HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release C.75.00) (30216-90344)

Appendix E
CD-ROM Resources
Copying Tapes for Distribution
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Copying Tapes for Distribution
This Appendix describes how to use the SLTCOPY tool that allows you to copy CSLTs for distribution to other
sites. SLTCOPY is intended only for copying CSLT/STORE tapes generated by HPINSTAL.
This Appendix comprises the following parts:
• Copying the CSLT from Tape to Tape
• Copying the CSLT from Tape to Disk
• Copying the CSLT from Disk to Tape
• Copying to or from Remote Files
• Copying to or from Remote Tape Drives
• Overriding Defaults
Refer to Appendix H, “Error Messages and Warnings,” for a description of error messages that may occur
while using SLTCOPY.
Considerations
You can use SLTCOPY to copy from tape directly to half-inch magnetic tape or DDS tape, or you can copy to a
disk file that can later be copied to tape. If you have multiple tape drives configured to your system, you can
make multiple copies simultaneously (up to nine).
Copying from tape to disk then from disk to tape is useful if you need to make more CSLT copies than the
number of tape drives available on your system.
You can set up tapes drives to be used with SLTCOPY using the AUTOREPLY option so they reply automatically
to tape requests. To do this, you must set up a file equation for the master tape (MASTER) or the copy (COPY n)
to point to a specific LDEV number (where the tape will be mounted) that is configured with AUTOREPLY.
Accessing SLTCOPY
You normally do not need to specifically install SLTCOPY to use it. It is automatically installed in the
INSTALL.SYS group when you prepare to run HPINSTAL. If SLTCOPY is unavailable on your system, you can
install it by mounting the current CD-ROM disks and running the SETUP script:
:SETUP.INSTUTIL
SLTCOPY and other programs and files are copied into the INSTALL.SYS group. This takes approximately 10
minutes. You will see a series of messages and finally the message:
SETUP IS COMPLETE
You can then run SLTCOPY.
Copying the CSLT from Tape to Tape
You can use SLTCOPY to copy the CSLT/STORE tapes created for distribution to another system. The number of
tape volumes that make up the CSLT varies depending on the type of tape you are using and the size of the
system. You have to copy each tape volume separately. Depending on the number of tape drives you have, you
can make up to nine copies of each tape at a time.
When copying from tape to tape, you can copy DDS tapes to DDS tapes.