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This book, the STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90001), describes how to use the Fundamental Operating System (FOS) STORE product and the following TurboSTORE products:

Product Number

Product Description

FOS

STORE

B5151AA

TurboSTORE/iX II

B5152AA

TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup

NOTE: The product structure of the STORE and TurboSTORE/iX products has changed for MPE/iX Release 5.5. Some of the features have been placed or kept in the STORE/iX program in the MPE/iX Fundamental Operating System (FOS), and the rest have been consolidated into the two TurboSTORE/iX products listed above.

See Table 1-1 “Product Structure Change” in Chapter 1 to see how the product structure has changed, and Table 1-2 “Feature Comparison” in Chapter 1 for a comparison of features in the new products.

MPE/iX, MultiProgramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers.

In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).

Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP 3000s, not based on PA-RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is known as compatibility mode.

This book, the STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90001) describes the processes and procedures for using the STORE, RESTORE, and VSTORE commands. Specific directions for using your hardware is not described in this book. Refer to your hardware documentation.

This book is divided into 13 chapters and 3 appendices as follows:

Chapter 1

Introduction, provides basic backup concepts and lists hardware requirements.

Chapter 2

Managing Backups and Backup Media, describes planning, scheduling, and maintaining backups.

Chapter 3

Preparing Storage Devices, provides procedures for using backup devices.

Chapter 4

Preparing the System, provides procedures for notifying the users of the backup process.

Chapter 5

Storing Files, provides procedures for using the STORE command to store files and backup media.

Chapter6

STORE and TurboSTORE Options, describes each of the STORE and TurboSTORE options.

Chapter 7

TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup , describes the operation and options of the new TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup product.

Chapter 8

Handling Media Requests, describes how to use backup media.

Chapter 9

When STORE is Complete, provides procedures for verifying that the STORE process is complete.

Chapter 10

Backing Up the System Configuration, describes how to use the STORE command and the SYSGEN utility to perform a complete system backup.

Chapter 11

Restoring Files, describes how to use the RESTORE command to restore files to your system. The chapter includes descriptions of the RESTORE options.

Chapter 12

Using Backup Media to Recover from a System Failure, describes how to restore your system from backup media.

Chapter 13

Disaster Recovery, describes strategies for protecting your computer operations from a variety of disasters.

Appendix A

Error Messages, describes how to use the STOREJCW command to identify the cause of an error.

Appendix B

Command Syntax, lists the STORE, RESTORE, and VSTORE syntax.

Appendix C

Transferring Optical STORE Backups onto Standard Tapes, describes how to use the STORCOPY utility for transferring optical STORE backups onto standard tape.

Summary of Changes. This book, the STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90001), has been updated to include the new TurboSTORE product structure including information on the new TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup product, and to show the changes made to the existing functionality. The manual changes include the following:

  • Chapter 1, "Introduction," was rewritten to include the restructuring of the TurboSTORE products in the "Feature Comparisons" section, and to modify the "Hardware Requirements" section.

  • In Chapter 2, "Managing Backups and Backup Media," the following sections were modified:

    • "TurboSTORE Backup Features" - the name was changed to "Determining Your Backup Strategy," and more information was added.

    • "Using STORE and RESTORE" - a Task Roadmap was added to help system managers and operators determine where in this manual the information that pertains to their tasks is located.

    • "Selecting a time for Backups" - information on the 7x24 true-online backup was added.

    • "Using Unlabeled vs Labeled Media" - the illustration was deleted.

  • In Chapter 3, "Preparing Storage Devices," the following three new sections were added:

    • "Using $NULL as a STORE Device"

    • "Using Remote Devices for Backups"

    • "Storing to a Disk File"

    The following sections were modified:

    • "Preparation Process"

    • "Selecting the Backup Method"

    • "Assigning Device File Names"

    • "Multiple Tapel Devices"

    • "Using Tape Devices Sequentially"

    • "Determining the Number of Disks Needed"

  • In Chapter 4, "Preparing the System," the introductory information and the following sections were modified:

    • "Notifying Users of Pending Backup"

    • "Preventing New System Activity"

    • "Sending Warning Messages"

    • "Replying to Console Requests"

    • "Temporarily Suspending Jobs"

    • "Sending Final Warning Messages"

  • In Chapter 5, "Storing Files," the introductory information and the following sections were modified:

    • "Storing Symbolic LInks and Device Links"

    • "Storing Database Files"

    • "Monitoring STORE Command Progress"

    • "Responding to a NO WRITE RING Message"

    • "Mounting Additional Tapes"

    The following section was added:

    • "Handling Media Errors"

    The following section was deleted:

    • "REDO Tape Errors"

  • In Chapter 6, "STORE and TurboSTORE Command Options," the introductory information and the following sections were modified:

    • "Listing the Files Stored (SHOW)" - the symbol information in the "Displaying TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup Information" section was modified.

    • "Selecting an Error Recovery Method (ONERROR)" - information in the "Optical Disk Errors" section was modified.

    • "System Driectory Backup (DIRECTORY)" - this section was modified.

    • "Storing Files in Compatible Formats (TRANSPORT)" - this section was modified.

    • "Notification of File Availability (NOTIFY)" - information about the new TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup product was added.

    • "TurboSTORE Options" - this section name was changed to "TurboSTORE/iX II options" which includes COMPRESS, MOSET and NAME.

    • "Storing Files Online (ONLINE)" - information about the TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup ONLINE options was added.

    The following sections were added:

    • "Storing Database Files Using PARTIALDB or FULLDB"

    • "Creating a Disk Directory File (STOREDIRECTORY and NOSTOREDIRECTORY)"

    • "Additional Backup Information (STATISTICS)"

    • "Storing to Magneto-Optical Devices (MOSET and NAME)"

    • "TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup Options"

    • "Specifying Where to Place Log Files (LOGVOLSET)"

  • A new Chapter 7, "TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup," was added, which describes the operation and options for TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup.

    All chapters from 7 through 12 were changed to Chapters 8 through 13.

  • In Chapter 11, "Restoring Files," the following sections were modified:

    • "Restoring Different Format Tapes" - the USENAME option was deleted.

    • "Restoring from Multiple Devices" - this section was rewritten.

    • "RESTORE Command Options" - the options, ONERROR, PROGRESS, STOREDIR and PARTIALDB were added to the list.

    • "Selecting a RESTORE Error Recovery Method (ONERROR)" - most of the information after the bullets has been modified.

    The following sections were added:

    • "Displaying PRogress Messages (PROGRESS)"

    • "Restoring Part of a Database (PARTIALDB)"

    • "Restoring Using a Disk Directory File (STOREDIRECTORY)"

    • "Mounting Additional Tapes"

    • "Using the PROGRESS Option"

  • In Appendix A, "Error Messages," more information was added to the "Using the STORE_ERROR Variable" section.

  • In Appendix B, "Command Syntax," the syntax for the three commands, STORE, RESTORE, and VSTORE was modified.

  • The previous Appendix C, "STORE Tape Formats," was removed.

  • The previous Appendix D, "STORE File Compatibility," was removed.



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