HP 425s, Manual

Page 1: ...HP Apollo 9000 Model 425s and 425t Owner s Guide for HP UX Users HP Apollo 9000 Series 400 Computers ABCDE HP Part No A2100 90600 Printed in USA August 1991 Edition 1 E0791 ...

Page 2: ...cense Agreement Operating the product indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions If you do not agree to the License Agreement you may return the unused product for a full refund A copy of the speci c warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard product and replacement parts can be obtained from your local Sales and Service O ce Copyright c 1991 Hewlett Packard Company This docume...

Page 3: ...tates Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at FARs 52 227 7013 Hewlett Packard Company Operating Systems Software Division 3404 East Harmony Road Fort Collins Colorado 80525 ...

Page 4: ...wlett Packard Sales Representative for details August 1991 Edition 1 This edition applies to HP 9000 Series 425s t computers only Safety Symbols and Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual Note Notes contain important information set o from the text Caution Caution messages indicate procedures which if not observed could result in loss of data or damage to equipment D...

Page 5: ...rt 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Manufacturers Declaration Germany Only Herstellerb...

Page 6: ... Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the device does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since laser light emitted inside the device is completely con ned within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation vi ...

Page 7: ...re None of the mechanisms within the mass storage system contain customer or field replaceable parts The CD ROM drive becomes a Class 3B laser mechanism when disassembled If the CD ROM drive is disassembled exposure to the invisible laser beam and hazardous invisible laser radiation could result in blindness Do NOT disassemble the CD ROM drive for any reason vii ...

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Page 9: ...t Built In Interfaces 1 5 SCSI Interface 1 8 RS 323 Serial Interface 1 8 HP Parallel Interface 1 8 HP HIL Interface 1 8 LAN Interfaces 1 9 Internal Mass Storage Devices 1 9 Operating Systems 1 10 2 Using Your Manuals Chapter Contents 2 1 Finding Documents for Speci c Tasks 2 2 Installation 2 2 Con guration 2 3 Operation 2 4 Solving Problems 2 4 Contents 1 ...

Page 10: ...g and Printing Files 4 10 Getting Printer Information 4 12 For More Information 4 12 Using VUE System Applications 4 13 Finding and Running an Application 4 13 5 Starting Your System Without HP VUE Chapter Contents 5 1 Using the Command Line to Log In 5 2 Logging in Without HP VUE 5 2 Setting Terminal Characteristics 5 3 Selecting a Value for the TERM Variable 5 3 Term Environment Variable Setting...

Page 11: ...ing Files between Directories 6 9 Copying Files 6 10 Removing Files and Directories 6 10 Viewing and Printing Files 6 12 Printing a File with lp 6 12 Using the vi Text Editor 6 14 Starting vi 6 14 Performing Editing Functions 6 15 Leaving Text Mode 6 16 Positioning the Cursor 6 16 Saving Your Work 6 17 Leaving vi 6 17 For More Information on vi 6 18 7 Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Softwa...

Page 12: ... Drives Chapter Contents 8 1 Preparing for Installation 8 2 Finding the Status of Existing SCSI Bus Addresses 8 2 Con guring for a Hard Disk Drive 8 4 Using mknod to Set Up Device Files 8 6 Formatting Your Disk 8 6 Building a File System on Your Disk 8 6 Mounting a Hard Disk Drive 8 7 Testing Your Installation 8 9 Con guring for a CD ROM Drive 425s only 8 10 Setting Up the Device Files 8 11 1 The ...

Page 13: ... RAM Board Memory Installation Requirements 9 5 Supported Memory Con gurations 9 5 Determining How to Con gure New Memory 9 8 Removing and Installing RAM Boards 9 9 Verifying the Upgrade 9 9 10 Dealing with Problems Chapter Contents 10 1 Interpreting Error Messages During Boot 10 2 Interpreting the LED Indicators During Boot 10 4 Problems with VUE 10 7 Checking Your Error Logs 10 7 Dealing with Po...

Page 14: ...ns 10 18 Step 4 Rebooting your system 10 18 Step 5 Monitor the system closely 10 19 For Further Information 10 20 Hard Disk Drive Interpreting the Status Indicators 10 21 Status Indications During Power Up 10 21 Status Indications During Operation 10 22 Interpreting the DDS Format Busy Light Indicators 10 23 DDS Format Fault Conditions 10 25 Interpreting the CD ROM Busy Light Indicators 10 26 Deal...

Page 15: ...stem Selection B 6 Setting the Operating System Mode Directly B 6 Using Boot Mode Selection B 7 Using Auto System Selection B 10 For More Information B 12 C Keyboard Con gurations Appendix Contents C 1 Using the ITF or PC101 Keyboard C 2 Key Label Di erences Between the ITF and the PC 101 C 2 Key Label Comparisons and Conversions C 3 Glossary Index Contents 7 ...

Page 16: ...l 1 7 3 1 Model 425s t Power Switches arrows 3 3 4 1 Opening a Terminal Window 4 4 4 2 Creating a New File 4 6 6 1 Key Shell Softkey Display 6 6 6 2 Creating the projects Directory 6 9 6 3 Displaying an Existing File 6 14 6 4 Creating a New File 6 15 9 1 Power Up Display 9 4 10 1 Diagnostic LEDs Model 425s and 425t right 10 4 Contents 8 ...

Page 17: ...ration 10 4 10 4 Diagnostic LED Display During Boot 10 5 10 5 Installation Problems 10 7 10 6 Hard Disk Drive Status Indicators 10 22 10 7 DDS Format Indicators for Normal Operation 10 24 10 8 DDS Format Indicators for Fault Conditions 10 25 10 9 Problems with the Network 10 27 A 1 CD ROM Drive Con guration Switch Functions A 2 A 2 SCSI ID Addresses and Switch Settings A 3 A 3 Hard Disk Drive Con ...

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Page 19: ...he Motorola MC68030 and MC68040 processors Full object code compatibility is maintained with most earlier Series 300 and 400 computers Most 400x systems may be upgraded to 425x systems Both the 425t and the 425s use the 25 MHz MC68040 processor with a built in oating point coprocessor Figure 1 1 Model 425s Computer left and Model 425t Computer Product Description 1 1 ...

Page 20: ... provide additional interfaces for external peripherals RAM may be expanded from 8 to 64 Megabytes on the 425t Model 425s The 425s is an expandable deskside system designed to maximize both exibility and performance Internal peripherals include up to 2 6 Gigabytes of disk capacity optional CD ROM drive and optional Digital Data Storage DAT tape drive Up to 128 Megabytes of RAM are possible HP IB S...

Page 21: ...em factory installed or user installed Domain operating system user installed Every Series 400 workstation also requires a localization kit Part No A1098A for HP UX Release 7 05 and A1099B for HP UX Release 8 0 This kit supplies the necessary keyboard mouse and power cords for the system If external SCSI peripherals will be used you must also order the appropriate SCSI cables and terminator When o...

Page 22: ...e used in pairs There are eight sockets on the system board for four board pairs RAM Upgrades are available as follows two 4 Mbyte boards that add an 8 Mbyte block of memory two 8 Mbyte boards that add a 16 Mbyte block of memory two 16 Mbyte RAM boards that add a 32 Mbyte block of memory for 425s only For example to obtain the maximum 64 Mbyte of RAM for the 425t would require four 16 Mbyte RAM Bo...

Page 23: ...ale GRX 425t 425s 19 in 72 Hz Color VRX 425t 425s 16 or 19 in 60 Hz Color CRX 425t 425s 19 in 72 Hz Personal VRX P2 425t 425s 19 in 60 Hz Personal VRX P3 425t 425s 19 in 60 Hz Turbo VRX T1 425s 19 in 60 Hz Turbo VRX T2 425s 19 in 60 Hz Turbo VRX T3 425s 19 in 60 Hz 425s t Built In Interfaces The 425 s built in interfaces have connectors on the rear panel as shown in Figure 1 2 and Figure 1 3 Produ...

Page 24: ...1 Figure 1 2 Model 425t Computer Rear Panel 1 6 Product Description ...

Page 25: ...1 Figure 1 3 Model 425s Computer Rear Panel Product Description 1 7 ...

Page 26: ...onitors A Utility Chip manages the RS 232 interface and does not provide for terminal control HP Parallel Interface A 25 pin HP Parallel interface port is provided with all 425s t models It is compatible with most devices using CentronicsTM interface protocols Some con guration parameters are available under Boot ROM control in Con guration Mode for internal interfaces HP HIL Interface The HP HIL ...

Page 27: ...ations have their hard disk drive bay tted with a 210 or 420 Mbyte preformatted hard disk drive To increase memory size up to the optional 840 Mbytes a second 210 or 420 Mbyte drive is added Model 425t mass storage options include 210 Mbyte Hard Disk Drive 420 Mbyte Hard Disk Drive A second 210 Mbyte Hard Disk Drive A second 420 Mbyte Hard Disk Drive On the 425s a standard 660 Mbyte or 1 3 Gbyte d...

Page 28: ...llation Table 1 2 lists the HP UX operating systems and languages available for the Model 425s t computer Table 1 2 Model 425s t HP UX Operating Systems and Languages Operating system HP UX 7 05 or later HP UX complies with XOpen and POSIX speci cations Window system X Window System Version 11 X11 Release 4 Languages C Pascal FORTRAN Ada Common LISP C User interface Visual User Environment HP VUE ...

Page 29: ...ith system hardware installation please see your HP Apollo 9000 Series 400 Installation Guide HP Part No A1630 90001 for the 425t and HP Part No A1421 9000l for the 425s If you have not yet installed your system and need basic guidance see Chapter 3 For detailed help see the appropriate Installation Guide for your computer see above If you have installed your system and want to get on with using i...

Page 30: ...pplicable Installation Guide A1630 90001 425t or A1421 9000l 425s Additional external peripherals HP UX Installing Peripherals CD ROM Hard Disk DDS DAT drives Chapter 8 and Appendix A in this Owner s Guide Additional RAM Chapter 9 in this Owner s Guide Network connections Your applicable Installation Guide A1630 90001 425t or A1421 9000l 425s Replacement clock battery Your applicable Installation ...

Page 31: ... address Chapter 3 and Chapter 10 in this Owner s Guide and your Installation Guide Creating New User Accounts Chapter 3 or Chapter 5 in this Owner s Guide Setting or changing passwords Chapter 3 or Chapter 5 in this Owner s Guide Setting permissions A Beginner s Guide to HP UX Setting Swap Space System Administration Tasks Managing Con guring HP VUE HP Visual User Environment User s Guide HP Visu...

Page 32: ... Entering commands without HP VUE Chapter 6 in this Owner s Guide and A Beginner s Guide to HP UX Using the directory le system in HP VUE Chapter 4 in this Owner s Guide Using the directory le system without HP VUE Chapter 6 in this Owner s Guide and A Beginner s Guide to HP UX Using a shell Chapter 6 in this Owner s Guide A Beginner s Guide to HP UX and Shells User s Guide Viewing a le in HP VUE ...

Page 33: ...on Starting Up with HP VUE Logging In Logging Out Setting Up a User Account Shutting Down This chapter gives information on using your system for the rst time with HP VUE See Chapter 5 for information on starting your system without HP VUE Starting Your System for the First Time 3 1 ...

Page 34: ...gure your system appropriately The time zone where your computer is located The System name host name for your workstation any alphanumeric single word name with eight or fewer characters The network address number also called an IP number for your workstation This consists of four address elds separated by periods for example 255 32 3 10 You may need to consult with your system administrator for ...

Page 35: ...are prompted for it you can use the default values now and enter this information at another time You would enter the information later by typing etc set_parms systemname The display will then prompt you for any information which is missing or which you may need to re enter To review the steps of the Instant Ignition process in detail please see the appropriate Installation Guide for this product ...

Page 36: ...t NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Options and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN No Windows from the VUE login screen at this time In that case go to Chapter 5 for information on logging in from the command line Note Selecting the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN No Windows option assumes that you are already familiar with how to read and edit les If you are not review Chapter 6 During the login process if ...

Page 37: ... appears This means your hardware installation was successful and HP UX has booted Your HP VUE has also loaded and started If this screen does not appear see Chapter 10 or contact your designated service representative d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 5 ...

Page 38: ...ds d a c b To correct an entry use the 4Backspace5 4Insert5 4Delete char5 and arrow keys 7 6 to edit the box Or start the login over by clicking on NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Clear If you have given your workstation a hostname other than unknown skip to step 4 Otherwise go on to step 3 3 6 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 39: ...hen click the left mouse button Mouse Button 1 once Later you may want to to use the etc set_parms procedure to enter a host name for your system Caution You should not click on the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN No Windows screen button until you have learned how to read and edit les d a c b The copyright screen appears and then your HP VUE workspace the screen environment in which you interact...

Page 40: ...kspace looks like this with a Console Icon a File Manager and the Workspace Manager The Workspace Manager is also known as the Control Panel or Dashboard d a c b Opening Screen 3 8 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 41: ...3 VUE Functions on the Control Panel At the bottom of your screen you will see the following buttons with icons on the HP VUE Workspace Manager c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 9 ...

Page 42: ...ight by moving the mouse pointer to the window menu button with a NNNNN on it in the upper left corner of the File Manager window and clicking the left mouse button twice quickly The window will disappear 3 10 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 43: ...inal window by clicking the left mouse button once on the Terminal Button in the Workspace Manager panel at the bottom A terminal window will appear after a few seconds c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 11 ...

Page 44: ...interaction with the Help System you may learn about HP VUE Move the pointer to the Help screen button It s also at the bottom of your screen on the Workspace Manager panel and it has a question mark NNNNN on it Click the left mouse button once d a c b 3 12 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 45: ...Then click the left mouse button on the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Viewer screen button to see the help information You need not read all the information now You can use the slider scroll bar at the right border of the window to scroll the information up or down Place the mouse pointer on the bar and hold down the left mouse button while you move the pointer up or down This action will scroll the text on ...

Page 46: ...e then click the left mouse button once Now bring the Help window to the front To close the Help window move the mouse pointer to the Window Menu button the in the upper left hand corner of the Help window Then click the left mouse button twice quickly d a c b 3 14 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 47: ...he control panel s lower right hand bar This bar is called the logout button Click the left mouse button once The mouse pointer changes to a dash in a circle indicating the logout process is working d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 15 ...

Page 48: ...r logout move the logout mouse pointer into the box to the button marked NNNNNNN OK and click the left mouse button The logout process will proceed About a minute later the login screen will reappear d a c b 3 16 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 49: ...ion Then log in as root Caution root status entails special privileges and dangers You should only log in as root to do system administration tasks 2 Activate the Help System by moving the pointer to the Help screen button on the Workspace Manager panel on the bottom marked with a NNNNN Then click the left mouse button once d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 17 ...

Page 50: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN System Administration Tasks You may need to use the scroll bar or arrows to see System Administration Tasks Then click the left mouse button once d a c b 3 18 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 51: ...istration Tasks Help Topic window appears select and click on NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Creating a New User Account d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 19 ...

Page 52: ...n you have nished reading the instructions click on the application button at the right of the control panel This button has sheets of paper pictured on it d a c b 3 20 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 53: ...s one To open the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN system_apps folder move the pointer onto the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN system_apps folder icon then click the left mouse button twice quickly d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 21 ...

Page 54: ...ystem applications window similar to this one Open the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN sys_admin folder by putting the pointer on it and clicking the left mouse button twice d a c b 3 22 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 55: ...3 8 This system administration window appears Move your pointer onto the SAM System Administration Manager icon and click the left mouse button twice d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 23 ...

Page 56: ...softkey you may either use the function keys on your keyboard or use the mouse to click on the softkeys in the SAM terminal window With this item highlighted NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Users move the mouse pointer to the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Select Item softkey and click the left mouse button once d a c b 3 24 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 57: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Add a New User Account to the System Move the mouse pointer to the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Select Item softkey and click the left mouse button once d a c b SAM Main Menu Starting Your System for the First Time 3 25 ...

Page 58: ...his time Changing elds later will require removing this user and re adding it to change eld values Then click the left mouse button on the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Perform Task softkey Some items are set to their default values and normally will not be changed d a c b 3 26 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 59: ...login account See the later section Setting a New Password for the rules for selecting a password For example 123four then press the 4Return5 key or click on the NNNNNNNNNNNNN Done softkey d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 27 ...

Page 60: ... using SAM To do so return to the Main Menu and select NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Change a user s password Enter root as the login name and enter a password when requested See the later section in this chapter Setting a New Password if you need help with selecting passwords d a c b 3 28 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 61: ...3 14 After the new user has been added to the system press the keyboard 4space5 bar to get a blank form d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 29 ...

Page 62: ...3 15 Click on the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Main Menu softkey d a c b 3 30 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 63: ...he Permanent Terminal Window and the File Manager move the mouse pointer to the Window Menu button in the upper left hand corner of each window the button has a NNNNN on it and click the left mouse button twice quickly d a c b Starting Your System for the First Time 3 31 ...

Page 64: ...y the rst eight characters are checked To set a password using VUE 1 Click the applications directory button on the Workspace Manager to display the applications directory 2 Double click the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN system_apps folder to open that subdirectory 3 Double click the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN sys_admin folder 4 Double click the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PASSWORD icon to...

Page 65: ...shut down process to completion rst 1 First make sure you are logged in as root If you are not click on the logout button as described previously in Chapter 3 Logging Out Then log in as root 2 Click the left mouse button once on the Applications File Manager button with pages represented on it c b Applications Workspace Manager Starting Your System for the First Time 3 33 ...

Page 66: ... Manager appears move your pointer onto the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN system_apps folder and click the left mouse button twice d a c b The NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN sys_apps Folder 3 34 Starting Your System for the First Time ...

Page 67: ...s window appears move your pointer onto the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN sys_admin folder icon and click the left mouse button d a c b The NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN sys_admin Folder Starting Your System for the First Time 3 35 ...

Page 68: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Are you sure you want to halt the system y n If you press n and 4Return5 you can continue and your workstation will not shut down If you press y and 4Return5 the shutdown process starts To observe the shutdown messages bring the Console Window to the front by clicking on it Wait for the following message to appear on your screen NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 69: ...HP Visual User Environment Using HP VUE Help Using Files and Directories Viewing and Printing Files Using HP VUE System Applications See Chapter 6 for information on using HP UX by working from the command line within windows Operating Your System with HP VUE 4 1 ...

Page 70: ...inittab with your text processor 2 Search for the line that begins vue In this line change the word off to respawn 3 Deactivate the console getty a Search for the line that begins with init b Change the second eld to 3 This changes the default run level to 3 This should match the second eld in the line that begins with vue 4 Save the etc inittab le Your HP VUE will start automatically the next tim...

Page 71: ... your work session and then log out HP VUE will restore the same workspace con guration at the next login To open a window move the mouse pointer to the Terminal button on the Workspace Manager panel at the bottom and click the left mouse button once The window will appear in a few seconds To change the Console icon to a window move the mouse pointer to it and click the left mouse button twice rap...

Page 72: ... lower right corner of the Workspace Manager panel blinks while the process is taking place After a few seconds the window appears You can now enter HP UX commands at the command line prompt To move the window from its default location move the mouse pointer to the top inside border the Title Bar see Figure 4 2 and hold down the left mouse button to drag the window to the desired position Outlines...

Page 73: ...ger 1 Click on the help button NNNNN on the workspace manager 2 When the index appears click on a topic You may also nd a subtopic index entry 3 When you get to the index or sub index for the entry click on Viewer in the index to view information about the topic You can use the slider at the right border of the window to scroll the information up or down Depending on how you window has been format...

Page 74: ... New File 1 Click the File Manager button to open the File Manager window As an example your home directory les might look like this Figure 4 2 Creating a New File 2 Create a le in this directory by clicking on NNNNNNNNNNN New in the NNNNNNNNNNNNNN File menu 3 Type in a name for example Text in the New Data File box which appears 4 6 Operating Your System with HP VUE ...

Page 75: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNN New from the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Directory menu to open the New Directory dialog box 2 Click on the New Directory Name box to display the text insertion cursor 3 Type mydir 4 Follow your entry with 4Return5 or click on NNNNNNNN OK This creates an empty directory named mydir under the current directory Operating Your System with HP VUE 4 7 ...

Page 76: ...er button on a 3 button mouse 2 While still holding down Button 2 drag the le to the File Manager in which the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN mydir directory is displayed and drop the icon by releasing Button 2 over an empty area 3 Drop the le release Mouse Button 2 Copying a File to Another Directory 1 Make a le for example text2 in your home directory 4 8 Operating Your System with HP VUE ...

Page 77: ...ectory 2 Choose NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Rename from the NNNNNNNNNNNNNN File menu to display the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Rename File dialog box 3 Double click the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN New File Name box 4 Type the new name of the le say text3 5 Press 4Return5 or click NNNNNNNNNNNNNN OK Removing a File 1 Press and hold down Mouse Button 2 over the NNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 78: ...rinting Files To view a file from a File Manager directory display 1 Click the left mouse button on the item you want The icon will become highlighted 2 Click the the left mouse button on NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Actions on the top border of the File Manager window 3 Click the left mouse button on NNNNNNNNNNNNNN VIEW A window appears displaying that le Use the 4Space5 bar to scroll down through the...

Page 79: ...lay area and drop it onto the Printer icon c b By default the printer uses the HP UX command pr lename lp However you can customize this to suit your speci c needs See the chapter Advanced Customizing in HP Visual User Environment User s Guide for further information Click the printer button on the Workspace Manager to open a window showing the status of printers connected to your workstation To c...

Page 80: ...s with something similar to the following lp status information d a Printer Information system default destination lp2 scheduler is running printer queue for lpnet no entries hpfcjth lpnet ready and waiting For More Information See System Administration Tasks for more information on lp For more information on printing les while in VUE see the HP VUE User s Guide 4 12 Operating Your System with HP ...

Page 81: ...al_apps or NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN system_apps folders The latter gives you such functions as edit print and system administration utilities 2 Double click on the folder containing the application you want to run Occasionally you may need to open several levels of folders before you get to the application icon Once you have the application icon on screen you can start the application i...

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Page 83: ... System Without HP VUE Chapter Contents Using the Command Line to Log In Setting Terminal Characteristics Setting Up a User Account Selecting a Password Logging Out Shutting Down Starting Your System Without HP VUE 5 1 ...

Page 84: ...lay but no HP VUE and no windows To log in without windows 1 Click NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Options on the login screen 2 Choose NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN No Windows 3 Type your login name or root at the login prompt 4 Press 4Return5 5 If you have set a password then when the password prompt appears type in your password followed by 4Return5 You will now get a system prompt for root or for u...

Page 85: ...en you boot HP UX on your 425s t the boot process should take care of creating the appropriate terminal settings However the following gives some typical settings should you need to use them for a recon gured system Term Environment Variable Settings for the 425s t Setting for the 1280x1024 resolution equivalent to 98550 entry For ksh users export TERM hp425s or 425t For csh users setenv TERM hp42...

Page 86: ...mknod command The correct mknod command syntax to create an SGC bus special device le for the internal Entry Level VRX graphics hardware is mknod dev crt c 12 0x000300 00 Not used 03 SGC bus 00 SGC slot number 12 Graphics device c Character based device 5 4 Starting Your System Without HP VUE ...

Page 87: ...and then press Return or Select Item Add a New User Account to the system Remove a User Account from the system View Modify a User s Account Information Deactivate a User Account Reactivate a User Account Opening SAM Screen When running SAM use the and keys to move the selection highlight up and down the menus When typing use the and keys 4Backspace5 and 4Delete char5 for correcting mistakes From ...

Page 88: ... and continue lling out the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Add a New User Account to the System form Otherwise press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Perform Task softkey 5 Enter a password for the new login account and press 4Return5 See the next section in this chapter Selecting a Password for help with crea...

Page 89: ...ercase or lowercase At least one character must be either of the following Numeric the digits 0 through 9 Special neither letters nor numeric for example _ or According to these rules the following are all valid passwords foo bar money Number_9 rophy Also uppercase and lowercase letters are di erent Thus these are all di erent foo bar Foo Bar FOO BAR When you choose a password you want to ensure t...

Page 90: ...ssword passwd prompts you to enter it Changing password for leslie Your username appears here Old password Enter your current password 2 When you see the following prompt enter your new password The screen will not echo what you type New password invisible password 3 Next you need to re enter the new password to verify it Re enter your new password invisible password Now when you log in again use ...

Page 91: ...If you want to leave your workstation for a short time without logging out you can use the lock command You will be asked to enter a password lock Key invisible password Again invisible password LOCKED Now the keyboard cannot be used Enter the password to unlock the system Exiting for an Extended Period Perhaps the most common way to log out from the command line is by using the exit command exit ...

Page 92: ...ering shutdown with no option will cause the system to halt after one minute and reboot in single user state It is not safe to turn o the power with the system running 3 If your system runs a clustered network the shutdown process broadcasts a message including networked users SYSTEM BEING BROUGHT DOWN IN ONE MINUTE 4 You will see a question Do you want to continue y n a If you press n and 4Return...

Page 93: ...l Visual Help for the Korn Shell Accessing On Line Command Help man pages Moving Within the HP UX Directory Structure Using Files and Directories with Command Lines Creating Directories Moving and Copying Files between Directories Removing Files and Directories Viewing and Printing Files Printing a File with lp Using the vi text Editor Using the Command Line 6 1 ...

Page 94: ...on the command line Running Commands To run a command type the command s name after the prompt and press 4Return5 The command then will begin running When the command nishes the prompt reappears For example run the following whoami command now whoami 4Return5 leslie Your user name appears here Then the command line prompt reappears If you make a mistake when typing a command use the 4Back space5 k...

Page 95: ...ministrator determines which shell you get when you rst log in and you have the option of changing shells later Basics of Shells Characteristics Choosing and Using HP UX gives you your choice of several di erent shell types which you can run the Bourne Korn Key and C Shells Each of these shells has di erent characteristics and you can increase the speed and e ciency with which you interact with HP...

Page 96: ...modify the current or previous command lines with a text editor No Yes No File name completion The ability to automatically nish typing le names in command lines No Yes Yes alias command A feature allowing users to rename commands automatically include command options or abbreviate long command lines No Yes Yes Restricted shells A security feature providing a controlled environment with limited ca...

Page 97: ...at shell and the correct prompt is displayed After experimenting in the new shell return to your original shell by typing either exit or 4CTRL5 4D5 Permanently Changing Your Shell To permanently change your login shell the default shell you get when you log in use the chsh change shell command chsh username full shell name where username is your user name and shell path name is the full path name ...

Page 98: ...s the Key Shell will often display an appropriate left to right set of menu options in the softkey label area at the bottom of your screen Each label corresponds to a softkey NNNNNNNN f1 through NNNNNNNN f8 The NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN hpterm at the center separates the softkeys into groups of four You may select any or none of the options successively by pressing the corresponding softkey When you wa...

Page 99: ...wed 11 of the le and 89 remains Type 4Space5 to scroll to the next screen full of text or type 4Return5 to scroll up one line at a time Type 4q5 to quit Note that you can only move forward through a le To learn more about the ls command type man ls Note If you are using the VUE application you can also access man command information by clicking on VUE Help the NNNNN icon at the bottom of your VUE ...

Page 100: ...e directories underneath it For example to create a sub directory in your current working directory named projects type mkdir projects To verify that it worked you can use either the ls or lsf command Both commands display the new directory but lsf appends a slash to the end of directory names to di erentiate them from le names For example ls List les directories in your current working directory ...

Page 101: ...v command can be used to move les from one lename to another or from one directory to another For example to move myfile into the projects directory type cd Move to your home directory rst mv myfile projects The general form of the mv command is as follows mv from path to path where from path is the le name or path name of the le you want to move and to path is the name of the path where you are m...

Page 102: ...ectory has the same name as the le the directory will not be destroyed But a le of the same name in that directory would be As a general rule before using mv or cp use ls or lsf to ensure that the target le name to which you want to move or copy doesn t already exist Removing Files and Directories If you have les that are no longer needed you should remove delete them Deleting unnecessary les leav...

Page 103: ... a Any invisible dot lenames remaining will be displayed rm lenames You may have to repeat this command for all dot les other than and rmdir This removes any empty subdirectories cd To get to the parent directory again rm dirname To avoid this process and remove a directory and all its les and directories in one action type the following rm rf dirname Caution Use rm rf with great caution since it ...

Page 104: ...he lp command you may need to nd out whether your system is set up so that you can use the lp command If it is not you may have to use a command other than lp to get printouts You can nd information on managing printers and other peripherals in System Administration Tasks If lp does work on your system you can print myfile by running the lp command lp myfile If the lp command is working properly i...

Page 105: ...t on the printer status including the order of your print job in the printer queue type lpstat t To cancel a print job enter the cancel command with the i d number for your job cancel request id Using the Command Line 6 13 ...

Page 106: ...and vi lename at the prompt where lename is the name of the le that you wish to either create view or alter If a le called lename already exists the rst screen of that le will be displayed see Figure 6 3 If the le does not exist it is created and you will see an empty screen ready for text entry see Figure 6 4 d a c b Here is a sample of a new file that consists of only three lines It is ready for...

Page 107: ... mode so that you can execute any of the following commands The insert command 4i5 Places your le in text mode and enters whatever you type preceding the cursor Everything on and after the cursor will be moved to the right The append command 4a5 Places your le in text mode and enters whatever you type after the cursor Everything after the cursor will be moved to the right Using the Command Line 6 ...

Page 108: ...eturned to text mode via the insert command before you can insert text Leaving Text Mode Press the 4ESC5 key to leave text mode and re enter command mode Positioning the Cursor You may have noticed that the editing functions are performed relative to cursor position For example you can make text changes before after or at the cursor location Many commands exist within vi that provide cursor moveme...

Page 109: ...q commands save your le and leave vi You execute fewer keystrokes by using the ZZ command Use the w lename command to save your work without leaving vi Omitting the lename from the w lename command saves the current le with the same name Leaving vi You can quit vi and save your work You can also quit vi without saving your work Your document must be in command mode for you to be able to use the fo...

Page 110: ...ing your changes For More Information on vi This section presents only the most basic information about a very powerful word processing feature of HP UX Refer to The Ultimate Guide to the vi and ex Text Editors or A Beginner s Guide to Text Editing for more detailed information about vi 6 18 Using the Command Line ...

Page 111: ...iles Creating a Recovery System Restoring Your File System Restoring Selected Files Restoring Your Operating System Recovering Your Disk Space Installing HP UX from Cartridge Tape or CD ROM Recreating an Instant Ignition Disk from CD ROM Updating from a Network Server Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Software 7 1 ...

Page 112: ...y entering the following mkdir dev rmt mkdir dev rct a By convention the device le name for a cartridge tape drive HP 9144 type is dev rct 3s0 The 3s0 part depends on the bus address The bus address is here assumed to be 3 If necessary create the device le for the cartridge drive by entering the following mknod dev rct 3s0 c 4 0x070300 b The device le name for the DDS Format drive should be dev rm...

Page 113: ... the device le for the device that will receive your backup in the eld called NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Device file This will be the device you set up for the cartridge or DDS drive 6 For the question NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Create index file y or n enter y if you want SAM to make an index le of the backup on the system disk An ind...

Page 114: ...you to put your backup media on or in the device you are using for your backup and will prompt you to change media as necessary 8 When your backup is complete SAM will return you to the Backup and Recovery menu 9 Remove your tape s label them and store them in a safe place 7 4 Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Software ...

Page 115: ...Note Back up your system when there are few or no users logged in as the backup utilities will not act on les which are currently open Doing a Partial Backup to a Cartridge or DDS Drive If you just want to back up some of your les contained to a cartridge or DDS drive you would proceed as follows 1 Enter sam 2 Select NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Backup and R...

Page 116: ...p is complete fbackup will prompt you to put your backup media on or in the device you are using for your backup and will prompt you to change media as necessary 8 When your backup is complete SAM will return you to the Backup and Recovery menu 9 Remove your partial backup tape s and label them and store them in a safe place Creating a Recovery System You should protect against time loss from oper...

Page 117: ...r a recovery system You will need an external DDS Format tape drive connected to the SCSI internal connector or an external cartridge tape drive connected to the HP IB connector You will also need one or more tapes For the cartridge tape drive use one 150 foot cartridge which is not write protected If you have a DDS Format DAT tape drive skip the next procedure and use the one after it To create a...

Page 118: ...gain for the new address to take e ect 4 Verify that a device le called dev update src exists Remove it and create a new one with the following commands rm dev update src 4Return5 mknod dev update src c 4 0x070 00 4Return5 For type the bus address you set the tape drive to typically 3 This must be the same as the bus address set on the device itself 5 Verify that the tape is not write protected by...

Page 119: ...0 4Return5 For type the bus address you set the tape drive to The DDS drive will be shipped with the bus address set to 4 4 Verify that the tape is not write protected by checking that the write protect device is disabled For the DDS Format drive this means making sure that the slider at the rear of the cartridge is closed and covers the write protect opening The cartridge will then be writable 5 ...

Page 120: ... exclude the restore process 4 When you are asked for the list of les to include exclude use as your include list the directory and do not specify any exclusions 5 Answer 4y5 to the question NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Overwrite newer files y or n 6 Answer 4y5 to the following question NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 121: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Overwrite newer files y or n 3 Answer 4y5 to the question NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Maintain original file ownership y or n 4 Leave the default for the question NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 122: ...n the upper right part of the screen similar to the following HP35450A A REMV 1401 0 1R SYSRECOVER 5 Type the digit character combination to the left of SYSRECOVER 1R in the example above The system will boot HP UX from the tape This will take several minutes because the tape is being treated as a random access device 6 Eventually a menu similar to the following appears 1 Remove the root password ...

Page 123: ...press 4Return5 cd etc frecover f dev update src You will be prompted for the remainder of your backup tapes as they are needed 9 Load your latest incremental backup tape into the tape drive This tape contains all the les that changed or were added since the archive tape was made Wait for the lights to indicate ready status Then type the same command line as above to read in the changed les For Mor...

Page 124: ...ructions for removal of speci c les relating to the pre installed system Instant Ignition Removing the Instant Ignition Toolset All of the Instant Ignition les copied to your system can be found in etc filesets IGNITION Use rmfn to remove these les by typing rmfn IGNITION 4Return5 7 14 Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Software ...

Page 125: ...y have a CD ROM drive installed in your system see your Installation Guide for hardware installation guidance and Chapter 8 for con guring HP UX to communicate with the device 2 Obtain the CD ROM installation disk s for the appropriate software 3 If you have purchased software other than the 2 user Runtime product you will need a codeword to extract your purchased software from the CD ROM disk Hav...

Page 126: ...tely to the external SCSI port 1 Installation 1 If the install drive is external turn it on Otherwise it turns on at the same time as your system This drive is called the source device later when you see the installation menus 2 If the hard disk drive you will use as the system disk for HP UX is external turn it ON If it is internal it turns on at the same time as your system a This drive is calle...

Page 127: ...1H SYSHPUX The model number e g 9144 indicates your tape drive b If you re installing a new system from CD ROM you ll see something like HP1707 REMV 707 0 0 1H SYSHPUX The model number e g 1707 indicates your CD ROM drive 7 Type the characters e g 1H preceding the system shown for the install medium If you have a bit mapped display do not shift for a capital H and do not press 4Return5 If you are ...

Page 128: ... you re ready to proceed Read the overview carefully You will use the following keys in subsequent steps Arrow keys 485 495 475 465 to highlight menu items NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Select Item softkey 4f45 to select highlighted menu items 4Return5 This functions the same as the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Select Item function key Also use this after entering values which you hav...

Page 129: ...f your disk is still not recognized you can use the Other disk option to enter the Disk address Select Bus Unit Vol Disk Code Addr Num Num Search Again Other disk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Select Item xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Exit Install The Destination Menu lists all connected disks inclu...

Page 130: ...t Item 4f45 or 4Return5 From this point on the CD ROM or cartridge tape will be referred to as the Source Device and the disk drive will be the Destination Device Follow the instructions given by the etc update screens Refer to Installing and Updating HP UX if you should require further details 7 20 Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Software ...

Page 131: ... the following and press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Select Item NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Change FILESYSTEM parameters 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN swap space and type in the appropriate values for example a For a 420 Mbyte disk 184680 blks b For a 210 Mbyte disk 102550 blks 3 Pr...

Page 132: ...xxxxxxxxxxxx Exit Window 4 In the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Netdist Server source eld enter the system name or the internet protocol address of the netdist server that will be the source of the update To nd out the system name enter hostname on the netdist server or look in the etc hosts le for the internet address There is no default The NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 133: ...press NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Done to return to the Main Menu For More Information See Chapters 4 and 5 of Installing and Updating HP UX for detailed procedures for updating from a netdist server Backing Up Installing and Updating Your Software 7 23 ...

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Page 135: ...ring HP UX for New Drives Chapter Contents Preparing for Installation Con guring for a Hard Disk Drive Con guring for a CD ROM Drive Con guring for a DDS format DAT Tape Drive Configuring HP UX for New Drives 8 1 ...

Page 136: ...s given below Finding the Status of Existing SCSI Bus Addresses To ensure that the SCSI bus address of your device is unused you can use the script listed below to help determine which devices are currently connected To determine the active bus ID s do the following 1 Log in as root 2 If you are not using Korn Shell or Bourne Shell type sh 3 Type the following after the system prompts which are sh...

Page 137: ... 5 rdsk SCSI describe of 5 rdsk vendor Quantum product id XXXXXXX type direct access size 200000000 bytes bytes per sector NNN 6 rdsk diskinfo can t open 6 rdsk No such device or address Note If you nd that the bus address corresponding to the number set on your device is already in use you will have to determine if it is easier to change that device to another bus address or to remove the hard di...

Page 138: ... communicate with the available Hard Disk Drives in order to use the disks for mass storage and or swap space Setting Up the Device Files Finding the Status of Existing SCSI Bus Addresses Building a File System with newfs Mounting the New Hard Disk Drive Testing Your Installation These disks are pre formatted The sizes for the disks are Product Number Size HP A1440A 210 Mbytes HP A2075A 422 Mbytes...

Page 139: ... UX and install the disk at bus address 6 To install the disk for le system and swap usage verify that you have access to an HP UX system and that you have selected HP UX in the boot process when you started your system The following list outlines the software procedures you ll nd in this section for installing the hard disk drive as a le system disk Verify that you have an unused device le with t...

Page 140: ...ces Using HP UX Commands in the manual Installing Peripherals for further information on device les Formatting Your Disk Since these disks are pre formatted you do not need to run mediainit Building a File System on Your Disk The newfs command is a front end command that automates the use of mkfs in order to build a le system on the new disk newfs looks up the type of disk on which a le system is ...

Page 141: ...10S_noswap dev rdsk 5s0 For further details on newfs see newfs 1M in the HP UX Reference or enter man newfs to get online help The general procedure is discussed in System Administration Tasks To maximize le system performance execute the following command before mounting the disk tunefs d0 dev rdsk 5s0 Mounting a Hard Disk Drive In order for your system to address the new disk as a le system each...

Page 142: ...ve immediately for this login session only for instance on the directory users you can execute the mount command directly from the command line mount dev dsk 5s0 users The mount command announces to the system that a removable le system is to be attached on the directory users This directory must exist already it becomes the name of the root of the newly mounted le system 8 8 Configuring HP UX for...

Page 143: ...If the disk is installed correctly diskinfo will display a listing of information about it such as the following 5 rdsk SCSI describe of 5 rdsk vendor Quantum product id XXXXXXX type direct access size 200000000 bytes bytes per sector NNN After mounting a new disk on a directory an ll listing of the directory should give you at least one le total 1024 drwxr xr x 2 root root 8192 Aug 31 15 24 lost ...

Page 144: ...ion Guide for guidance on resetting the switches if needed The following list outlines the procedures you ll nd in this section for installing the CD ROM drive on your operating system 1 Verifying that you have an unused device le with the correct select code and bus address for your device 2 Inserting the disk in your CD ROM drive Note that a rigid plastic caddy holds and protects the disk Before...

Page 145: ...s You will see lines such as the following which applies to a SCSI device cr r r 2 root other 47 0x0e0200 Dec 10 1990 dev rdsk 2s0 You will need to ensure that this line or one appropriate to the bus address to which your CD ROM drive is set is in dev rdsk 2 The Block Device File In addition to the character device le you will need to have a block device le which will be in the directory dev dsk T...

Page 146: ...chapter for determining the addresses of devices currently connected to your system Reconfiguring the Kernel You will need to have two kinds of drivers in the kernel in order to operate the CD ROM drive a scsi device driver and a cdfs con gurable le system Adding the scsi Device Driver To check for the presence of the scsi device driver enter the following grep scsi etc conf dfile If the display s...

Page 147: ...ebuilding the Kernel If you have changed the con guration of the kernel you must rebuild it in order to cause HP UX to execute the new con guration Caution If you are in a clustered environment do these tasks in Single User State by executing shutdown rst Exit from any networked connections If you have added the cdfs to a cluster server you must also add it to the kernels of all the nodes before y...

Page 148: ... dev rdsk 2s0 vendor TOSHIBA product id CD ROM DRIVE XM type CD ROM size 0 bytes bytes per sector 0 Mounting the New CD ROM Drive In order for your system to address the new disk as a le system you will need to edit your etc checklist to mount it on your system Add the following line to the le dev dsk 2s0 cdrom cdfs ro 0 0 CD ROM If you have only made this change to your system executing mount a w...

Page 149: ...If for example you are mounting the CD ROM designated by the device lename dev dsk 2s0 create a directory cdrom if it doesn t exist already and execute the following mount dev dsk 2s0 cdrom Note that the directory cdrom in the example must be given an absolute path name In this example the mount command announces to the system that a removable le system is to be attached at the directory cdrom Thi...

Page 150: ...mmands please see the appropriate entries in HP UX Reference You can also use your online command help system by entering man followed by the name of the command Information on the installation of external peripheral devices can be found in Installing Peripherals 8 16 Configuring HP UX for New Drives ...

Page 151: ... Tasks Adding the DDS Format Drive To add the device you will have to make sure your system has both a scsi device driver and an appropriate scsi device le You will need a character raw device le scsi in dev or in a subdirectory of dev Since the HP DDS Format drive is similar to 9 track tape devices it will be convenient to place the DDS Format device les in the dev rmt directory which is dedicate...

Page 152: ... File The dev rmt directory contains the raw character device les You will see lines such as the following which apply to a scsi device crw rw rw 2 root other 54 0x0e0303 Dec 10 1990 dev rmt 0mn crw rw rw 2 root other 54 0x0e0302 Dec 10 1990 dev rmt 0m These lines specify characteristics of the installed device They are explained below Your installed drive if you have not changed its jumper settin...

Page 153: ...e bus address can be set two ways for the DDS Format drive 03 signi es no rewind on close i e the tape is not repositioned after the application terminates 02 signi es rewind on close Ordinarily the tape will automatically reposition itself by rewinding to the beginning during the eject sequence Using mknod to Set Up Device Files If you only need to change the speci cations for the device le you c...

Page 154: ...r system The script listed below will help by telling you what devices are currently connected To determine the active bus ID s do the following 1 Log in as root 2 Type ksh if you are using Bourne Shell or C Shell 3 Enter the following system prompts are shown at the left mkdir dev tmp cd dev tmp for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 do mknod i rdsk c 47 0x0e0 i 00 mknod i rmt c 54 0x0e0 i 00 done for i in do ec...

Page 155: ...nge I O Configuration menu Instructions for using SAM are in your System Administration Tasks manual Caution If you are in a clustered environment do this task in Single User State by executing shutdown rst Also to avoid possible accidents exit from any networked connections The following sequence of commands ending with rebooting your system the reboot command will accomplish the kernel rebuild c...

Page 156: ... cassette load operation 3 To eject a cassette press the eject button on the top of the drive s front panel The drives starts an eject sequence lasting about 15 seconds First the tape is rewound to its beginning then the drive unthreads the tape and ejects the cassette After the cassette is ejected pull the cassette straight out of the cassette port Refer to Table 10 7 for an explanation of the ca...

Page 157: ...ading Data After the DDS Format cassette has been loaded data can be written to and read from the cassette For More Information Refer to Installing Peripherals for further details Configuring HP UX for New Drives 8 23 ...

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Page 159: ... Note The four RAM board upgrades covered in this section include RAM boards as follows HP 98229C two 2 Mbyte RAM boards that add a 4 Mbyte block of memory 425t HP 98229B two 4 Mbyte RAM boards that add an 8 Mbyte block of memory 425s t HP 98229D two 8 Mbyte RAM boards that add an 16 Mbyte block of memory 425s t HP 98229E two 16 Mbyte RAM boards that add an 32 Mbyte block of memory 425s Installing...

Page 160: ...his exceeds the limits of these RAM boards and can cause unsuccessful operation or damage Integrated circuits on printed circuit boards can be damaged by electrostatic discharge Use the following precautions Use the grounding wrist strap supplied with this upgrade Follow the instructions printed on the strap s package Do not wear clothing subject to static charge buildup such as wool or synthetic ...

Page 161: ...mal procedures Refer to the Shutting Down sections of Chapter 3 or Chapter 5 for guidance 2 After you have shut down turn o your computer 3 Turn the computer back on 4 When the power up display lists the line HP HIL Keyboard press the 4Space bar5 5 Note the amount of Random Access Memory RAM in bytes listed in the line that reads RAM xxxxxxx Bytes Installing Additional Memory 9 3 ...

Page 162: ...P98265 SCSI S 32 at 14 HP98643 LAN at 21 THIN 08009AAAAA HP Parallel at 12 HP425S or T at SGC slot 0 Console SEARCHING FOR A SYSTEM Press RETURN To Pause RESET To Restart SPACE clears input Figure 9 1 Power Up Display 6 Write the amount here RAM Bytes Note that the actual amount of RAM will be about 4 9 higher than the amount commonly stated For example 8 000 000 bytes 8 megabytes is actually 8 38...

Page 163: ...n slots 0A and 0B Slots 2A and 2B boards must be equal to or smaller than boards in slots 1A and 1B Each higher numbered slot pair must be equal to or smaller than RAM boards in the previous lower numbered slot pair Supported Memory Configurations Table 9 1 lists all supported RAM board con gurations for HP 9000 Series 400 computers that use HP 98229B E RAM boards Your computer has one of these co...

Page 164: ...tes 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 20 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 20 MBytes 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 20 MBytes 44 MB5 44 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 24 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 24 MBytes 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 24 MBytes 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 28 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 44 M...

Page 165: ...B5 42 MB5 40 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 40 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 48 MBytes 416 MB5 416 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MBytes 416 MB5 416 MB5 44 MB5 44 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 42 MB5 48 MBytes 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 64 MBytes 416 MB5 416 MB5 416 MB5 416 MB5 64 MBytes 416 MB5 416 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 48 MB5 64 MBytes 416 MB...

Page 166: ...t have the largest size RAM board pair c Slots 1A and 1B boards must have boards equal to or smaller than boards in slots 0A and 0B d Slots 2A and 2B boards must have boards equal to or smaller than boards in slots 1A and 1B e Slots 3A and 3B boards must have boards equal to or smaller than boards in slots 2A and 2B 3 Add up the Upgraded RAM board sizes and write the total in the Upgraded Total bl...

Page 167: ...e Follow these steps to verify your memory upgrade 1 Turn on your computer 2 Enter attended mode by pressing 4Space Bar5 when the HP HIL Keyboard line appears in the power up display 3 Note the amount of RAM in bytes listed in the power up display The amount should be what you upgraded to If it is not check your board installation Installing Additional Memory 9 9 ...

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Page 169: ...eting the Computer LED Indicators Dealing with VUE Problems Logging in When All Else Fails Handling a Boot Failure Recovering from a System Panic Hard Disk Drive Interpreting the Status Indicator CD ROM Drive Interpreting the Busy Light Dealing with Network Failures Dealing with Problems 10 1 ...

Page 170: ...art and no error message appears a hardware failure probably occurred Configure Mode Failed Configuration EEPROM Failed One or more of these situations exists All of the interface values have been set to their default factory values Some default and some changed values have been set All the interface values have been set to their changed values Some minor error occurred that should not a ect the c...

Page 171: ...ode lines display one of the error messages shown in the following table Table 10 2 Configuration Mode Exit Error Messages Command Error Message Meaning and Action N or D Too many configuration saves More than 64 000 saves were tried Unlikely to occur N or D Cannot save new configuration Something prevented saving the new con guration Hardware failure Contact your HP Service Engineer N or D EEPROM...

Page 172: ...The normal indications of a running system are given in Table 10 3 Some of these LEDs will always be blinking during normal operation Table 10 3 Normal LED Display During HP UX Operation LED Display A through D Flashing Meaning A B C D E F G H Operating system running Disk access in progress Network receive in progress Network transmit in progress 10 4 Dealing with Problems ...

Page 173: ...of memory Top 16 Kbyte of memory failed Check memory in slot 0A Top 16 Kbyte of memory missing or not found Check memory in slot 0A Searching for user supplied extension ROM Started executing extension ROM instructions Should not happen no ROM based systems in Series 400 Starting test vector list Resetting all interfaces Searching for console display IODC test RAM under test Failed Boot ROM checks...

Page 174: ...e system Not enough memory to load operating system Add more memory Try booting again Could be caused by corrupt le system Failure during system scan 4 msec timer problem Replace CPU board EEPROM malformed Failure of HP HIL circuit Replace CPU board Failure during Remote send Check terminal baud rate handshake modem etc Failure of DMA circuit Replace CPU board Testing internal HP IB Failure of DIO...

Page 175: ... display goes black Check the HOME vueprofile which should contain environment variable settings only Any commands in the le that run in the foreground or require any terminal I O will cause VUE problems Do not copy login or profile to vueprofile If your login shell is other than sh csh or ksh change it to one of these The Home Session cannot be restored The Session Startup dialog was set to Retur...

Page 176: ...hings Unset this variable Set this variable correctly so that it nds the icon bitmaps Message is displayed X Toolkit Error Can t open display Set your DISPLAY variable to local 0 0 or to hostname 0 0 No Windows mode doesn t seem to work See your HP VUE System Administration Manual for guidance on how to disable the console getty at the run level in which you run VUE If your console is a local term...

Page 177: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Options 2 Choose NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Fail safe Session 3 Click on the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Login box 4 Type your login name 5 Press 4Return5 6 Type your password 7 Press 4Return5 or click on NNNNNNNNNNNNNN OK When you log into a fail safe session a window appears with a command line prompt in it enough of an environment so you can x things with system ...

Page 178: ...p and running Wait ve or ten seconds and turn the power to the computer back on If the problem reoccurs record the symptoms the status of any indicators especially any LED displays on your processor and any messages that appear on your system console At this stage in the boot process most of the problems that occur require your hardware to be serviced by a person trained and quali ed to do so Step...

Page 179: ...ne you want See Appendix B for information on automatic system selection For a server to respond to a boot request from your computer it must have your computer con gured in its etc clusterconf le Therefore unless your con guration requires the redundancy you should never have more than one server on your LAN with your system de ned in its etc clusterconf le Step 3 Secondary Loader Program Loads H...

Page 180: ...es that you did when you rst got your computer Possible Problem Areas Is the device powered on and in a ready state for instance if it is a disk drive is it spun up and online Is the device con gured for the correct address such as an HP IB address Is the cable connecting the device to the computer tightly connected to the correct location and is it the correct cable If you are attempting to boot ...

Page 181: ...rces and begins its startup procedure HP UX starts up its rst process a process called init init processes the le etc inittab to know which processes it should run based on what run level HP UX is in In particular there are processes called gettys which are responsible for putting login prompts on terminals If you do not see a login prompt at a terminal where you think there should be one check to...

Page 182: ...d Any problems your system encounters as it executes these scripts are the same types of problems found in a running system For instance in the etc bcheckrc script the fsck utility might encounter problems with a le system If this is the case refer to Chapter 6 of Solving HP UX Problems for further assistance 10 14 Dealing with Problems ...

Page 183: ...th the System Processing Unit In this case call your designated service representative File System Run the le system checker fsck to correct the problem Follow the instructions that fsck may give and use the n option with any subsequent reboots required by fsck See Chapter 6 File System Problems in Solving HP UX Problems for detailed information LAN Ensure the integrity of all LAN connections incl...

Page 184: ...les that were lost or corrupted If this situation was caused by a hardware failure such as a disk head crash you will of course have to have the hardware xed before you can perform the reinstallation Note It is important to maintain an up to date backup of the les on your system so that in the event of a disk head crash or similar situation you can recover your data How frequently you update these...

Page 185: ...e device back on If the problem reappears on the device or if the hardware failure appears to be associated with an interface card or an internal component of the System Processing Unit it might be necessary to have the problem xed by Hewlett Packard or whoever performs your hardware maintenance Proceed to Step 4 rebooting your system Step 3b File system problem recovery If the panic message indic...

Page 186: ... panic message just in case you need it for future troubleshooting Step 4 Rebooting your system Once you have checked for and corrected any problems from Step 3 you are ready to reboot your system You can reboot your system using the reset button on the back of the computer Otherwise you can turn your computer o and then back on to initiate the boot sequence You will probably notice a few di erenc...

Page 187: ...to undo the changes by writing over them with the still corrupt memory bu ers If other problems occur during the boot process refer to chapter 5 System Boot up Problems Step 5 Monitor the system closely If your system successfully boots there is a good chance that you can resume normal operations Many system panics are isolated events unlikely to reoccur Check your applications to be sure that the...

Page 188: ...HP UX Problems and to System Administration Tasks for further information on operating system related problems To restore a corrupted operating system see the procedures for restoring disks in Chapter 7 of this manual 10 20 Dealing with Problems ...

Page 189: ...er The hard disk status indicator is a light emitting diode LED located on the disk drive front panel Status Indications During Power Up The hard disk status indicator LED displays in the following sequence when the disk drive is turned on LED Sequence Explanation 1 ON When the power is turned on the hard disk status indicator goes on momentarily as the controller is being tested 2 OFF The hard di...

Page 190: ...I bus ON Self test has failed if the indicator stays on 20 seconds after the power is switched on The probable cause is the hard disk drive controller FLASHING One ash per second The self test has failed if the indicator is ashing at one ash per second 20 seconds after the power is turned on The probable cause is the hard disk drive controller FLASHING Ten ashes per second The hard disk drive cont...

Page 191: ... most or upper light on the drive indicates the status of the cassette during the self test It also indicates activity with your computer The drive busy light the right most or lower light on the drive indicates the drive status during self test It also indicates activity with your computer Note If your DDS Format drives fails the self test contact your local Hewlett Packard d Sales and Service O ...

Page 192: ...unloading a write enabled cassette Green O Write enabled cassette loaded and drive o line Green Green ashing Write enabled cassette loaded and activity with computer Green Green Write enabled cassette loaded and drive on line Yellow O Write protected cassette loaded and drive o line Yellow Yellow ashing Write protected cassette loaded and activity with computer Yellow Green Write protected cassett...

Page 193: ... Busy Lights Meaning Cassette Left Drive Right O O Drive power failure Green On 4 5 sec O 5 sec Green or Yellow Media warning Use cleaning cassette or replace cassette Yellow Yellow High humidity One Yellow Flash Yellow Drive failed Two Yellow Flashes Yellow Drive controller failed Three Yellow Flashes Yellow Drive controller failed Dealing with Problems 10 25 ...

Page 194: ...with a disk loaded Normal Operation Self Test Light ON When a disk loads into the drive Light FLASHES six times While a read test is performed on the disk Light OFF When the self test is complete and during subsequent idle periods Light FLASHES continuously Normal activity with system or the drive is set to continuous audio mode Abnormal Operation Light is OFF Power failure Light stays ON Indicate...

Page 195: ...tation Make sure that the cable is securely fastened to the appropriate connector Your system does not respond to etc ping from another system on the network Check to see if the networking software is still running on your system If it is not running restart it by logging onto your system as superuser and running etc rc Some systems respond to etc ping but others do not Contact your network admini...

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Page 197: ...A A Hardware Configuration for Internal Drives Appendix Contents CD ROM Drive Con guration Switches Hard Disk Drive Con guration Switches Hardware Configuration for Internal Drives A 1 ...

Page 198: ...e switch positions that represent a 0 and 1 Table A 1 CD ROM Drive Configuration Switch Functions Switch Number Switch Label Function 1 2 3 1 2 4 SCSI ID Address Switch 1 is least signi cant bit Shipped with address 2 set default 4 PRTY Parity checking 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 5 ARBT Arbitration 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 6 TEST Test for service and audio only use only 0 Normal 1 Test Setting the SCSI Bus A...

Page 199: ...ddresses and Switch Settings SCSI Address SCSI ID 1 Switch 1 SCSI ID 2 Switch 2 SCSI ID 4 Switch 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 6 0 1 1 7 1 1 1 Setting the PRTY ARBT and TEST Switches Computer Data Mode Set these switches as follows for your CD ROM drive to operate in the computer data mode in your computer Note If you set these switches for the computer data mode with the compu...

Page 200: ...led in the computer it is very easily damaged when separate Avoid dropping or striking the device Handle it gently at all times Your Installation Guide will show you the con guration jumper locations Table A 3 explains the jumper positions Note the jumpers in the back of the drive are installed as follows Jumpers installed on pins in Jumpers removed from pins out A 4 Hardware Configuration for Int...

Page 201: ...CSI Bus Address A0 is least signi cant bit Shipped with address 5 set for upgrade jumpers on A0 and A2 Setting the Self Seek Parity and Wait Spin Jumpers Your drive has jumpers SS EP and WS factory set to the Out condition no jumpers installed If you want to change these functions use a pair of needlenose pliers to remove and or install jumpers as required Setting the SCSI Bus Address Jumpers Your...

Page 202: ... and their jumper settings For example if you want to set your hard disk drive s address jumpers to address 6 you would set Jumper A0 out Jumper A1 in Jumper A2 in Table A 4 HP A2071A SCSI Bus Addresses and Jumper Settings SCSI Address Jumper A2 Jumper A1 Jumper A0 0 Out Out Out 1 Out Out In 2 Out In Out 3 Out In In 4 In Out Out 5 In Out In 6 In In Out A 6 Hardware Configuration for Internal Drive...

Page 203: ...B B Configuring the Boot ROM Appendix Contents Using the Boot ROM Con guration Mode Con guring for Operating System Selection Configuring the Boot ROM B 1 ...

Page 204: ... these instructions to enter and use Con guration Mode 1 If your HP UX operating system is not installed continue with this step Otherwise skip to step 2 After turning on your monitor turn ON your computer The power up display will appear Skip now to step 3 2 If your HP UX operating system has been installed you must prevent the operating system from booting shortly after turning your computer on ...

Page 205: ...ou want to leave Con guration Control without making any changes enter A followed by 4Return5 If you want to recon gure your computer s internal interfaces go on to the next section If you want to change computer s boot mode selection or auto system select skip to the section Con guring for Operating System Selection Modifying I O Configuration Information Con guration settings are stored in part ...

Page 206: ... Yes No LAN Select Code 21 0 to 31 Interrupt Level 5 3 to 6 HP Parallel Select Code 12 0 to 31 Interrupt Level 3 3 to 6 HP IB System Controller option yes yes no RS232 Select Code 9 0 to 31 interrupt level 5 3 to 6 Remote Local L R or L Modem Enable yes yes no Follow these instructions to enter and use the I O Con guration Menu Enter the following 1 4Return5 B 4 Configuring the Boot ROM ...

Page 207: ... your controller or System Processing Unit SPU then turn it back ON and the new values will be used Then the self test will run 4D5 Exits the Con guration Mode and stores the factory default values in the EEPROM You must cycle controller power to recon gure the interfaces to these default values 4A5 Causes the Boot ROM to reset and run the power up self test without saving any changes you may have...

Page 208: ... operating system mode without entering Con gure Mode Follow these steps to set the Boot Mode Selection directly 1 After resetting your computer or turning it ON when the power up display shows the line HP HIL Keyboard and you hear two beeps type one of these commands to set the Boot Mode for the operating systems you want to use For HP UX mode type HP 4Return5 For Domain OS mode type DOM 4Return5...

Page 209: ...2 Auto System Selection 3 Boot Mode Selection A Abort without changes Type key RETURN press 435 4Return5 2 This Boot Mode Selection menu is now displayed in the upper right hand corner Boot Mode Selection Keys Mode Status 1 Domain Compatible 2 HP UX Compatible P 3 Undefined C Clear Entry E Execute A Abort without changes Type key RETURN The following table will help you enter this information Conf...

Page 210: ...r temporary for the operating system mode If your computer is in permanent mode for one operating system you can temporarily change it to the other When the computer is turned o then back on the permanent mode will be used 3 The boot mode should already be selected as HP UX Compatible If it is otherwise you can select the boot mode for your operating system by doing the following If HP UX press 42...

Page 211: ...oot Mode Selection Keys Mode Status 1 Domain Compatible 2 HP UX Compatible P 3 Undefined C Clear Entry E Execute A Abort without changes Type key RETURN press 4E5 4Return5 to execute the selected boot mode and make it permanent Configuring the Boot ROM B 9 ...

Page 212: ...r 2 4Return5 Configuration Control Keys Control Class 1 I O Configuration 2 Auto System Selection 3 Boot Mode Selection A Abort without changes Type key RETURN 2 This menu appears Auto System Selection Keys Option Status 1 Scan for System Y 2 Selected System N 3 Store Selected Sys N E Execute A Abort without changes Type key RETURN B 10 Configuring the Boot ROM ...

Page 213: ... changes to indicate NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Selected System NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Scan for System and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Store Selected Sys are all Y yes Auto System Selection Keys Option Status 1 Scan for System Y 2 Selected System Y 3 Store Selected Sys Y E Execute A Abort without changes Type key RETURN 5 To execute ...

Page 214: ...hat operating system will boot If you do not enter this information the boot ROM will designate the rst system it scans as the Selected System If you previously set the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Store Selected Sys option to yes the operating system selected will be the one to automatically boot each time you turn on your controller This completes the selection process ...

Page 215: ...C C Keyboard Configurations Appendix Contents Key Label Di erences Between the ITF and the PC 101 Keyboards ITF and PC 101 Key Label Comparisons and Conversions Keyboard Configurations C 1 ...

Page 216: ...s Between the ITF and the PC 101 Five keys on the HP 46021A B ITF Integrated Terminal Format Keyboard are not duplicated on the PC 101 Keyboard These ITF keys are 4Enter Print5 4Clear line5 4Clear display5 4Delete line5 4Insert line5 One new key was added to the PC 101 keyboard the right hand 4Ctrl5 key The right hand 4Ctrl5 key may not be functional when running some revisions of Hewlett Packard ...

Page 217: ... Combination Row 1 4ESC DEL5 4Esc5 4Shift5 0 4ESC DEL5 4Shift5 0 4Esc5 1st non label softkey 4f95 2nd non label softkey 4f105 3rd non label softkey 4f115 4th non label softkey 4f125 4Menu5 4Print Screen SysRq5 4Stop5 4Scroll Lock5 4Break Reset5 4Pause Break5 4Shift5 0 4Break Reset5 4Shift5 0 4Pause Break5 Row 2 4Insert Char5 4Insert5 4 5 4Home5 4Prev5 4Page Up5 4System User5 4Num Lock5 4Shift5 0 4...

Page 218: ...el char5 4Delete5 4Select5 4End5 4Next5 4Page Down5 475 47 Home5 485 48 85 495 49 Pg Up5 Row 4 4Caps5 4Caps Lock5 4Return5 4Enter5 445 44 65 465 46 75 Row 5 415 41 End5 425 42 95 435 43 Pg Dn5 Row 6 4CTRL5 Left 4Ctrl5 Left 4Extend char5 Left 4Alt5 Right 4Extend char5 Right 4Alt5 none available Right 4Ctrl5 405 40 Ins5 4 5 4 Del5 C 4 Keyboard Configurations ...

Page 219: ...ironments based on X windows allow the function of each key to be changed by the user A keyboard overlay A2205 80000 is supplied with the HP 9000 Series 400 workstation to help map ve of the PC 101 keys which have labels completely di erent from their ITF functions This key mapping is shown in Table C 1 and is listed below 4Print Screen SysRq5 4Menu5 4Scroll Lock5 4Stop5 4Pause Break5 4Break Reset...

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Page 221: ...e window can be active at a time The active window is said to have the keyboard focus application A program used to perform a particular task usually interactively such as computer aided design text editing or accounting argument The part of a command line which identi es what le directory etc is to be acted upon ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency which developed ARPANET in the 60 s ASCII Amer...

Page 222: ...r temporary storage button A graphic control that simulates a real life push button Use the pointer and mouse to push the button and immediately start an action Radio buttons come in sets of two or more Each button represents a mutually exclusive selection Radio buttons are typically used for setting states or modes byte A fundamental character code unit usually consisting of 8 or 16 bits CD ROM C...

Page 223: ...u are logged in at a particular time current working directory This is the directory in which relative path name searches begin It is also called the current directory or working directory default search path The sequence of directory pre xes that sh 1 time 1 and other HP UX commands apply in searching for a le known by a relative path name that is a path name not beginning with a slash It is de n...

Page 224: ...ude your terminal characteristics home directory and default search paths environment variables Shell variables that determine your terminal s behavior in general including default search paths type of prompt type of editor and terminal type le A named storage location in which you can store text or other data Files are the basic means which HP UX uses to organize information le access permissions...

Page 225: ...n Typically this is users login where login is your login name The home directory is where you keep all your les home directory This is the directory where the user starts after logging in It is the directory name given by the value of the shell variable HOME home session A session stored explicitly using the style manager Startup dialog box to which you can always return host name Refers to a str...

Page 226: ...ouse or a digitizer tablet kernel The part of the HP UX operating system that is an executable piece of code responsible for managing the computer s resources keyboard binding Association of a special key press with a workspace manager function For example pressing the special keys 4Shift5 4Esc5 displays the system menu of the active window keysh The command for invoking the Key Shell Key Shell An...

Page 227: ...n a window into an icon The terms minimize and iconify are interchangeable The minimize button is a push button on the window frame that is used to minimize the window node name The unique identifying name given to a system in a cluster such as xyzleslie operating system This is the contents of hp ux including the kernel input output control system accounting storage assignment and other services ...

Page 228: ...ing with a le name PID Process Identi cation Also see process ID pointer Sometimes called the mouse pointer the pointer shows the mouse location on the screen The pointer s shape depends on its location In the workspace the pointer is an 2 On a window frame the pointer is an arrowhead process An program running in machine memory process ID A unique identi cation number assigned to all processes by...

Page 229: ...ame such as xyzleslie ROM read only memory root directory The highest level directory of the hierarchical le system from which all other les branch In HP UX the slash character refers to the root directory session The time between when you log in and when you log out Also called a work session or a login session session manager The program that provides the ability to restore the previous or home ...

Page 230: ...style manager The HP VUE application that provides the ability to customize various aspects of your system including colors fonts the keyboard and mouse session startup and termination behavior and access to other machines subdirectory A directory which is located in or anywhere on a path below another directory which is then called its parent directory Sometimes called child directory subshell A ...

Page 231: ...hich identi es your account to the login program and to the mail systems and other software requiring secure entry window A rectangular area of the screen used by HP VUE to contain a particular application Client applications can have multiple windows but one window is always the main window The workspace manager provides the ability to move resize and shu e windows and also provides the window de...

Page 232: ...tional window frames that surround each window program Vuewm as well as window and workspace menus workspace menu The menu associated with the workspace The workspace menu enables you to control the behavior of your environment Also called the root menu workstation A compact graphics oriented computer having high speed and memory capacity write protect To use the protective device on your tape car...

Page 233: ...ection menu explained B 7 problems 10 10 program 10 10 unattended mode 10 13 wrong kernel 10 12 Boot ROM con guration B 2 B 3 error messages 10 2 interfaces menu B 6 menu B 5 Bourne shell 6 3 Bourne Shell 6 5 building a le system hard disk 8 6 bus IDs determining active SCSI 8 2 busy lights error conditions 10 25 C cartridge tape backup 7 3 cartridge tapes 7 5 cdfs driver adding 8 10 8 13 8 17 CD ...

Page 234: ... 5 7 reboot 10 18 10 19 reboot n option 10 18 10 19 rm 6 10 rm rf dirname 6 11 shutdown 5 10 umount 8 15 whoami 6 2 complete backups fbackup 7 3 computer installation tasks 2 2 operating tasks 2 4 con gurable le system cdfs adding 8 13 con guration Boot ROM B 2 CD ROM A 2 control menu explained B 3 hard disk drive jumpers A 5 internal interfaces B 3 IP address 3 2 memory 9 8 network id 3 2 RAM boa...

Page 235: ...pes 7 5 deleting a le with rm 6 10 deskside con guration 1 2 determining active bus ID s 8 20 determining your shell 6 4 device character 8 6 8 11 raw 8 11 8 18 device address 10 12 device driver adding 8 10 8 17 adding 8 11 device les adding 8 17 setting up 8 5 using mknod to create 8 6 directories listing with lsf 6 8 moving and copying les with mv and cp 6 9 6 10 directory creating with VUE 4 6...

Page 236: ... inittab 10 13 etc rc 10 13 File Manager applications 3 34 les copying 4 8 copying between directories 6 9 6 10 creating with VUE 4 6 moving between directories 6 9 6 10 printing 6 12 removing 4 9 removing with rm 6 10 renaming 4 9 restoring 4 9 viewing contents of 6 12 les and directories 6 8 les moving 4 8 le system restoring 7 10 system panic 10 17 le system archiving 7 7 le system back up 7 2 ...

Page 237: ...and HP VUE 1 10 removing 7 14 interfaces built in 1 5 1 8 HP HIL 1 8 HP Parallel 1 8 LAN 1 9 RS 232 1 8 internal interfaces default con gurations B 3 ITF keyboard 1 8 J jumper settings default 8 4 K kernel rebuilding 8 13 8 21 keyboard installation tasks 2 2 Key Shell 6 3 6 6 Korn Shell 6 3 6 5 L LAN problems with 10 18 system panics 10 18 LED indicators abnormal indications 10 5 error conditions ...

Page 238: ...n tasks 2 2 Internet Protocol entering 2 4 IP number entering 2 3 operation 2 4 network problems 10 27 network protocols 1 10 newfs 8 6 new user account 5 5 No Windows option 5 2 O on line HP UX Reference entries 6 7 operating system mode setting directly B 6 using auto system select B 6 B 10 using boot mode selection B 7 operating tasks documents 2 4 operation manuals 2 4 Options menu 5 2 Options...

Page 239: ...7 10 les 4 9 restoring data all les 7 10 7 11 individual les 7 10 overwriting les 7 10 using SAM 7 10 restricted shells 6 4 ribbon cable 1 8 rm command 6 10 rm rf dirname 6 11 root user 3 6 running commands 6 2 S SAM menu 5 5 new user account 5 5 restoring all les 7 10 7 11 SCSI bus address nding existing 8 2 SCSI bus address settings default 8 4 SCSI bus IDs determining active 8 2 scsi device dri...

Page 240: ...rading memory 9 2 9 3 9 5 9 8 9 9 user account 5 5 user name 6 5 usr lib terminfo database 5 3 V verifying memory installation 9 9 vi append command 6 15 command mode 6 15 cursor position 6 16 delete character command 6 15 delete line command 6 16 4ESC5 key 6 15 insert command 6 15 keys to move cursor position 6 16 quitting 6 17 text mode 6 15 viewing a le documents 2 4 viewing a le s contents wit...

Page 241: ...pplications 4 13 Terminal Window 4 3 4 4 using les and directories 4 6 viewing les 4 10 Workspace Manager 4 4 VUE login correcting mistakes 3 6 getting help 3 4 W whoami command 6 2 window objects console icon 3 8 control panel 3 8 terminal window 3 10 Workspace Manager 3 8 windows 4 3 windows using 4 4 Workspace Manager 3 8 writing data examples 8 23 Index 9 ...

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