Owner`s manual

5.17 SAVE EEPROM

The SAVE EEPROM command can be used if your system

has a TK tape drive

as a console load device. This command

copies the EEPROM contents of the boot processor to the TK

tape.

Examples

! Load a TK tape. When the yellow

! light on the TK drive stays on,

>>> SAVE EEPROM ! the tape is ready. Enter SAVE command.

! System prompts user to proceed. Enter

! a Y to continue.

Proceed with save to tape? (Y or N) >>> Y

?006C EEPROM saved to tape successfully.

>>> ! System confirms SAVE is complete.

>>> SA E ! SAVE EEPROM to the TK tape.

?003D Error initializing I/O device.

! TK tape not initialized.

! Reload and reenter the command.

The SAVE EEPROM command syntax is:

SA[VE] E[EPROM]

SAVE EEPROM copies information from the EEPROM of the boot processor

to the beginning of the tape in the TK tape drive. As the information is

copied, the TK controller writes a block and then checks it against the

contents of the EEPROM to verify. You should save the contents of the

EEPROM every time customer service installs a new EEPROM patch level.

The SAVE EEPROM command overwrites whatever is on the TK tape. To

be safe, use a blank tape cartridge.

There are several steps to the SAVE EEPROM procedure:

1. Load a TK tape cartridge (write-enabled) into the TK tape drive and

press the control panel button. This rewinds the tape so it records from

SAVE EEPROM not implemented on TF devices.

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