Owner`s manual

If your system does not have a TK drive, you can save the information as
described in Section 2.2.
Example 2–1 shows the steps to save the EEPROM contents.
Put a blank TK cartridge in the tape drive. Put the control panel’s
upper key switch in the Enable position and the lower key switch in
the Halt position, andthen press the Restartbutton to generateself-test
results. See the Owner’s Manual for your system for a full explanation
of self-test results.
These numbers appear only for Model 400 and 500 systems and indicate
the progress of self-test. The progress trace line is displayed by the
processor in slot 1.
Note the values here for the EEPROM. The second number indicates if
any patches have been installed. Whenever you do an upgrade, make
sure that the boot processor has the latest patches installed on its
EEPROM before you perform the save operation.
Following self-test, the console prompt appears. At the prompt, enter
SAVE EEPROM. The console program queries you, to confirm the SAVE
EEPROM operation. Enter Y. This operation saves the information
from the boot processor and overwrites any existing information on the
TK cartridge. The save process takes less than a minute to complete.
The console program confirms that the save operation has completed
successfully. When the console prompt returns, the save operation is
complete. Saved information includes:
System serial number
Systemwide console parameters (baud rate, interleave, terminal
characteristics)
Saved boot specifications
Diagnostic patches
Console patches
Boot primitives
Rewind the tape and remove the cartridge from the drive. Label and
write-protect the tape.
NOTE: The information just saved to tape should be used only on the system
it was written from, with its original processor. System-specific information
is stored in the processor EEPROMs.
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