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900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V System Administrators HP Part No. 30367-90003 Printed in U.S.A. Edition First Edition E1290
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Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Edition November 1987 A.01.00 Update 1 December 1990 B.30.00 Preface This manual, Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V System Administrators, documents and compares the differences between the MPE XL and MPE V operating systems. Each chapter covers one of the topics that deal with system operation and resource management. The first chapter summarizes these changes in tabular form. The manual is intended for use by experienced administrators of previous versions of HP 3000 systems. Material has been condensed into these few chapters to provide System Administrators with a quick, "bare-bones" method for completing the tasks outlined. Chapter 1 Introduction to the MPE XL System provides tables that summarize new MPE XL capabilities, utilities, and commands, modified, replaced, and unchanged MPE V capabilities, utilities, and commands, and MPE V capabilities, utilities, and commands that have been deleted or are no longer supported. Chapter 2 System Startup describes system startup features. This chapter briefly reviews the startup process, System Console and Access Port, System Self-Test, Input/Output Paths, and Initial System Loader. Chapter 3 System Configuration describes the process of configuring an MPE XL system. The chapter discusses the uses of the System Generator (SYSGEN) as well as the IO, Log, Miscellaneous, and Sysfile Configurators. Chapter 4 Localizing and Customizing System Information describes tailoring an MPE XL system to more closely meet the needs of an organization. User Defined Commands (UDCs), the Command Interpreter (CI), and the HELP subsystem are among the topics discussed. Chapter 5 Volume Management discusses commands and utilities available for managing volumes, and configuring additional system volumes and nonsystem volumes. Chapter 6 Account Structure and Security describes the accounting structure an MPE XL system uses to organize information. Chapter 7 Managing Jobs and Sessions describes the management of batch and interactive data processing. The chapter includes a discussion of session and job-related parameters. Chapter 8 Managing Peripherals describes differences between MPE V/E and MPE XL procedures for managing system peripherals. Chapter 9 Managing Printed Output--The Native Mode Spooler describes commands which allow you to start, stop, suspend and resume spooling; check spooler status, obtain spooler information and print, alter and delete spoolfiles and perform other spooler-related functions. Chapter 10 Storing and Restoring Files describes the MPE XL STORE and RESTORE programs, which are used to save and replace files to tape or disc. Chapter 11 System Backup and Recovery discusses backing up and recovering an MPE XL system after or for routine maintenance, system failure, and changing configurations. Chapter 12 System Shutdown describes the MPE XL shutdown procedure and provides an example shutdown sequence. Each chapter reflects available information. Please give us your suggestions and comments. Reader Comment Sheets are located at the front of this manual. Conventions UPPERCASE In a syntax statement, commands and keywords are shown in uppercase characters. The characters must be entered in the order shown; however, you can enter the characters in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: COMMAND can be entered as any of the following: command Command COMMAND It cannot, however, be entered as: comm com_mand comamnd italics In a syntax statement or an example, a word in italics represents a parameter or argument that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND filename bold italics In a syntax statement, a word in bold italics represents a required parameter that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND( filename) punctuation In a syntax statement, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. In the following example, the parentheses and colon must be entered: ( filename):( filename) underlining Within an example that contains interactive dialog, user input and user responses to prompts are indicated by underlining. In the following example, yes is the user's response to the prompt: Do you want to continue? >> yes { } In a syntax statement, braces enclose required elements. When several elements are stacked within braces, you must select one. In the following example, you must select either ON or OFF: COMMAND {ON } {OFF} Conventions (continued) [ ] In a syntax statement, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, OPTION can be omitted: COMMAND filename [OPTION] When several elements are stacked within brackets, you can select one or none of the elements. In the following example, you can select OPTION or parameter or neither. The elements cannot be repeated. COMMAND filename [OPTION ] [parameter] [...] In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in brackets indicate that you can repeatedly select the element(s) that appear within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. In the example below, you can select parameter zero or more times. Each instance of parameter must be preceded by a comma: [, parameter][...] In the example below, you only use the comma as a delimiter if parameter is repeated; no comma is used before the first occurrence of parameter: [ parameter][,...] |...| In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in vertical bars indicate that you can select more than one element within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. However, each particular element can only be selected once. In the following example, you must select A, AB, BA, or B. The elements cannot be repeated. {A} |...| {B} ... In an example, horizontal or vertical ellipses indicate where portions of an example have been omitted. In a syntax statement, the space symbol shows a required blank. In the following example, parameter and parameter must be separated with a blank: ( parameter) ( parameter) The symbol indicates a key on the keyboard. For example, RETURN represents the carriage return key or Shift represents the shift key. CTRL character CTRL character indicates a control character. For example, CTRLY means that you press the control key and the Y key simultaneously. Conventions (continued) base prefixes The prefixes %, #, and $ specify the numerical base of the value that follows: %num specifies an octal number. # num specifies a decimal number. $num specifies a hexadecimal number. If no base is specified, decimal is assumed. bits ( bit: When a parameter contains more than one piece of data length) within its bit field, the different data fields are described in the format bits ( bit: length), where bit is the first bit in the field and length is the number of consecutive bits in the field. For example, bits (13:3) indicates bits 13, 14, and 15: most significant least significant |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| | 0| | | | | | | | | | | | |13|14|15| |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| bits (0:1) bits (13:3)