User`s guide
CHAPTER 8
BUILDING AND UPDATING
THE
SYSTEM DISK DIAGNOSTIC AREA
8.1 INTRODUCTION
The VAX-I
1/730
is
shipped with one
of
two types of diagnostic distribution media.
The
media
is
either a
disk cartridge or magnetic tape, depending on the system configuration. This
FILES-II
structured
diagnostic distribution media
is
labeled VAX
11725/730
CMPLT
DIAG. This media contains all
microdiagnostic programs appropriate to the
VAX-II
/730.
Since the diagnostic area
of
a newly created system disk contains
no
diagnostic programs, selected
diagnostic programs from the distribution media are copied to this area. These selected diagnostic
programs are those programs which test all the testable devices on the VAX-I
1/730
on which the
programs
will
reside. The process of copying diagnostic programs to the system disk diagnostic
is
referred
to as building the diagnostic area.
NOTE
If
the system disk does not contain sufficient room
for
the selected diagnostic programs,
it
is suggested
that
the diagnostic programs remain on the distribu-
tion media.
Digital Equipment Corporation periodically releases new versions
of
existing diagnostic programs and; in
some cases,
may
release entirely new diagnostic programs.
When
new versions
or
entirely new disgnostic
programs are released for devices on a
VAX-II
/7
30
system, then these diagnostic programs are copied
to
the diagnostic
area
of
the system disk,
if
diagnostic programs reside there.
The
process
of
copying these
diagnostic. programs
to
the diagnostic area is referred
to
as updating.
8.2 BUILDING AND
UPDATING
THE
DIAGNOSTIC AREA
Building the diagnostic area
of
the system disk
is
accomplished under control
of
the operating system using
one of two methods:
• Using the
COpy
command
• Using the Diagnostic Update Configuration Tool (DUCT)
Updating the diagnostic
is
accomplished under control
of
the operating system using DUCT.
8.2.1 Building and Updating the Diagnostic Area with the
COpy
Command
To build the diagnostic area on the system disk perform the following procedure:
1.
Ensure that VMS
is
executing properly and the DCL prompt, $,
is
displayed on the terminal.
2. Ensure that the diagnostic distribution media, labeled VAX
11725/730
CMPLT
DIAG,
is
loaded or mounted onto the drive.
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