System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Chapter 4
Using the System Generator (SYSGEN)
Generating a System Load Tape
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sysgen>KEEP FEUDAL
purge old configuration (yes/no) ?NO
** configuration files not saved **
Answering NO cancels the command.
If insufficient space exists on the main system disk to accommodate the creation of a new configuration group,
SYSGEN issues a message indicating this. SYSGEN then terminates, losing the temporary files and the
changes.
Generating a System Load Tape
The TAPE command (abbreviated TA) generates an SLT from system configuration information. The
configuration is written to the CONFIG group of the SYS account on the tape.
TAPE has the following syntax:
TAPE { [MODE = ][VERBOSE
NOCHANGE
NOCONFIG
NODIAG
NOLOGNUM
LOGNUM ] {[DEST = ]OFFLINE }
{ [STORE = ]"filesetliststring"}
VERBOSE prompts the TAPE command to list the number of nonuser files to be dumped and lists the name of
each file as it is dumped to the boot tape.
By default, SYSGEN changes SYSFILE configurations as they are dumped to tape, so source name equals the
destination name.
NOCHANGE prevents SYSGEN from changing the names in the SYSFILE configurator as it makes the boot
tape.
NOCONFIG prevents SYSGEN from dumping the current configuration files as it makes the tape.
NODIAG prevents SYSGEN from dumping the diagnostic files as it makes the tape.
NOTE Using this parameter creates a tape that does not contain a complete system. Installing from
this tape may not produce a bootable system.
NOLOGNUM resets the system and datacom log numbers to zero (0).
LOGNUM is the default. It specifies that SYSGEN should carry forward the system and datacom log numbers
and not reset to zero (0).
OFFLINE directs the listing created by VERBOSE to SYSGEN’s listing file, SYSGLIST.
Using OFFLINE in the TAPE command line does not immediately generate a printout. The information is sent
to SYSGLIST until you enter the global module OCLOSE command or exit SYSGEN. Exiting SYSGEN or using
OCLOSE closes SYSGLIST and prints the file.