Specifications

RN: 5-40
RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2
Changes to RS3 Manuals
Step
Operation Description
5
Action:
Response:
CAUTION
The Disk Controller Save or Backup o p eration may overwrite
existing blo cks in the file.
Cursor to the Operation field on the Disk Activity screen. Press the [NEXT
OPTION] key repeatedly until the following message appears above the Operation
field:
Disk Cont Save or Backup
Press [ENTER].
The “Disk Cont Save or Backup” message appears in the Operation field, and a
“Save Plant Configuration” message appears to the right of the Operation field.
7
Action:
Response:
Comments:
CAUTION
To minimize PeerWay traffic and disk u sag e, it is recommended
that you save th e plan t configu ration o n ly for a minimum
number of node(s).
Cursor to the “Address Range” field. Enter the address or range of addresses to be
saved. For example, =1,2 specifies that the plant configuration is to be saved for
nodes 1 and 2. Press [ENTER].
The address range appears in the “Address Range” field.
NOTE: The default addresses are 1 through 32 (all addresses on the PeerW ay).
NOTE: You can specify subsets to be saved within the overall node range by listing
the subsets on this line, separated by semicolons (for example, within node range 1
to 32, you could specify subsets =1,6;=10,15;=22--30).
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Action:
Response:
To verify that the Disk Cont Save or Backup operation was successful, call up the
Disk Event List screen by typing:
DEL [ENTER]
The Disk Event List screen appears and the entry reads:
DS: X blk(s) Saved
DS: Low address =XXXXX
DS: High address =XXXXX
DS: Disk file name: ’file name’
DT-2: Page 2--4--x (following Procedure 2.4.2 on page
2-4-9)
Description: Add new information to this section regarding the
procedure for saving a plant configuration automatically. The new
information, shown following, includes:
D Text descr iption of the new capability
D Figure showing the new BackUp Plant Config screen
D Table describing the BackUp Plant Config screen fields
D Table describing the Backup Plant Configuration procedure.