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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:DSLINE REMSYS
:REMOTE HELLO username.account,group
:FILE MASTER=MASTER:REMSYS;DEV=TAPE
:SLTCOPY
Select mode (? = help) Select mode 1 or 3
1 Copy tape to disk file
2 Copy disk file to tape
3 Copy tape to tape
Which option do you wish to use < Enter 'E' to exit>? 3
...
SLTCOPY redirects MASTER according to the file equation.
If you are copying to the remote system, the master tape is on the local system. Set up a file equation for each
copy you are making as follows:
:FILE COPYn =COPYn:nodename;DEV=TAPE
where:
n number of copies.
nodename name used to specify the remote system.
NOTE You can only copy to multiple remote tapes if you invoke SLTCOPY with the WAITIO option. Refer
to “Overriding Defaults.”
The following example shows how to copy from a master CSLT on a local tape drive to a remote tape drive on
a system called REMSYS. Only the part of the procedure that differs from the normal procedure for copying is
shown.
:DSLINE REMSYS
:REMOTE HELLO username.account,group
:FILE COPY1=COPY1:REMSYS;DEV=TAPE
:SLTCOPY
Select mode (? = help) Select mode 2 or 3
1 Copy tape to disk file
2 Copy disk file to tape
3 Copy tape to tape
Which option do you wish to use < Enter 'E' to exit>? 3
Copying CSLT Volumes in Batch Mode
You can also run SLTCOPY in batch mode. To do this, you must build a job stream that:
1. Logs in to a group with the appropriate capabilities (PM, ND, and SF)
2. Sets any required file equations
3. Invokes SLTCOPY
4. Provides responses to the SLTCOPY prompts for information. The responses will vary depending on which
option is chosen. Each response must appear on a separate line in the job stream.
When you run the job stream, replies for the tape devices will still be required at the console. If an error
occurs, SLTCOPY will write the cause of the error to the spoolfile, and the job will abort. The following is an
example job stream called COPYJOB used for copying tape to tape:
!JOB COPYJOB, MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL
!COMMENT On the next two lines, 3 is the option (tape to tape)
!COMMENT and 2 is the number of tapes
!SLTCOPY
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