most cases, your Hewlett-Packard representative will con gure your UPS when they install your system. If you should need to recon gure, for example, if you reinstall your system, refer to Appendix B, Con guring Your UPS. UPS Console Messages If you lose power and the UPS is activated, you will see status messages on your console. For a detailed description of these messages, refer to Appendix C, UPS Console Messages.
4 Getting Your System Ready for Use Note Your Hewlett-Packard representative is responsible for the installation of your HP 3000 Series 9X8LX system. The following procedures assume that your system is at the point where the fundamental operating software is starting and that your system is waiting for your response to the ISL> prompt. To list your system hardware Before you start your system, you may want to use the MAPPER utility.
2. ODE> EXIT 3. ISL> Note To use MAPPER after you have started up your system, you must rst stop all system activity and shut the system down, for example, at the system console prompt: : [ [CTRL]] A =SHUTDOWN Once the system issues the nal shutdown message, transfer control by entering: [ [CTRL]] B If this reply does not work, initiate a hard reset by entering: CM> RS Then, at the ISL prompt, proceed as above (Step 1) to run MAPPER. To start your system from the ISL prompt 1.
are not correct, respond accordingly. Enter the time in 24-hour format (for example, 5:00 pm is entered as 17:00). Note Do not be alarmed if you inadvertently miss the system's time-out to change the date and time. You will be given another opportunity to change the date and time when you reboot the system. Your system will display some warning messages on the console telling you that uncon gured devices are attached to your system. Do not be concerned. These messages are normal during your rst boot up.
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS;HIPRI 4Return5 2. At the system prompt, type the following to get into VOLUTIL: : VOLUTIL 4Return5 3. Use the VOLUTIL utility to identify each external disk drive separately. Your system may arrive with either one or two internal disk drives already precon gured on your system. If you have one internal disk precon gured, use 2 in place of n in the following example when adding an external disk drive to your con guration.
5. To return to the system prompt (:). At the volutil: prompt, type: volutil: EXIT 4Return5 The system prompt should reappear. To remove preconfigured LDEVs from the operating system Follow these procedures only if you have not purchased any external disk drives. 1. At the system prompt (:), type: :HELLO MANAGER.SYS;HIPRI 4Return5 2.
d SYSGEN version E.00.00: catalog version E.00.00 TUE, SEP 28, 1993, Copyright 1987 Hewlett-Packard Co. All Rights Reserved. a **warning** no NMCONFIG file in this configuration. **warning** NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS is now the NMCONFIG file ** First level command ** c io sysfile (sy) log (lo) misc (mi) spu (sp) basegroup (ba) tape (ta) keep(ke) permyes (pe) show (sh) clear (cl)(c) redo exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) oclose (oc) b sysgen> 3.
4. To get a device listing, type LD at the prompt. io> ld d c 4Return5 A listing similar to the following should appear: LDEV: 1 DEVNAME: ID: HPC2474S PATH: 56/52.6.0 CLASS: DISC SPOOL OUTDEV: 0 MODE: RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: D MPETYPE: 4 MPESUBTYPE LDEV: 2 DEVNAME: ID: HPC2474S PATH: 56/52.5.0 CLASS: DISC SPOOL OUTDEV: 0 MODE: RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: D MPETYPE: 4 MPESUBTYPE LDEV: 3 DEVNAME: ID: HPC2474S PATH: 56/52.4.
io> dd 3 io> dd 4 4Return5 4Return5 6. To check to see if these devices have been removed type the following at the IO> prompt: io> ld d A screen similar to the following should appear: LDEV: 1 DEVNAME: ID: HPC2474S PATH: 56/52.6.0 CLASS: DISC SPOOL OUTDEV: 0 MODE: RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: DISC MPETYPE: 4 MPESUBTYPE: 2 LDEV: 2 DEVNAME: ID: HPC2474S PATH: 56/52.5.0 OUTDEV: 0 MODE: RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: DISC MPETYPE: 4 MPESUBTYPE: 2 CLASS: DISC c 4Return5 SPOOL LDEV: 6 DEVNAME: ID: HP2567B PATH: 56/52.8.
sysgen> keep config 4Return5 Purge old configuration (YES/NO)? YES 4Return5 Keep configuration anyway (YES/NO)? YES 4Return5 8. When you start (boot up) the system next time, you need only type the START NORECOVERY command at the ISL prompt. 9. To return to the system prompt (:), when the sysgen> prompt reappears, type: sysgen> EXIT : 4Return5 Setting Up Your Terminals and Printers Terminals and printers are connected to the computer through the data communications and terminal controller (DTC).
The Open Configuration/Directory Screen 3. NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS is the name required by the software. Verify that this name is displayed in the Configuration file name eld. 4. Verify that the name of the correct backup con guration le is in the Backup configuration file name eld. The default is NMCBACK.pub .sys . 5. Press the function key Open Config function key (4F15).
The Main Menu To ll in the Main Menu: 1. Provide node name using the format: nodename.domain.organization . Use the format nodename.domain.organization , where nodename identi es the DTC. If there is more than one DTC on the system, the nodename of each DTC must be unique. Note DTC name and DTC node name are two di erent elds. However, it is common to use the nodename part of the DTC node name as the DTC name , for example: DTC name = ALPHA DTC node name = ALPHA.ACCTG.TEKLAB 2.
Do you have X.25 system-to-system or PAD connections? N 3. Press the Save Data function key (4F65). 4. Press the DTS function key (4F15). The Host Con guration screen will appear. This screen is used to con gure the Datacommunications and Terminal Subsystem (DTS) on the HP 3000. DTS de nes the interaction between the system and any \asynchronous" devices such as terminals and printers. Host Configuration Screen To ll in the Host Con guration Screen: 1.
3. In the Physical path of LANIC eld, enter slot number (default physical path for Series 9X8LX is 60/6). Verify this number with your HP Service Representative. 4. To save the information entered on this screen press the Save Data function key (4F65). 5. Press the Go to DTC function key (4F15) to get the following screen: DTC Configuration Selection Screen 6.
To initiate the DTC 16iX Con guration: 1. Enter the DTC's name in the \DTC name" eld. The DTC name can be up to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with a letter. The DTC name must be unique on the system. 2. Enter the DTC's LAN address in the \DTC LAN station address" eld. The DTC address can be found on a label on the back panel of the DTC16iX box. 3. Type in the DTC's node name in the DTC node name eld. Use the format nodename.domain.organization , where nodename identi es the DTC.
Note DTC name and DTC node name are two di erent elds. However, it is common to use the nodename part of the DTC node name as the DTC name , for example: DTC name = ALPHA DTC node name = ALPHA.ACCTG.TEKLAB 4. (Optional) Enter an IP (internet protocol) address for the DTC, if you want this DTC to be able to respond to PING/iX requests. Otherwise, leave the DTC IP Address eld blank. 5. Enable the event logging classes that you want.
DTC16iX Port Configuration To con gure the DTC16iX: 1. Verify that the DTC name is correct. 2. (Optional) Enter the port group type. The valid types are D for direct connect and M for modem connect. 3. Press 4Tab5 key to move the cursor to the rst port connector. LDEV number used for each port connector must be unique. 4. Enter the pro le name for each port connector in the Profile Name eld. For direct terminals ports, the suggested pro le to use is TR10D96.
Validation of DTS/LINK started. NOTE: In order for any TIO changes to take effect, you must reboot the system. Validation of DTS/LINK finished. If the con guration le encounters errors, the validation procedure prints out the total number of errors that it nds. Error messages are also displayed, explaining the problems found. If this occurs, correct the errors, press Save Data again and repeat the Validate Link/DTS process. 7.
The message Cross validation with SYSGEN complete does NOT mean that there were no con guration con icts. There is a con guration mismatch if you see error or warning messages indicating that a con ict exists between the network con guration le and the system I/O devices con gured through SYSGEN. If you see these messages, you must rst correct the con icts before validating again. Note 8.
5. At the ISL> prompt type the following: ISL> START NORECOVERY 4Return5 6. At the system prompt, type SHOWME to make sure that you are logged on to MANAGER.SYS. Then type the following: :SPOOLER LP;START :STREAMS 10 :OUTFENCE 7 7. To reset the DTC, turn o the power and then turn on the power again for the DTC. Note You should reboot the DTC after rebooting your HP 3000 system.
If you have a personal computer (PC) running in terminal emulation mode and have it connected to the DTC, it is treated as a terminal by the DTC and the system. To change a terminal or printer port To change the current terminal or printer con guration on your system, use the Node Management Services Con guration Manager program, known as NMMGR. Before you run NMMGR, you must change the hardware device (terminal or printer) that is connected to the particular port.
2. If you have followed the procedures in chapter 4, \Getting Your System Ready For Use," but have not yet performed the rst reboot of your system, type the following commands to start NMMGR: : RESET NMMGRCMD : NMMGR 4Return5 4Return5 If you have followed the manual procedures in chapter 10, \Performing Manual Tasks to Get Your System Ready For Use," you just need to type the following command to start NMMGR: : NMMGR 4Return5 The terminal displays the Open Configuration/Directory File screen.
Figure 4-1. Quick DTC Configuration Screen 5. Type the number of the DTC whose con guration you want to change (for example, the DTC number would be 1, 2, or 3, depending on how many DTCs you have) in the DTC number eld. 6. Press 4F15 (the Get DTC Info softkey) to tell the computer to display the current con guration of the DTC that you speci ed. The con guration information is then displayed on the screen. 7. Press 4Tab5 to move the cursor to the elds that specify the ports as terminals or printers.
Numbers 0 through 5 are valid for the six modem-connect ports. The numbers going down the left side of the elds represent the number of slots for boards in the DTC. With this DTC, you only need to be concerned with slot 0 or slot 1. You can only change values in existing elds. It is not possible to enter values in an empty eld. 8.
To perform a final validation of your new configuration To ensure that there are no con icts between the information that you have supplied in NMMGR and the information found in the system con guration le, you must cross-validate your con guration. You will use the SYSGEN utility to perform this cross-validation. 1. At the system prompt (:), type the following commands to get into SYSGEN. Once you are in SYSGEN, you can perform the cross-validation.
You have now completed the cross-validation process, and your con guration should now be operational. 4. Reboot your system by entering the following at the prompt: : 4Ctrl5 4A5 = SHUTDOWN 4Return5 4Ctrl5 4B5 CM>RS 4Return5 5. Respond Y once again to the primary boot questions, as you did in chapter 3, \Starting the Computer System." Then, once the system reboots, you will see the ISL> prompt.
Booting the System At times you may need to boot the system; for example, if you change the system's con guration or need to recover the operating system and software, you might need to boot your system. Note Keep in mind that these tasks should be performed only by system management trained personnel or a Hewlett-Packard Service Representative as these procedures may result in loss of user data if performed inappropriately.
d This screen is followed by the Main Menu.
Booting from the Primary Path If you need to boot from the disk, enter the following at the Main Menu prompt: Main Menu: Enter command or menu > BO Interact with IPL (Y or N)?> y 4Return5 Note 4Return5 Booting from the primary path is the system default, therefore when BO is typed at the prompt, BO PRI is assumed. The system responds with a screen similar to the following: Booting... Boot IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 4 . . .
5 Using and Maintaining the Tape Drive This chapter describes procedures for the tape drive that comes with your HP 3000 Series 9X8LX. A DDS tape drive stores data on cassette tapes in a format called digital data storage (DDS). To avoid loss of data and damage to your DDS drive, use only properly certi ed DDS cassette tapes, not DAT tapes, which are only tested for audio use.
Getting To Know Your Tape Drive When familiarizing yourself with the tape drive and its indicators, here are some terms for you to know. Cassette Slot: is where the tape cassette is inserted and removed. Unload Button: stops any tape operation, rewinds the tape, and ejects the cassette from the tape drive. Cassette Light and Drive Light: indicate the status of the tape drive. Both lights are capable of displaying yellow or green colors.
Table 5-1. DDS Tape Requirements HP 3.5-inch Non-HP C1503A DDS Device 60M (red) Read (yes) Read (yes) Write (yes) Write (yes) 90M (yellow) Read (yes) Read (*) Write (yes) Write (*) *Refer to the manufacturer's speci cation.
Preparing Your Cassette When preparing your cassette for loading into the tape drive, you must decide if the cassette should be a read-and-write tape or a read-only tape. To allow a cassette to be written on To allow a cassette to be written to as well as read from, slide the tab on the rear edge of the cassette so that the recognition hole is closed. This cassette is a read-and-write tape as shown in the following illustration. Figure 5-2.
To load a cassette To load your cassette into a digital data storage (DDS) tape drive: 1. Insert the tape cassette squarely into the slot in the front of the drive. Make sure that the label is facing uppermost, then follow the arrowhead on the cassette case. Only minimum force is necessary when doing this. Do not restrain the cassette when pushing it into the drive because it could jam in the mechanism. The drive automatically ejects an incorrectly loaded cassette after 10 seconds. Figure 5-3.
Caution Do not try to load another cassette when a cassette is already in the drive. Check for a \cassette loaded" indication on your tape drive if you are not sure whether or not a cassette is loaded. To unload a cassette To unload your cassette from the tape drive: 1. Press the unload button on the front panel. Figure 5-4. Unloading a Cassette This starts a sequence that rewinds the tape to the beginning and ejects the cassette. The sequence takes about 10 seconds.
To label a cassette In order for you to identify what kind of information is stored on the cassette, it is important for you to have a label on it. When you label your cassette, follow these guidelines: Use only one label on each cassette. Use only standard labels recommended for cassettes. Stick the label only in the label area. Do not stick anything else to the cassette. Interpreting Indicator Status Lights The various status states that you will see displayed are shown in the following table.
Table 5-2. HP 3.5-inch DDS Tape Drive Cassette Light Drive Light No Cassette States Condition O O No cassette loaded, or power is o . Flash Yellow Flash Yellow Self-test in progress. On Green Flash Green No cassette; tape drive is active. Write Enable States On Green On Green Cassette loaded; tape drive online. On Green Flash Green Cassette loaded; tape drive active. Pulse Green Pulse Green Loading, unloading, or ejecting cassette. On Green O Tape drive o ine.
Interpreting Status Signal Conditions When operating your tape drive, be aware of the indicator lights displaying conditions to notify you of the status. If you have a read-only tape If the cassette is a read-only tape, the cassette light shows yellow during normal operations. If you see a caution signal The caution signal is indicated by the cassette light alternating between green (for 4.5 seconds) and o (for 0.5 seconds). For normal operation, it typically is a steady green.
If you have a fault warning If a fault is diagnosed during the self-test performed when the system is switched on, the result is indicated by the cassette light pulsing in groups of one, two, or three pulses, while the drive light shows a steady yellow. If this happens, make a note of the pattern and, call your Hewlett-Packard support representative. If You Need to Copy Data From the Tape Onto Disk Caution The following procedure can cause good data les to be written over by corrupted les.
For additional information about restoring les, 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 les from the system disk onto a cassette tape. Begin by using the FILE command to create a le 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 le equation.
Do not touch the tape or attempt to clean the tape path or tape guides inside the cassette. Do not leave cassette tapes in excessively dry or humid conditions. Do not leave cassette tapes in direct sunlight or in places where magnetic elds are present (for example, under telephones or near transformers). Do not drop cassettes or handle them roughly. Do not stick more than one label onto cassettes; extra labels could cause the cassettes to jam in the tape drive.
Environmental and usage limits Appropriate conditions of operating, storage (long-term), and transporting environments for your cassette tapes are as follows: Operating temperature is 5 C to 45 C (41 F to 113 F). Operating humidity is 20% to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature is 26 C (79 F). Storage temperature is 5 C to 32 C (41 F to 90 F). Storage humidity is 20% to 60% relative humidity, non-condensing. Maximum wet bulb temperature is 26 C (79 F).
scratches on the tape, usually caused by dirt particles becoming trapped between a tape guide and the tape and scratching the surface as the tape passes by Any of the following conditions indicate that the tape heads need cleaning: after every 25 hours of use if the tape drive indicates that it is correcting an excessive number of errors (See your tape drive manual for details.
To determine number of DDS cassettes needed The total number of cassettes needed depends on your backup routine; however, it is advisable to keep extra cassettes for the following: a spare set for full backup a spare cassette for use for diagnostics by your Hewlett-Packard customer engineer cassettes for le transfers cassettes for any archival storage you may require Using and Maintaining the Tape Drive 5-15
6 Getting Started with HP Easytime/iX This chapter describes how to log on to your system and start HP Easytime/iX, and how to exit HP Easytime/iX and log o .
Are You Ready? Every HP 3000 Series 9X8LX arrives with HP Easytime/iX preinstalled. If you did not receive HP Easytime/iX installed as part of your system, you need to install the software before you can use the program. You receive the program on either a 1/2-inch magnetic tape or on a digital data storage (DDS) cassette. To install HP Easytime/iX MPE/iX system manager or operator capabilities are required to install HP Easytime/iX. Follow the installation instructions that you received with your tape.
To disable HP Easytime/iX Disabling HP Easytime/iX is a system administrator responsibility. You may want to do this, for example, before a system shutdown. 1. Log on to the system as MANAGER.SYS. 2. Start HP Easytime/iX. 3. Switch to system administrator mode. 4. From the Main menu, press 4D5 for Disable HP Easytime/iX. A dialog box prompts you for con rmation. 5. Press 4F55 OK to con rm disabling HP Easytime/iX. NNNNNNNN 6. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm again.
Logging On and Starting HP Easytime/iX Logging on means identifying yourself to the computer. You must identify yourself as an authorized user by typing your logon identity (user name and account) and a password (if any). If you do not have a logon identity, ask your system administrator to give you one. Once you log on, you begin your communication with the HP 3000 computer and can start working. To log on 1.
To start HP Easytime/iX Once you have logged on (and the program is enabled), you can start HP Easytime/iX. 1. From the system prompt, type: :RUN EASYTIME.PUB.SYS 4Return5 Unless your system administrator has changed this, the Main menu is displayed on your screen. This is where you begin your work. The gure below illustrates the Main menu. Figure 6-1. Main Menu Welcome to HP Easytime/iX! Now you are ready to begin learning about basic skills and HP Easytime/iX tasks.
The following pages describe the basic skills that you need to use HP Easytime/iX. If you do not want to continue with basic skills now, you can exit HP Easytime/iX with the following procedure. To exit HP Easytime/iX 1. Press 4F25 4E5 to open the Exit menu. 2. Press 4X5 for Exit HP Easytime/iX. 3. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm that you want to exit. NNNNNNNNNNN This ends your current HP Easytime/iX session.
Getting Help There are two ways to get help in HP Easytime/iX. You can access the Help menu for a complete index of help topics, or you can press 4F15 Field Help for context-sensitive help about an object on the screen. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN The HP Easytime/iX Help menu is available on every screen.
Figure 6-2. Index of Help Procedures To select and read a help topic 1. Press 485 or 495 to move the cursor to a help topic. 2. Press either 4F35, 4Spacebar5, or 4Return5 to select the topic. 3. Press 4F55 Read . NNNNNNNNNNNNNN A help window displays help information about that topic. 4. Press 4F85 Close when you are nished reading. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN If you want to choose another help topic, press 4Tab5 twice to go back to the list of topics and select another. 5.
To use the help key With the help key you can access eld-speci c help about an object on the screen or in a menu, for example, a task or a data-entry eld. 1. Move the cursor to an object on the screen. 2. Press 4F15 Field Help to get help information about that object. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 3. Press 4F85 Close to close the help window when you are nished reading.
Using the Main Menu The Main menu is your focal point in HP Easytime/iX and usually the rst thing that you see after starting HP Easytime/iX. Through the Main menu, you can access any HP Easytime/iX screen. To open a screen from the Main menu 1. Press the key that corresponds to the underlined letter in the screen that you want to open, for example, press 4P5 for Print File Management Or, use the 485 or 495 keys to highlight the screen that you want, and press 4Return5.
Working with Screens Each area of management in HP Easytime/iX (for example, File or Session Management) is displayed on a screen. Through screens you can access information about the current status of the system and perform system management tasks. To identify the parts of a screen Each HP Easytime/iX screen contains the following: title bar A horizontal bar that is located at the top of each screen and contains the name of the screen.
list box message line function keys 6-12 A box listing available choices, for example, a list of available les on the system. The bottom line on your screen. Information about what is happening on the system is displayed here. Along the top of the keyboard are eight keys labeled F1 through F8. These function keys correspond to the eight function key labels along the bottom of each HP Easytime/iX screen.
Working with Menus All HP Easytime/iX menus appear on the menu bar. The menu bar appears directly below the title bar. Each menu contains a list of available tasks (menu items) that let you determine what action to take next. You can also access the Main menu from the menu bar on any HP Easytime/iX screen. To open a menu You can open any menu in HP Easytime/iX by going to the menu bar and pressing the key that corresponds to the underlined letter in the menu that you want to open.
To choose a menu item All HP Easytime/iX tasks are listed on menus. You perform tasks by choosing the menu item. 1. Press the key that corresponds to the underlined character in the menu item that you want. For example, press 4D5 for Delete. Or, use 485 or 495 to highlight the menu item that you want, and press 4Return5. To close a menu Press 4F45 again to close a menu and exit the menu bar. Or, press 475 or 465 to open other menus on the menu bar.
To understand menu conventions Not all HP Easytime/iX menu items look the same. Menu items can be shaded, preceded by an asterisk, highlighted, or followed by an ellipsis ( . . . ). Additionally, each menu item has one letter underlined. The following table explains HP Easytime/iX menu conventions. Menu convention Shaded Ellipsis ( . . . ) Asterisk Underlined Character De nition This menu item or screen is not available.
Working with List Boxes Each HP Easytime/iX screen contains at least one list box . A list box is an area displaying columns of information. These can be items related to the current HP Easytime/iX screen, for example, a list of les on the File Management screen, or a list of available choices, for example, printers currently available on the system. To identify a list box Every list box contains a scroll bar on the right edge (and/or bottom edge) of the list box.
To scroll in a list box The cursor keys that you use depend on the kind of terminal and keyboard that you have.
To select a range of items 1. Move the cursor to the rst item that you want to select. 2. Press 4F25 Fast Select and then 4F35 Select . NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 3. Move the cursor to the last item that you want to select. As you move the cursor, the items in the list are highlighted line by line. 4. Press 4F25 Fast Select and then 4F35 Select to end the range selection.
Working in Dialog Boxes HP Easytime/iX uses dialog boxes to present information or to prompt you for data needed to complete a task. Dialog boxes are windows that appear on your screen overlaying a portion of the current display. Dialog boxes usually contain one or more elds (areas that you can ll in or edit), or a list of choices from which you can select a value. Whenever an ellipsis ( . . . ) appears after a menu item, you know that a dialog box (or another screen) follows.
To type text in a field 1. Press 4Tab5 to move from one data-entry eld to the next. 2. Type the requested information.
To choose options in a dialog box 1. Press 4Tab5 to move to the option that you want. 2. Press either 4F35, 4Return5, or 4Spacebar5 to choose the option. Selected choices are marked by either an asterisk <*>, or by [X].
Understanding Operating Modes There are two operating modes in HP Easytime/iX: user mode system administrator mode When you start HP Easytime/iX, you are automatically in user mode. In this mode, some tasks are not available (shaded). Usually, shaded tasks require system administrator access. To set the system administrator password A password is required when changing to system administrator mode.
The password must begin with a letter and can contain eight alphanumeric characters. For security reasons, each character that you type is displayed as an asterisk (*). 3. Press 4F55 OK to change to system administrator mode. NNNNNNNN To change to user mode If you are in user mode, you can manage only your own les, jobs, and sessions. From the Main menu, press 4U5 for Switch to User. No passwords are required when changing to user mode.
Practicing Basic Skills This section guides you through a few tasks so that you can practice using some of the basic skills just introduced. A le called ETLEARN has been created for you to use throughout these exercises. Please do the tasks in the order that they are presented, as later tasks build on previous ones. To prepare to practice basic skills The le ETLEARN is located in the public group of the system account, PUB.SYS. Programs and applications available to all users of the system reside here.
4. Press 4R5 for Read. The rst 15 lines of the le are displayed on your screen. You can use the scroll keys to browse through the contents of the le. 5. Press 4Shift5 + 495 to scroll to the next page. 6. When you are nished reading, press 4F85 Close to close the le and go back to the File Management screen. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN To print a file When you request a le to be printed, you create a print le . A print le is a copy of the le that the system creates and sends to the printer.
To copy a file You can copy les to the same group or to another group in your logon account. With this task, you are going to make a copy of the le ETLEARN and keep it in your logon group. 1. Select the le ETLEARN from the File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4C5 for Copy. A dialog box prompts you to type a le name and group. 4. Type a new name for the le ETLEARN. A le name can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters and must begin with a letter.
2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4D5 for Delete. Whenever you delete a le, HP Easytime/iX prompts you to con rm the action. Confirmation Dialog Box 4. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm that you want to delete this le.
7 Performing Tasks Using HP Easytime/iX This chapter describes the tasks that you can perform with HP Easytime/iX. HP Easytime/iX helps you to manage your system by organizing your daily tasks around menus that are easy to identify and use.
Managing Sessions When you log on to the MPE/iX system, you begin a session. This is your means of communicating with the computer. A session begins when you log on (HELLO) and ends when you log o (BYE).
The Session Management screen provides information about all the sessions that are logged on to the computer, including: name of the session user name and account of the session name of the program that the session is running (if there is one) date and time when the session was started which session is your session The following gure illustrates the Session Management screen. Figure 7-1.
To delete (abort) a session Before performing routine maintenance on the system, for example, a backup, you may want to delete any active sessions (log other users o the system). This ensures that any les currently locked by an application are available for backup. 1. Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4D5 for Delete. A dialog box prompts you to con rm deletion. 4. Press 4F55 YES to delete sessions.
5. Press 4F55 OK to send the message. NNNNNNNN To limit the number of sessions on the system If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of users allowed to log on to the system at one time. 1. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 2. Press 4L5 for Limit No. of Sessions. A dialog box prompts you to type the session limit. 3. Type the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently. 4. Press 4F55 OK to set the session limit.
3. Type the set of sessions that you would like to view. You can use wildcard characters to de ne the set. 4. Press 4F55 OK to display the new view. NNNNNNNN Only those sessions that you speci ed are now displayed on your screen. This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/iX, or change the view again. To reset the view If you have set the view to show only selected sessions, you can quickly reset it to display all sessions on the system. 1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2.
sort by User sort by Account The sessions on your screen will be sorted according to the setting that you selected. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting. This setting is valid until you exit HP Easytime/iX, or until you change the sort again. Managing Files Files store the information with which you work. Reports, spreadsheets, letters, and application programs are all les. If you use the MPE/iX editor to create a document, this document is a le.
To access File Management 1. Move the cursor to File Management on the Main menu. 2. Press either 4F35, 4Return5, or 4Spacebar5. The File Management screen provides the following information about les on the system: name of the le account and group where the le is located le code (ASCII or application type) status (whether the le is secured or released) size of the le in kilobytes The following gure illustrates the File Management screen. Figure 7-2.
To print a file When you request a le to be printed, a copy of the le (a print le) is created and sent to the printer. 1. Select one or more les from the File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4P5 for Print. A dialog box prompts you for the number of copies. 4. Type the number of copies that you want printed. 5. Press 4F55 OK to print the le. NNNNNNNN If any les have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to type them.
To copy one file 1. Select one le from the File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4C5 for Copy. A dialog box prompts you for a le name and group. 4. Type a le name. You must type a new name if copying the le to the same group. 5. Type a group if you want to copy the le to a group other than your logon group. 6. Press 4F55 OK to copy the le. NNNNNNNN If the le has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to type it.
4. Type a group if you want to copy the les to a group other than your logon group. 5. Press 4F55 OK to copy the les. NNNNNNNN If any les have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to type them. To copy a file from disk to tape (store) In addition to making regular backups, you can copy les to tape at any time for security purposes. 1. Prepare tapes and device. Refer to the reference information that you received with your tape drive. 2. Load the correct tape in the tape drive.
NNNNNNNN Supply any requested information and press 4F55 OK to continue. During the store process, HP Easytime/iX displays a monitoring screen where you can check the progress of the task. Do this by pressing 4F55 Update Display periodically. During the store process, you cannot use this terminal for anything else. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN If the store is progressing correctly, the monitoring screen displays the percent complete, for example: STORE OPERATION IS 25% COMPLETE.
To verify files stored HP Easytime/iX creates a print le listing every le stored and every le that the system was not able to store. Check this report to verify that all les have been successfully stored on tape. You should keep this report with your tape. The name of the report le is ETSTLST. You can view and read the contents of this le on the Print File Management screen. This le can be quite large and so the status is ON HOLD. Take the le o hold if you want to print it.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 5. Press 4F65 Save to save the store options permanently. NNNNNNNN Or, press 4F55 OK to save the store options for this session only. To copy a file from tape to disk (restore) You can restore (copy to disk) one or more les that have been stored on tape. 1. Prepare tapes and device. See the reference information that you received with your tape drive. 2. Load the correct tape in the tape drive. 3. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 4. Press 4T5 for Restore.
If you make a mistake and add a le to the list that you do not want to restore, select it and press 4F75 Delete from List . NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN You can repeat steps 5 and 6 to add as many les as you like to the list. 7. When you have completed the list of les to be restored from tape, press 4F55 OK to continue. NNNNNNNN A dialog box may prompt you for more information. For example: NNNNNNNN Supply any requested information, and press 4F55 OK to continue.
It can take several minutes for the restore process to stop. To verify files restored HP Easytime/iX creates a print le listing every le restored and every le that the system was not able to restore. Check this report to verify that all les have been successfully restored from tape. The name of the report le is ETRSTLST. You can view and read the contents of this le on the Print File Management screen. This le can be quite large and so the status is ON HOLD. Take the le o hold if you want to print it.
4. You can choose one or more of the available options. Refer to \HP Easytime/iX Options," in chapter 4, if you need more information. 5. Press 4F65 Save to save the restore options permanently. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNN Or, press 4F55 OK to save the restore options for this session only. To delete a file You can use this task to delete unwanted les from the system. 1. Select one or more les from the File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4D5 for Delete. 4.
4. Type a new le name. 5. Type a group name if you want the renamed le moved to a group other than your logon group. 6. Press 4F55 OK to rename the le. NNNNNNNN If the le has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to type it. To move files You can move les to and from other groups, but not to and from other accounts. You can only move les that you created and that are in your logon account. To move one file to another group 1. Select one le from the File Management screen. 2.
4. Type the le name. If you want to give the le a new name, type a new le name; otherwise, type the old le name. 5. Type a group name if you want to move the le to a group other than your logon group. 6. Press 4F55 OK to move the le. NNNNNNNN If the le has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to type it. To move multiple files to another group When moving more than one le to another group, you cannot rename them at the same time. 1. Select les from the File Management screen. 2.
4. Type a group name if you want to move the les to a group other than your logon group. 5. Press 4F55 OK to move the le. NNNNNNNN If any les have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to type them. To read the contents of a file You can read the contents of any le that you created or that is released by the creator. You may also be able to read the contents of a secured le if you have read access as provided by MPE/iX security provisions. 1. Select one or more les from the File Management screen. 2.
To add MPE/iX security to a file If you previously removed MPE/iX security from a le, you can re-establish security provisions with this task. You can secure a le only if you created it. Files are automatically secured when they are created. 1. Select one or more les from the File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4E5 for Secure. If any les have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to type them.
NNNNNNNN 4. Press 4F55 OK to display the new view. Only those les you that speci ed are now displayed on your screen. This new view lasts until you exit HP Easytime/iX or change the view again. To reset the view If you have set a view of les, you can quickly reset it to all the les in your logon group and account. 1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2. Press 4R5 for Reset View. To sort a list of files You can de ne how les are sorted (order in which they are displayed) on the File Management screen.
Managing Print Files Print les are les that users have requested for printing, but that have not yet printed. Because the printer can only process one le at a time, print les must be organized in a logical order (queued) when sent to the printer. HP Easytime/iX sorts print les according to their status and prints each in turn.
approximate length (in pages) of the print le name of the required form (if available) Figure 7-3. Print File Management To access Print File Management 1. Move the cursor to Print File Management on the Main menu. 2. Press either 4F35, 4Return5, or 4Spacebar5.
To check the status of print files You can monitor printing on your system by checking the status eld on the Print File Management screen. The status of a print le can be any one of the following: This status CREATE PRINTING READY ON HOLD LOAD FORM ALIGN FORM PROBLEM UNKNOWN Means this A print le is being created. The print le is printing now. The print le is ready (waiting) to print. The print le has been put on hold. This means that the print le cannot print until you take it o hold.
To delete a print file If you no longer want a print le to print, you can delete it from the print queue. 1. Select one or more print les from the Print File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4D5 for Delete. 4. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm deletion of the print le. NNNNNNNNNNN To put a print file on hold You can put a print le on hold to keep it from printing until you want it to. 1. Select one or more print les from the Print File Management screen. 2.
3. Press 4N5 for Print Next. To read the contents of a print file You can read the contents of a print le while it is waiting in the print queue. 1. Select one or more print les from the Print File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4R5 for Read. If the rst print le has a lockword, type it. The rst 15 lines of the print le are displayed. You can use the scroll keys to browse through the contents of the print le.
A dialog box prompts you for the number of copies. 4. Type the number of copies that you want printed. 5. Press 4F55 OK to change the number of copies. NNNNNNNN To change the printer for a print file You can route your print les to another printer with this task. 1. Select one or more print les from the Print File Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4P5 for Change Printer A dialog box displays a list of available printers. 4. Select a printer from the list. 5.
To stop and restart printing of a print file You can stop (interrupt) a le that is printing, and start printing again from the beginning. Use this task to recover after a paper jam. 1. Select the print le that is currently printing . 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4E5 for Reprint. To load a form Some print les need to be printed on a form or special kind of paper. When a form is needed, the status line on your screen displays the message: LOAD FORM.
To align a form Some print les that require a form also require that you align the form before printing. You would want to be sure that checks, for example, are correctly aligned before printing a large number of them. When alignment of a form is needed, the status line on your screen displays the message: ALIGN FORM. You must respond to this request before printing on this printer can continue. 1. Select a print le with the status Align Form. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3.
1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2. Press 4V5 for Set View. A dialog box prompts you to type a set of print les. The following example displays all print les for user PAT in account FINANCE. Setting a View of Print Files 3. Type the set of print les that you would like to view. You can use wildcard characters to de ne a set of print les. 4. Select one or more printers. 5. Press 4F55 OK to display the new view. NNNNNNNN Only those print les that you speci ed are now displayed on your screen.
To sort a list of print files When you start HP Easytime/iX and go to Print File Management, print les are sorted on your screen by printer. You can change this to sort print les, for example, by print le name or by status. 1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2. Choose one of the following settings: sort sort sort sort sort by by by by by Print File Name User Account Printer Status The print les on your screen will be sorted according to the setting that you selected.
To access Printer Management You must be in system administrator mode to perform Printer Management tasks. 1. Move the cursor to Printer Management on the Main menu. 2. Press either 4F35, 4Return5, or 4Spacebar5. The Printer Management screen provides information about all of the print devices on the system, including the following: name of the printer status of the printer (enabled or disabled) current outfence set for the printer The following gure illustrates the Printer Management screen. Figure 7-4.
To check the status of a printer You can check the status of printers on your system from the Printer Management screen. The status of a printer can be any one of the following: This status ENABLED DISABLED UNKNOWN Means this The system administrator has enabled the printer. It is available for printing. The system administrator has disabled the printer. If you route your print les to this printer, they will not print until the printer is enabled.
To set the printer outfence If you are the system administrator, you can set the printer outfence. By increasing the outfence, you can prevent les from printing. The outfence can be any value from 1 to 14. If the outfence is set at 5, for example, then only those print les with a priority of 6 or higher can print. 1. Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4O5 for Set Outfence. A dialog box prompts you to type the new outfence.
3. Select a printer from the list. 4. If you are the system administrator, you can press 4F65 Save to save this setting permanently. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNN Or, press 4F55 OK to set the printer for this session only.
Managing Jobs Much of the work that you do on the system can be accomplished with jobs . A job is a le that contains commands that you would normally type at the keyboard during an interactive session. When you start the job, the computer interprets and executes these commands automatically. No further user input is necessary. HP Easytime/iX sorts jobs according to status and runs each in turn. These jobs are listed (queued) on the Job Management screen where you can manage them and monitor their progress.
The Job Management screen provides the following information about jobs on the system: name of the job name and account of the user under which the job is logged on name of the program that the job is running (if there is one) current status of the job date and time when the job started or is scheduled to start The following gure illustrates the Job Management screen. Figure 7-5. Job Management To access Job Management 1. Move the cursor to Job Management on the Main menu. 2.
To check the status of jobs You can monitor jobs on your system by checking the status eld on the Job Management screen. The status of a job can be any one of the following: This status ACTIVE READY SCHED ON HOLD SUSPEND Means this The job is running now. The job is ready and waiting to run. The maximum number of jobs that can run at one time has been reached. This job will run when one of the active jobs is nished. The job is scheduled to run at a later date and time.
3. Type the name of the job le in the Job File Name eld. If the job le is in a group or account other than your logon group and account, type them. If the le has a lockword, type it. 4. Press 4F55 OK to start the job. NNNNNNNN If the job accesses accounts, groups, or users that require passwords, HP Easytime/iX prompts you to type them. To delete (abort) a job If a job cannot continue because of an error, you may need to delete the job and restart.
To schedule a job You can schedule a job to run at a later date or time, for example, after you have gone home for the evening. If you have a job that updates a database, or other les, you can schedule it to run at night when the les are not being used. 1. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 2. Press 4S5 for Start. A dialog box prompts you for a job le name, start date, and time. 3. Type the name of the job le in the Job File Name eld.
To put a job on hold If a job in the job queue is not yet running, you can put it on hold to delay its running. 1. Select one or more jobs with a status of Ready. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4H5 for Put on Hold. The job appears in the job queue with a status of ON HOLD and does not start until you take it o hold. To take a job off hold If one or more jobs are on hold, you must take them o hold before they can run. 1. Select one or more jobs with the status On Hold. 2.
To resume a suspended job 1. Select one or more jobs with the status Suspend. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4R5 for Resume. The job continues to run from the point where it was suspended. To move a job to the top of the queue If you are the system administrator, you can move a job to the top of the queue by changing the job status. It becomes the next job to run. 1. Select one or more jobs from the Job Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3.
To limit the number of jobs If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of jobs running at one time on the system. If the job limit is set at 5, only the rst ve jobs can begin processing. Subsequent jobs have a status of READY and wait in the job queue until one of the active jobs ends. 1. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 2. Press 4L5 for Limit No. of Jobs. A dialog box prompts you to type the job limit. 3. Type the number of jobs allowed to run concurrently. 4.
To set the jobfence If you are the system administrator, you can restrict which jobs are allowed to execute. The jobfence is the minimum priority level that a job must exceed in order to run. The jobfence can be any value from 0 to 14. If the jobfence is set at 8, for example, then only those jobs with a priority of 9 or higher can run. 1. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 2. Press 4F5 for Set Jobfence. A dialog box prompts you to type the jobfence number. 3. Type the jobfence. 4.
3. Type the set of jobs that you would like to view. You can use wildcard characters to de ne a set of jobs. 4. Press 4F55 OK to display the new view. NNNNNNNN Only those jobs that you speci ed are now displayed on your screen. This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/iX or until you change the view again. To reset the view If you have changed your view of jobs, you can quickly reset it to display all of the jobs on the system. 1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2.
1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2. Choose one of the following settings: sort sort sort sort by by by by Job Name User Account Status The jobs on your screen are sorted according to the setting that you selected. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting. This setting is valid until you exit HP Easytime/iX or change the sort again. Managing Backups Choosing a good backup plan and scheduling regular backups are important to the e cient operation of your system.
number of tapes required for the backup device on which the backup was performed time needed to complete the backup The following gure illustrates the Backup Management screen. Figure 7-6.
To design a backup schedule You can perform two kinds of backups with HP Easytime/iX: full backups partial backups A full backup copies all user les on the system whether or not the information has changed since the last full backup. A partial backup copies only those les that have changed since the last full backup. Your backup schedule should include both. A typical backup schedule allows for one full backup one day a week, and a partial backup on each remaining work day.
To schedule backups With HP Easytime/iX, you can set up your backup schedule and then use the Backup Management screen to review backup information. Note Your scheduled backup will start and complete automatically only under the following conditions: A write-enabled tape is loaded. Your tape device is con gured for autoreply. Refer to \Backing Up the System" in Chapter 6 and read the instructions for performing an unattended, scheduled backup.
4. Choose the type of backup that you want (full or partial). 5. Type the time that you want the backup to start. It is a good idea to schedule backups at the end of the workday when users are no longer using the system. Also, schedule the backup for the same time every day so that users know when to expect it and can plan accordingly. 6. Select a backup device. 7. Select a backup printer (for backup report).
To cancel a scheduled backup You can cancel a scheduled backup at any time before it starts. 1. From the Backup Management screen, select one or more scheduled backups. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4D5 for Delete Scheduled Backup. 4. Press 4F55 Yes to cancel the scheduled backup. NNNNNNNNNNN To perform backups In addition to your regularly scheduled backups, you can perform a full or partial backup whenever needed.
If your system is not con gured for autoreply, a dialog box prompts you for more information. For example: NNNNNNNN Supply the requested information and press 4F55 OK to continue with the backup. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Or, press 4F75 Stop to stop the backup. During the backup process, HP Easytime/iX displays a monitoring screen where you can check the progress of the backup. Do this by pressing 4F55 Update Display periodically. During the backup process, you cannot use this terminal for anything else.
To stop the backup process 1. Press 4F75 Stop . NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 2. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm. NNNNNNNNNNN 3. Press 4F85 Close to close the monitoring screen and go back to Backup Management. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN It can take several minutes for the backup process to stop. To verify backup information HP Easytime/iX prints a backup report listing every le backed up and every le that the system was not able to back up. Be sure to check this report to verify that all les have been successfully saved on tape.
3. Type a le name, group, and account for the backup report. If the le does not exist, HP Easytime/iX creates it for you. 4. If you are the system administrator, you can press 4F65 Save to save this setting permanently. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNN Or, press 4F55 OK to save the backup options for this session only. To set the backup device You can specify the backup device to be used when performing backups or storing and restoring les.
3. Select a device from the list. 4. If you are the system administrator, you can press 4F65 Save to save this setting permanently. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNN Or, press 4F55 OK to save the backup device for this session only. Managing Console Messages You can monitor the system from the Console Management screen and respond to requests from the system.
requests that require a response time the request or message was sent creator of the request The following gure illustrates the Console Management screen. To move between requests and messages Press 4Tab5.
To reply to a request Some tasks, for example, backing up the system or storing a le on tape, require additional user input after you start them. HP Easytime/iX prompts you to load or remove tapes as needed. These prompts are called requests . 1. Select one request from the Console Management screen. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4R5 for Reply to Request. A dialog box displays the system request and prompts you to reply. 4. Read the request and follow the instructions on the screen.
To print messages and requests 1. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 2. Press 4P5 for Print Requests/Messages. All messages and requests will be printed on the HP Easytime/iX printer. The name of the print le is ETCONLST. To display a set of console messages When you log on to HP Easytime/iX and go to Console Management, you can read the last 1,000 messages that the system sent and any pending requests.
Only those messages that you speci ed are now displayed on your screen. This new view lasts until you exit HP Easytime/iX or until you change the view again. To reset the view If you have set a view of messages and requests, you can quickly reset it to view all messages and requests on the system with this task. 1. Press 4F25 4V5 to open the View menu. 2. Press 4R5 for Reset View. Customizing HP Easytime/iX As the system manager, you can use the setup program to customize HP Easytime/iX.
To start the setup program You need system manager capabilities to customize HP Easytime/iX with the setup program. 1. Log on to the system as MANAGER.SYS. 2. From the system prompt, type: :RUN ETSETUP.PUB.SYS 4Return5 The HP Easytime/iX Setup screen is displayed. The following gure illustrates the setup screen. Figure 7-8.
To disable a function When you receive HP Easytime/iX, all functions are enabled and any user can access them. The setup screen displays a list box containing all of the HP Easytime/iX functions. You can disable any function that you do not want users to access. 1. Select one or more functions. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. Figure 7-9. Actions menu 3. Press 4D5 for Disable Function.
To enable a function You can use the setup program at any time to enable functions that you have disabled. 1. Select one or more functions. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4E5 for Enable Function. To set backup defaults for scheduled backups With this task, you can specify a job to run immediately before a scheduled backup and a job to run immediately after a scheduled backup.
Use the 4Tab5 key to move from eld to eld. 4. Type the le name, group, and account of the job to start after the scheduled backup. 5. Press 4F55 OK to set the backup defaults. NNNNNNNN The backup defaults that you selected are displayed on the HP Easytime/iX Setup screen. To set the default for console messages and requests With HP Easytime/iX, you do not need a dedicated terminal to view and respond to console messages.
The option that you selected is displayed on the HP Easytime/iX Setup screen. To choose a startup screen HP Easytime/iX is con gured to display the Main menu when started. You can change this to display a di erent screen, for example, Print File Management, when starting the program. 1. Select one function. 2. Press 4F25 4A5 to open the Actions menu. 3. Press 4U5 for Use as Startup. This screen is marked (Startup) on the HP Easytime/iX Setup screen.
To exit the setup program 1. Press 4F85 Exit to exit the HP Easytime/iX Setup screen. NNNNNNNNNNNNNN 2. Press 4F55 Yes to con rm and exit. NNNNNNNNNNN Solving Problems This section lists problems that you may encounter when working with HP Easytime/iX, possible causes for the problem, and steps for recovery. To respond to print file problems Problem Print le is not printing . Cause Action Print le needs a form (or standard paper) loaded.
To respond to printer problems Problem Nothing is printing on a printer. Cause Action Cause Action Printer is not ready. Check the printer to make sure that it is plugged in, switched on, and online. Check for a paper jam, or check if paper needs to be loaded. Printer is not enabled. The system administrator should enable the printer. Cause Action Printer outfence is set too high. The system administrator should check the outfence. To respond to session problems Problem Terminal is not responding.
Problem User cannot type data in a eld. Cause Action Input eld is full and you are in insert mode. Press Insert char again to change to overwrite mode.
8 HP Easytime/iX Reference This chapter provides reference information about the following topics: requests and messages from the system cursor movement, editing, selection, and function keys eld de nitions for each screen HP Easytime/iX options wildcard character sets HP Easytime/iX Reference 8-1
Requests and Messages from the System This section provides a list of requests and messages that you may encounter when working with HP Easytime/iX. The three kinds of messages displayed in HP Easytime/iX are: requests prompting you for more information messages resulting from an error (requires a corrective action) messages about what is happening on the system The following gure illustrates messages and requests as displayed on the Console Management screen. Figure 8-1.
To respond to requests Requests are messages from the system that prompt you rst to do something, and then to con rm your actions by replying, either from the Console Management screen or from a dialog box. You should respond immediately when there is a request pending on the system. A process or task, such as a backup, cannot continue until you supply the required information. This section provides a list of common requests, causes for the request, and the required actions.
Request Cause Action LOAD tape ON device (ldev n ). This message occurs during a backup, store, or restore process when you need to load a tape. Load the tape indicated in the correct tape drive, and reply to the request. Request SELECT DEVICE NO. OF CLASS classname ON WHICH YOU LOADED tape . Cause This request occurs during a backup, store, or restore process when you need to load a tape. Load the tape indicated in the correct tape drive and reply to the request.
To respond to messages You can monitor messages to keep informed about activity on your system, for example, users or jobs logging on and o , disk storage, or other resource usage. Some messages are caused by an error and require a corrective action on your part. This section provides a list of system messages. When the message is caused by an error, possible causes for the error and suggestions for recovery are also included.
Action Check the Print File Management screen for the kind of form required and perform the task Load Form. Message Cause Action LOGOFF ON device (ldev n ). Message Cause Action LOGON FOR: user,group.account ON device (ldev n ). Message Cause Action Message Cause Action Message Cause User or job indicated has logged o this device. No action required. User or job indicated has logged on to this device. No action required. LOAD MEDIA media n FOR RESTORE ON device (ldev n ).
Cause Action Message Cause Action Message Cause Action Message Cause Action Message Cause Action This message occurs during a backup or when storing les to tape. Indicates that the end of the tape has been reached. Load the next tape in the tape drive. STANDARD FORMS ON device (ldev n ) : forms message . This message occurs when a print le requires a standard paper (after a form has printed). Load standard paper in the printer, and perform the task Load Form from the Print File Management screen.
Using the Keyboard This section provides tables to identify the keys that you use when performing HP Easytime/iX tasks. The keys that you use will vary depending on the kind of terminal that you have.
Editing keys You can use any of the following keys to edit information that you are typing on the screen: To do this Go to insert mode Exit insert mode Press these keys Delete a character Delete one character to the left Delete all characters Delete all characters to the right 4Delete char5 4Insert char5 4Insert char5 again 4Backspace5 4Delete line5 4Clear line5 Selection keys You can use any of the following keys to select items: To do this Select one item Cancel selection of one item Press these
Function Keys This section describes the function keys used in HP Easytime/iX for the many tasks that you can perform. Both the function labels and the keys are listed. Not every function key is available on every screen or dialog box. The labels change according to the dialog box or screen where you are working; however, a function key label always refers to the same key wherever it appears.
Pressing this key Does this NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN In a le, Read Next displays the contents of the next selected le. In a dialog box, Save saves the selected options. In a list of values, Select selects the value on which the cursor rests. In a dialog box, Select selects the push button on which the cursor rests. In a menu, Select selects the menu item on which the cursor rests. In a list box, Select and then 4/5 selects all items in the list.
Defining HP Easytime/iX Screens This section illustrates and provides eld names and de nitions for the following HP Easytime/iX screens: Session Management File Management Print File Management Printer Management Job Management Backup Management Console Management 8-12 HP Easytime/iX Reference
Session Management This section illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the Session Management screen and that you encounter when performing Session Management tasks. Figure 8-2. Session Management Screen Field name Session Name User Account Program Start Date/Time Means this Name of the session. This can be speci ed when logging on. Name of the user who started the session. Logon account of the user who started the session.
File Management This section illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the File Management screen and that you encounter when performing File Management tasks. Figure 8-3. File Management Screen Field name File Name Group 8-14 Means this Name of the le. A le name can contain a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters and must begin with a letter. Group where the le is located. Files located in the PUB group are usually les that all users share.
Field name Account Code Status Size Means this Account where the le is located. Indicates the kind of le, for example, ASCII or WDOC. Shows current le security (whether le is secured or released). Shows size of the le in kilobytes. If a le is smaller than one kilobyte, <1 is displayed.
Print File Management This section illustrates and de nes elds that are displayed on the Print File Management screen and that you encounter when performing Print File Management tasks. Figure 8-4. Print File Management Field name Print File Name User Account Printer 8-16 Means this Name of the le to be printed. User who created the print le. Logon account of the user who created the print le. The identi cation name or number of the printer where the les will be printed.
Field name Status CREATE PRINTING READY ON HOLD LOAD FORM ALIGN FORM PROBLEM UNKNOWN No. of Copies Length Forms Means this The status of a print le may be any one of the following: The print le is being created. The print le is currently printing. The print le is ready (waiting) to print. The print le is on hold. Cannot print until you take it o hold. A form is required and must be loaded before printing on this printer can continue. A form has been loaded and requires alignment.
Printer Management This section illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the Printer Management screen and that you encounter when performing Printer Management tasks. Figure 8-5. Printer Management Screen Field name Printer Status ENABLED DISABLED 8-18 Means this Identi cation name of the printer. Usually, each printer has one name assigned to it. In some cases, several printers may be grouped together under one name.
Field name UNKNOWN Outfence Means this Cause of problem is unknown. Contact your system administrator for assistance. The outfence is a number assigned to each printer on the system by the system administrator. The outfence is the minimum priority that a print le must exceed in order to print. The outfence can be any value from 1 to 14. If the outfence is set at 5, for example, only those print les with a priority of 6 or higher can print.
Job Management This section illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the Job Management screen and that you encounter when performing Job Management tasks. Figure 8-6. Job Management Screen Field Name Job Name User Account Program 8-20 Means this An identi cation name given to each job when it is started or scheduled. User name under which the job is logged on. Account under which the job is logged on. The name of the program that the job is running (if there is one).
Field name Status ACTIVE READY SCHED ON HOLD SUSPEND Start Date/Time Means this The status of a job can be any one of the following: The job is running now. The job is ready (waiting) to run. The job is scheduled to run at a later date and time. The job has been put on hold. It does not run until you take it o hold. Someone has suspended (interrupted) this job while it was running. It does not run until you resume processing. Date and time a job started, or is scheduled to start.
Backup Management This sections illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the Backup Management screen and that you encounter when performing Backup Management tasks. Figure 8-7. Backup Management Screen Field name Type Date No. of Tapes Device Time Needed Files Stored 8-22 Means this Type of backup (full or partial). Date that the backup was performed. Number of tapes needed to complete the backup. Tape drive on which the backup was performed. Time needed to complete the backup.
Field name Day Time Printer Backup Report File Means this Day of the week a backup is scheduled. Time a backup is scheduled. Printer where the backup report will be printed. Name of the le for the backup report.
Console Management This section illustrates and de nes the elds that are displayed on the Console Management screen and that you encounter when performing Console Management tasks. Figure 8-8. Console Management Screen Field Name Time Creator Message Request 8-24 Means this Time when the system sent the message or request. The name and logon account of the user whose session or job created the message or request. If a message is sent from the system, the creator eld is blank.
Specifying HP Easytime/iX Options With the Options menu, you can set defaults that apply when backing up the system, storing and restoring les, or printing, including the following: setting the HP Easytime/iX printer setting store options setting restore options setting the backup device The system administrator can save the option settings permanently. Unless saved, options are valid until you exit HP Easytime/iX or change the settings again.
Set store options You can access Set Store Options from the Options menu on the File Management screen. There are three options you can set for storing les to tape: Save the store report on disk. Produce an MPE V/E-compatible tape. Store directory information with les. Store Report You can specify a le name, group, and account for the store report. This report is saved on disk. Produce a tape which is compatible to MPE V/E. This option produces a tape that can be read by an MPE V/E system.
Set restore options You can access Set Restore Options from the Options menu on the File Management and Backup Management screens. There are ve options you can set for restoring les from tape: Save the report le on disk. Do not overwrite les on disk. Create account, groups, and users if needed. Restore les to your logon group and account. Restore directory information with les. Restore Options Restore Report You can specify a le name, group, and account for the restore report.
Create accounts, groups, users as needed. This option creates accounts, groups, and users if they are needed for the les being restored. Restore files to logon group and account. This option restores all of the selected les to your logon group and account. Restore directory information This option restores directory information (accounts, groups, users) to disk, along with the les that you selected.
Set backup device option You can access the Set Backup Device option from the Options menu on the File Management and Backup Management screens. Set Backup Device Sets the backup device for backups and for storing and restoring les. Set backup options You can access the Set Backup Options from the Options menu on the File Management and Backup Management screens. Set Backup Options You can specify a le name, group, and account for the backup report. This report is saved on disk.
Understanding and Using Wildcard Characters Wildcard characters represent groups of other characters. You can use them in place of actual characters when specifying any of the following: le names user names account names group names The following wildcard characters may be used in HP Easytime/iX: This character @ ? # Represents Any number of alphanumeric characters. Alone it means \all". One alphanumeric character. One number.
Preparing Additional Software Products for A Use Setting Up Additional Software Products Your system may have additional software products that require special set up attention. You must do this from MANAGER.SYS. To determine if your system has additional products, follow these steps: 1. To see if you are in MANAGER.SYS, type: : SHOWME 4Return5 d a c b USER: #S9749, MANAGER.SYS, PUB RELEASE: v.uu. MPE/iX HP31900 v.uu.
If no le is found, you have not purchased any of the software that requires special set up attention, and you can proceed to the next chapter. 3. If a le is found, enter the following command to display the contents of the le to the screen. Write down the names of these products. :PRINT SPNAMES 4Return5 installing HP DeskManager The following products need additional steps to be performed before they are fully functional.
The American version of the product is supplied as default; however, if a British version is to be installed, enter the following command: :STREAM UKDICT.MAILJOB.HPOFFICE If you are running HP DeskManager on a standalone system and Distributed Systems (DS) or Network Services (NS) are NOT installed, enter the following command: :STREAM DSNSSEGS.MAILJOB.HPOFFICE It is possible to improve the performance of HP DeskManager by creating an Object Code Translated (OCT) version. Read the le OCTINSTL.MAILJOB.
Installing HP ALLBASE/4GL To complete the installation of HP ALLBASE/4GL some additional steps must be performed. These installation procedures must be completed on a terminal other than the system console. HP ALLBASE/4GL cannot be run on the system console. To install new HP ALLBASE/4GL systems To complete the installation of the HP ALLBASE/4GL Developer system or the HP ALLBASE/4GL Run-Time Environment, perform the following steps after the AUTOINST utility has run. 1.
:HELLO MGR.HP4GLR :HP4BLDR.HP4GLR.SYS HP4BLD (or HP4BLDR) will create several groups within the account. After the groups are created, the utility copies several les from the SYS account into the newly created groups. To install the HP ALLBASE/4GL environment The default HP ALLBASE/4GL installation assumes that the MPE/iX system is con gured to support the \American" language as well as the \native computer" language.
d c Con rm that you want to complete the installation: SNA IMF> Begin installing the English option (Y/N)? Y SNA IMF> The English language option is now installed. a b To install the Asian language option, type the following commands: :HELLO MANAGER.
Installing NewWave Office Products NewWave O ce products include HP DeskManager, HP Resource Sharing, and HP Information Access. Instructions for installing HP Information Access and HP Resource Sharing are listed below. Instructions for installing HP DeskManager are found in the beginning of this chapter. To install HP Resource Sharing Caution If you attempt to connect a PC to shared resources before you complete the steps listed above, you will have to restart the system and perform these steps again.
B Configuring Your UPS Introducing the UPS A new method of power failure protection is available on the HP 3000 Series 9X8 system. Instead of battery backup units, they will have one or more HP model A2998A PowerTrust UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) devices. Like the battery backup method of power failure, the UPS devices protect the HP 3000 system against the loss of work in progress in cases of utility AC power failures of up to fteen minutes in duration.
To configure a UPS device You can use one of two con guration methods to add UPS devices to a Series 9X8 systems. For the rst or only UPS, which is attached to the third serial port on the system's LAN/Console I/O interface card, you use NMMGR to set the data precon gured in the default con guration group supplied with the FOS tape. You perform this procedure once, immediately after you install a new system.
none, and the baud rate to 1200. Make any changes to this screen if it is necessary to correct the values. 8. Press the Save Data softkey to save your UPS Port con guration. (Note that the upper right corner of the screen will change from Data: N to Data: Y.) 9. Press Prior Screen twice and at the Main screen, press Utility . NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 10.
1. At the MPE prompt, start the NMMGR program. Enter: :RUN NMMGR.PUB.SYS 2. Press the Open Config softkey twice and wait while NMMGR opens a con guration le. 3. Press Go to DTS to enter the DTS con gurator. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 4. Press Go to DTC and choose the appropriate DTC con gurator for the system (DTC16ix, DTC16MX, DTC16, DTC48, etc.). 5.
Overview of UPS Monitor/iX Software Once you have con gured UPS devices on the system, they will automatically be monitored by the UPS Monitor/iX software. This software causes the UPS devices to emulate the traditional battery backup method of system powerfail handling and recovery. UPS Monitor/iX runs continually while the system is up to monitor all of the UPS devices for power failure and any other hardware status conditions.
on what resources the system needs to perform its workload. Batch jobs that only need CPU, memory, and disk I/O can continue to run undisturbed. Processing that requires tape or printer or terminal I/O will be blocked if those peripherals do not have UPS power. UPS Monitor/iX issues a warning message to the system console to notify the operator that the particular UPS (identi ed by its LDEV number) has reported to the system that its input AC power has failed.
a message on the system console, posts an entry in the system log les, and broadcasts the following message to all active user terminals: ** RECOVERY FROM POWERFAIL ** If the UPS battery that powers the SPU becomes exhausted before AC input power returns, then the system really does lose AC power and crashes. In this case, when AC power does return and the UPS turns on again, the system reboots just as if it used battery backup.
d a log>SHOW SLOG system log events ----------------System logging enabled System up record Job initiation record Job termination record Process termination record NM file close record System shutdown record Power failure record Spooling log record I/O error record Physical mount/dismount Logical mount/dismount Tape labels record Console log record Program file event NCS spooling log record Architected interface record Password changes System logging configuration Restore logging Printer access failure AC
d c File open record Maintenance request log UPS Monitor Event Logging Diagnostic Information High Priority Machine Check Low Priority Machine Check Directory Open/Close Logging CM File Close Chdir Process Adoption File Owner Change 144 146 148 150 151 152 155 160 161 162 163 a ON OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF log> b Example B-2.
DUI >SWITCHLOG 5. List the UPS-related messages (which are recorded as system log event number 148) in the log le that you want to review.
C UPS Console Messages Appendix C describes console messages that only occur while you are using the UPS. MESSAGE: UPS LDEV! reports loss of AC input power. (UPSERR 0033) CAUSE The speci ed UPS device reported that it detected an input power failure. There has been an AC power failure somewhere in the power path leading into the UPS. The UPS has switched to its internal battery pack to supply reserve power. If the power failure is brief, not long enough to exhaust the UPS battery, no action is needed.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports AC input power "Bypass Mode". (UPSWRN 0035) CAUSE The speci ed UPS device has been placed into its \AC Power Bypass Mode" of operation. This should only occur when an HP Customer Engineer is servicing the UPS and intends to put the UPS into \Bypass Mode". No action is needed if this message occurs during Customer Engineer servicing of the UPS. If this message occurs during normal system operation, there is probably a hardware problem in the UPS.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports "Low Battery Charge" condition. (UPSWRN 0037) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS had lost its AC input power some time ago and has been supplying reserve power from its battery. AC input power has not been restored yet, causing the battery to be drained down to a \low charge" power level. Locate and correct the cause of the AC power failure.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "System Fail" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0128) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a UPS \System Failure" condition. Now, the \System Failure" condition within the UPS device has been corrected and the UPS is reporting that it has returned to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Inverter Fail" condition cleared.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Battery Not Present" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0130) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a \Battery Not Present" condition. Now, the \Battery Not Present" condition within the UPS has been corrected and the UPS is reporting that it has returned to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Charger Fault" condition cleared.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Overload Shutdown" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0132) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported an \Overload Shutdown" condition. Now, the \Overload Shutdown" condition within the UPS device has been corrected and the UPS is reporting a return to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Overload" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0134) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a UPS \Overload" condition. Now, the UPS \Overload" condition has been corrected and the UPS is reporting that it has returned to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Ambient Temperature" condition cleared.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Battery Test Fail" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0136) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a UPS \Battery Test Fail" condition. Now, the \Battery Test Fail" condition within the UPS device has been corrected and the UPS is reporting a return to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Battery Voltage" condition cleared.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Low Battery Voltage" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0138) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a UPS \Low Battery Volt- age" condition. Now, the \Low Battery Voltage" condition in the UPS device has been corrected and the UPS is reporting a return to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Low Output Voltage Shutdown" condition cleared. (UPSWRN 0140) CAUSE: Some time ago, the speci ed UPS device had reported a UPS \Low Output Voltage Shutdown" condition. Now, the \Low Output Voltage Shutdown" condition has been corrected and the UPS is reporting a return to normal operation. No action is needed. This message merely con rms that a previously reported problem has been corrected. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "System Fail" condition.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Inverter Fail" condition. (UPSERR 0193) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a \UPS Inverter Fail" condition. This is a hardware malfunction condition within the UPS. The DC-to-AC power inverter within the UPS has malfunctioned. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Battery Not Present" condition. (UPSERR 0194) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a \Battery Not Present" condition.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Charger Fault" condition. (UPSERR 0195) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \Charger Fault" condition. This is a hardware malfunction condition within the UPS. The UPS' internal battery charger circuitry has malfunctioned. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Overload Shutdown" condition. (UPSERR 0196) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \Overload Shutdown" condition.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Ambient Temperature Shutdown" condition. (UPSERR 0197) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \High Ambient Temperature Shutdown" condition. The temperature of the UPS hardware became too high to permit safe operation, and the UPS turned itself o to prevent equipment damage. If the computer room has become too warm, take steps to cool the room. If room temperature is not the problem, there has probably been a hardware malfunction.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Ambient Temperature" condition. (UPSERR 0199) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \High Ambient Temperature" condition. The UPS has detected an abnormally high temperature in the UPS hardware. If the temperature rises further, the UPS may reach \High Temperature Shutdown". If the computer room has become too warm, take steps to cool the room. If room temperature is not the problem, there has probably been a hardware malfunction.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Battery Voltage" condition. (UPSERR 0201) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \High Battery Voltage" condition. This is a hardware malfunction within the UPS hardware. The UPS logic perceives that the UPS battery is not working properly. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Low Battery Voltage" condition. (UPSERR 0202) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \Low Battery Voltage" condition.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "High Output Voltage Shutdown" condition. (UPSERR 0203) CAUSE: The speci ed UPS device reported a UPS \High Output Voltage Shutdown" condi- tion. This is a hardware malfunction within the UPS hardware or possibly in the equipment being powered from the UPS. The UPS has shut itself o . Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! reports UPS "Low Output Voltage Shutdown" condition.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor UPS error: Lost communications with UPS LDEV !. That UPS is no longer being monitored. (UPSERR 0512) CAUSE: The UPS Monitor had been monitoring the speci ed UPS LDEV successfully, then for some reason lost I/O communications with that UPS. The I/O interface cable or I/O interface hardware may have failed, or the UPS itself may have failed. Check the speci ed UPS's I/O interface cable and I/O interface connection at the computer.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! I/O Operation error: Error status returned by I/O system at completion of a UPS I/O request. (UPSERR 0534) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error in the I/O software subsystems that the UPS Monitor uses to communicate with UPS devices. If this error appears only rarely, then no action is needed. If it appears frequently, then call your Hewlett-Packard service representative.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! I/O Operation error: UPS device failed to complete a Read I/O request in allotted time. The Read request timed out. (UPSERR 0536) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error in the I/O software subsystems that the UPS Monitor uses to communicate with UPS devices. It could indicate a disconnected I/O cable or a UPS hardware malfunction. Check for proper connection of the UPS I/O interface cable at both ends. See if the UPS is powered-on.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! I/O Operation error: The actual Read data transfer length in a UPS Read I/O operation was too short, less than the minimum required Read transfer length. (UPSERR 0563) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error in the I/O software subsystems that the UPS Monitor uses to communicate with UPS devices. It could also indicate an I/O interface hardware error, or a UPS hardware error Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative.
MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! I/O operation error: Data supplied by the UPS device in response to a Read I/O request did not match any of the allowable data patterns for that request. The Read will be re-done. (UPSERR 0567) CAUSE: Possibly a poor I/O interface cable connection between the system and the UPS. Possibly electrical noise interference induced in the I/O interface cable or hardware. It could also indicate a malfunction of the UPS hardware. If this error appears only rarely, then no action is needed.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor warning: Too many UPS devices have been configured in the system I/O configuration files. The UPS Monitor can not monitor all of them; it will monitor as many as it can. (UPSWRN 0577) CAUSE: Incorrect system I/O con guration. The system I/O con guration, generated by SYSGEN and NMMGR con gurators, contains more than 128 UPS devices, which is the maximum number that the UPS monitor can handle simultaneously.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor system call error: Error status ! (Subsystem # !, Error # !) received from procedure FCLOSE. (UPSERR 0581) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error occurred in a call to the speci ed MPE/iX Operating System procedure when that procedure was called by the UPS Monitor software. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor system call error: Error status ! (Subsystem # !, Error # !) received from procedure Purge_Port. (UPSERR 0585) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error occurred in a call to the speci ed MPE/iX Operating System procedure when that procedure was called by the UPS Monitor software. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS Monitor error: UPS Monitor was unable to create its UPS Table object.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor UPS error: Unable to start monitoring on UPS Ldev ! due to File System error in finding or opening the device. (UPSWRN 0587) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error in the UPS Monitor software or in some other system software, or a system memory error. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS LDEV ! initialization error: UPS Monitor was unable to allocate (open) this UPS device. This UPS device will not be monitored.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor error: UPS Monitor process initialization failed due to error in obtaining resources (data object, message port, etc.). (UPSERR 0590) CAUSE: This is a software-detected error condition that indicates an error in the UPS Monitor software or in some other system software, or a system memory error. Call your Hewlett-Packard service representative. ACTION: MESSAGE: UPS Monitor warning: UPS Monitor finds no UPS devices configured in the system I/O configuration files.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor information: UPS Monitor process has been launched by PROGEN and is starting-up its operation. (UPSWRN 0595) CAUSE: The system has just been started-up, and the UPS Monitor software subsystem has automatically been started as well. No action is needed. This is merely an informational message con rming that the UPS Monitor software has been started.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor information: UPS Monitor process is shutting down, due to a normal system shutdown. (UPSWRN 0597) CAUSE: The system operator initiated a normal Control-A Shutdown of the MPE/iX system. The UPS Monitor is shutting itself down as part of the overall system shutdown. No action is needed. This is merely an informational message that con rms that the UPS Monitor is shutting down due to a normal system shutdown.
MESSAGE: UPS Monitor error: UPS Monitor process is shutting down, due to an unrecoverable internal error condition. (UPSERR 0600) CAUSE: The UPS Monitor software detected an error condition within its processing from which it can not recover. Accordingly, it is shutting itself down, ending the UPS monitoring processing. This should rarely, if ever, happen in practice. You can re-boot the system to see if the UPS Monitor will run successfully after a new startup of the system.
D Declaration of Conformity The Declaration of Conformity appears on the following page.
D-2 Declaration of Conformity
Index A aborting jobs, 7-40 sessions, 7-4 accounts on le screen, 8-15 on job screen, 8-20 on print le screen, 8-16 on session screen, 8-13 active jobs, 8-21 adding external disk drives, 4-3 adding peripherals, 4-20 adding printers, 4-20 adding terminals, 4-20 additional software products setting up, A-2 administrator mode, changing to, 6-22 aligning forms, 7-30 American language HP ALLBASE/4GL, A-5 American version HP DeskManager, A-2 Asian language option SNA IMF/XL, A-6 autoreply, 7-50, 7-52 B backing u
cassette labeling, 5-6 loading, 5-4 making a read and write, 5-4 making a read-only, 5-4 preparing, 5-4 protecting data, 5-4 read and write, 5-4 read-only, 5-4 unloading, 5-6 cassettes choosing DDS, 5-14 DDS HP part numbers, 5-2 determine quantity needed, 5-14 environmental limits, 5-13 handling of, 5-10, 5-11 loading, 5-2 ordering, 5-2 preparing for tape drives, 5-4 storage life, 5-13 storing of, 5-10, 5-11 temperature considerations , 5-12 usage limits, 5-13 use of 60 meter size, 5-2 use of 90 meter size,
from disk to tape, 5-11 from tape to disk, 5-10 using RESTORE command, 5-10 using STORE command, 5-11 copy data from disk, 5-11 copy data from tape, 5-10 copy les to tape, 5-11 copying les, 7-9{17 les from disk to tape, 7-11 les from tape to disk, 7-14 les to another group, 7-9 correcting typing errors, 6-20 cursor movement keys, 8-8 customizing, 4-19 customizing HP Easytime/iX, 7-60{66 D data communications and terminal controller, 3-5 DDS digital data storage, 5-1 DDS tape drive operating, 5-3 default ba
Read, 8-10 Read Next, 8-11 Save, 8-11 Select, 8-11 Stop, 8-11 Test, 8-11 To/From Menu Bar, 8-11 Update Display, 8-11 F eld de nitions, 8-12{24 eld help, 6-9 le using SPNAMES, A-2 File Management screen elds, 8-14{15 tasks, 7-7{22 les, 8-14{15 account, 8-15 adding MPE/iX security, 7-21 code, 8-15 copying, 7-9 deleting, 7-17 le name, 8-14 group, 8-14 moving, 7-18{20 printing, 7-9 reading, 7-20 removing MPE/iX security, 7-20 renaming, 7-17 resetting the view, 7-22 setting restore options, 7-16 setting store
installing run-time environment, A-4 line-drawing character set, A-5 native computer language, A-5 HP DeskManager American version, A-2 British version, A-2 con guring databases, A-2 installing, A-2 Object Code Translated version, A-3 standalone, A-3 UDC les, A-2 HP Easytime/iX disabling, 6-3 enabling, 6-2 installing, 6-2 moving around in, 8-8 options, 8-25{29 reference, 8-1{30 tasks, 7-1{68 troubleshooting, 7-66, 7-68 what is it?, 1-1 HP Information Access installing, A-7 NewWave, A-7 HP Predictive Support
cursor movement, 8-8 editing, 8-9 function, 8-10{11 selecting items, 8-9 L labeling a cassette, 5-6 LDEVs removing, 4-5 limiting jobs, 7-44 sessions, 7-5 line-drawing character set HP ALLBASE/4GL, A-5 list box, 6-12 identifying, 6-16 scrolling in, 6-17 selecting objects, 6-17 listing system hardware, 4-1 MAPPER, 4-1 loading your cassette, 5-2 logging on, 6-4 M Main menu getting help, 6-10 opening a screen, 6-10 maintaining tape drive, 5-1 managing backups, 7-47 console messages, 7-56 les, 7-7 jobs, 7-37 p
changing administrator password, 6-23 changing to system administrator, 6-22 changing to user, 6-23 operating system adding external drives to, 4-3 removing LDEVs, 4-5 options, 7-13, 8-25{29 set backup device, 8-29 set backup options, 8-29 set printer, 8-25 set restore options, 8-27{28 set store options, 8-26 ordering HP DDS cassettes, 5-2 overview hardware, 2-1 P passwords changing administrator's, 6-23 setting administrator's, 6-22 performing a full backup, 7-52 peripherals console, 3-1 external disk dri
programs jobs running, 8-20 sessions running, 8-13 prompt ISL, 4-2 Q queue moving a job to the top, 7-43 moving print les to top, 7-26 quick reference cards, 1-3 R reading les, 7-20 Read Next function key, 8-11 ready jobs, 8-21 rebooting DTC, 4-18 system, 4-18 removing LDEVs, 4-5 renaming les, 7-17 replying to messages from other users, 7-4 to system requests, 7-58 requests and messages from the system, 8-2{7 console messages, 8-24 from the system, 8-2{7 RESTORE command to copy data, 5-10 restore options,
backup options, 7-54 HP Easytime/iX printer, 7-35 jobfence, 7-45 job limit, 7-44 printer outfence, 7-35 restore options, 7-16 session limit, 7-5 store options, 7-13 the administrator password, 6-22 setting up additional software products, A-2 printers, 4-9 terminals, 4-9 setup program canceling a startup screen, 7-65 choosing a startup screen, 7-65 disabling functions, 7-62 enabling functions, 7-63 exiting, 7-66 saving the setup, 7-65 setting backup defaults, 7-63 setting console, 7-64 starting, 7-61 SNA IM
T tape cassettes, 5-2 tape drive, 2-5 maintaining, 5-1 operating, 5-3 preparing a cassette, 5-4 status lights, 2-6 using, 5-1 tape drives, 5-1 descriptions, 5-1 familiarization , 5-1 indicators, 5-1 tapes cleaning of tape head, 5-13 tasks in HP Easytime/iX, 7-1{68 temperature guidelines cassettes, 5-12 terminal con guration changing, 4-19, 4-20 default, 4-19 terminals adding, 4-20 default baud rate, 4-20 setting up, 4-9 text, editing, 8-9 title bar, 6-11 To/From Menu Bar key, 8-11 Index-10 troubleshootin
