Owner`s manual

2.1 Save EEPROM Contents to TK Tape (Optional)
You may want to prepare for the upgrade by saving or
otherwise recording the EEPROM contents of the current
system. This information will serve as insurance in case the
installation of the new KA65A processor does not work, and
you want to restore the old processors to have a working
system.
Example 2–1: SAVE EEPROM Command for Systems with TK Tape
! A blank TK tape is in the tape drive. With the upper
! key switch at Enable and the lower key switch at Halt,
! press the Restart button.
#123456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234567#
F E D C B A 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 NODE #
AA..MM......PP TYP
oo..++......++ STF
............EB BPD
............++ ETF
............EB BPD
.........+.+.++.XBID+
.........+.+.++.XBIE+
. . . . A2 A1 . . . . . . . . ILV
. . . . 32 32 . . . . . . . . 64 Mb
ROM0 = V1.00 ROM1 = V1.00 EEPROM = 1.00/1.00
SN = SG01234567
>>> SAVE EEPROM
! Enter SAVE command.
! System prompts user to proceed.
! Enter a Y to continue.
Proceed with save to tape? (Y or N) >>> Y
?6B EEPROM saved to tape successfully.
! System confirms SAVE is complete.
>>>
In Example 2–1, the SAVE EEPROM command copies the boot processor’s
EEPROM contents to a TK cartridge. Earlier VAX 6000 systems have TK50
tape drives; later models have TK70 tape drives. The operation of the TK50
differs slightly from the TK70. See the Owner’s Manual for your system
for more information on the TK tape drive.
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