STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90003)

Chapter 5 77
Storing Files
Monitoring STORE Command Progress
Monitoring STORE Command Progress
After you enter a STORE command, STORE issues a message similar to the following one on
the $STDLIST:
TURBO-STORE/RESTORE VERSION A.20.01 (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
TUE, NOV 6, 1989, 2:57 PM
Monitor the console for additional messages. In addition to regular progress messages, if
you requested them with the PROGRESS option, STORE sends you messages when you need
to reply to a backup request, add a write ring to a backup reel, or mount a piece of media
on a backup device.
Responding to Tape Requests
When your backup devices are not configured to be automatically allocated, the system
answers your STORE command with one or more backup requests. Refer to Chapter 8,
"Handling Media Requests," for more information.
If you have previously issued a FILE command that included the backup device's LDEV
number, the backup request asks you to confirm that number. For example:
?14:57/#S25/43/IS "T" ON LDEV #8 (Y/N)?
Replying to Tape Requests for a Multiple-Device Backup
If you are backing up files to several devices, the system sends you a backup request for
each device. If you give your backup devices unique filenames, you receive a backup
request for each unique filename. Use the "Multiple Device Planning Chart" from figure
3-7 in Chapter 3, "Preparing Storage Devices," to determine which LDEV to assign to each
name.
If you give your backup devices a common filename, you receive several identical backup
requests referring to the common filename, one for each device. For example, the first
backup request in a sequential backup asks for the LDEV number of the first device. The
second request asks for the LDEV number of the second device, and so on.
During a parallel backup, backup requests for the parallel devices will be issued to the
console. Requests for all parallel devices will be issued at once, in no specific order. There
will be a different PIN associated with each request, although all requests are really
coming from STORE. You should reply to the requests using the appropriate LDEVs for the
parallel sets. Files will not begin to be stored until all requests have been replied to.
When you are using parallel device pools, the requests for the first serial device in all pools
will be issued first, in no specific order. After the first serial device has been replied to, then
a request will be issued for the next serial device, and so on. Parallel pool requests are
independent, with each parallel pool having a different PIN associated with its request.
Files will not be stored until all requests have been replied to.