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Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing Systems System Administration Guide

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June 1994 720P93040

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Introduction vii

Document conventions vii Related publications viii

1. Sysgen overview 1-1

Types of sysgens 1-1 Sysgen requirements 1-1

2. Using sysgen commands 2-1

Entering commands 2-2 Command descriptions 2-2

3. Using the Configuration Options menu 3-1

Selecting options 3-2 Option descriptions 3-3

4. Performing a sysgen and related procedures 4-1

Update sysgens 4-1

Performing an offline update sysgen 4-2 Performing an online update sysgen 4-10

Full sysgens 4-20

Performing an offline full sysgen 4-20

Performing an online full sysgen 4-30 Performing a mini sysgen 4-42 Creating a floppy for booting the system 4-46 Configuring a finishing device 4-48

5. Backing up and restoring files 5-1

Disk Save and Restore (DSR) utility 5-1

Backing up system files 5-1

Restoring system files 5-2 Single File Transfer (SFT) utility 5-3

Restoring a single file to disk 5-3

6. Downloading host files 6-1

Downloading LPS-labeled files 6-1 Downloading card-image files 6-2

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7. Managing system disk space 7-1

File allocation strategy 7-1

Space requirements for V3.8 7-3 Corrupted files and file fragmentation 7-3

8. Restricting and tracking user activity 8-1

Assigning logon class to user accounts 8-1

Assigning and changing passwords 8-1

Logging on with a password 8-2

Moving from one logon level to another 8-2 Restricting access to files 8-2 Purging system or print files 8-3 Restricting access to commands 8-3 Tracking console activity (V3.8 only) 8-3

9. Generating reports 9-1

REPORT command 9-1 User accounting report fields 9-3 Customer billing report fields 9-8 System activity report fields 9-9 Maintaining the status file 9-10

Printing, saving, and copying the status file 9-10

Structure of the status file 9-10 Creating the status file user form file 9-14

Command statements 9-15

10. Editing the HIP.LIB file 10-1

Accessing the HIP.LIB file 10-1 Changing HIP.LIB file option parameters 10-1

ACCEPT 10-1

BLOCKSIZE 10-2

BUFFERSIZE 10-2

DUPLICATEFILE 10-3

ECHOSERVER 10-3

ENETMAXCONS 10-3

HOST 10-4

LOGENTRIES 10-4

MAXXNSPKTSIZE 10-4

NAME 10-4

PACKETCOUNT 10-5

QUEUESIZE 10-5

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REPORTSTATUS 10-5

STARTCOMMANDS 10-5

XOPERATIONS 10-6

Appendices

A. Sample JCL for transmission of System Software Tapes A-1 B. Restoring MBAIS data B-1

Glossary GLOSSARY-1 Index INDEX-1

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Document conventions

UPPERCASE BOLD BLUE Uppercase bold blue text indicates required characters or

Introduction

The Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing Systems System

Administration Guide provides information and procedures for

printer administration tasks, including installing software, setting

system defaults, setting up security, accounting, and disk

management procedures.

This reference is intended for both novice and experienced

system administrators. It assumes some familiarity with laser

printing systems.

This manual uses the following conventions:

command keywords.

UPPERCASE BLUE ITALICS Uppercase blue italics indicate optional parameter keywords,

characters, or values.

Lowercase black italics Lowercase black italics indicate variable parameter options,

(word, character, phrase, or value).

... Ellipses indicate that you can repeat a parameter option, or list a

series of parameter options.

<> Angle brackets indicate keys on the system controller keyboard.

The carat character represents a required space.

TERMINAL FONT Terminal or monospace fonts are used to represent LPS screen

responses.

UPPERCASE Uppercase letters indicate command names and parameter

keywords.

CAUTION: Cautions appear immediately before any action or omission that

may result in damage to your equipment, software, or data.

WARNING: Warnings are associated with the safety of people.

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INTRODUCTION

Related publications

You can find additional information related to the Xerox

4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS in the following publications.

Publication Number

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Master Index 720P93070 Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product

Reference Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Installation

Planning Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command

Reference Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator

Guide Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator

Command Summary Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS System

Administration Quick Reference Card Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print

Description Language (PDL) Reference Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print

Description Language (PDL) Quick Reference Card

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms Creation Guide

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms Creation Quick Reference Card

720P93010

720P92990

720P23260

720P93000

720P93050

720P93080

720P93030

720P93090

720P93060

720P93100

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Message

720P93020

Guide Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator

720P22070

Instructor Training Guide Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator

720P22080

Instructor Training Flipcharts Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

720P22320

Transport Instructions, V3.5/3.8 Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

720P22340

Transport Operator Training Guide Flipcharts Supplement

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

720P22330

Transport Operator Training Guide Supplement

Xerox Standard Font Library User Guide 600P86174 Xerox Tape Formats Manual 600P86175 Helpful Facts About Paper 610P50497

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Types of sysgens

1. Sysgen overview

This chapter covers information concerning system generation

files. A system generation, or sysgen, is the process used to

install, upgrade, or modify the Operating System Software (OSS)

on your Laser Printing System (LPS).

The system generation files that come with your OSS consist of

the following:

• New system files

• A sysgen processor program you use to load the new system

files onto the LPS

• Patch files you use to modify the new system files for optimal

performance.

Update sysgen Adds new features to the existing operating system or replaces

Sysgen requirements

There are three types of sysgens: update, full, and mini.

the existing version of the operating system with a new version.

The update sysgen does not affect user files.

You do not format the system disks for an update sysgen.

Full sysgen Builds a new OSS on the cleared and formatted system disks.

You perform a full sysgen when you install a new system or

replace a system disk, or when read errors or other disk

problems occur.

Make sure to offload user files before formatting a disk in use, or

they will be deleted.

Mini sysgen Modifies an existing OSS in a way that does not require new

system files or patch files. For example, you use a mini sysgen to

change configuration options. The mini sysgen does not affect

user files.

You do not format the system disks for a mini sysgen.

You need the following resources before you perform an update

sysgen or a full sysgen:

Required resources

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• An installed LPS

• At least 20% of your system disk space available at all times.

You need 40% if your print jobs use many temporary image

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files (refer to the “Managing system disk space” chapter in this guide).

• The Operating System Software comes with your system on

one of the following media: —Magnetic tapes

—Cartridge tapes —Floppy diskettes.

• Font tapes containing the system core fonts. Refer to the

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Installation Planning guide for more information and how to order fonts.

• The following documentation:

—OSS Program Description —Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Reference Set.

Optional resources In addition, you may need some of the following resources:

• Special font tapes (for example, logo and signature tapes)

• Patch tape

• Font program description

• JDL and FORM files

• Graphic files.

Material to review Review information about the following topics under the

appropriate command in the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS

Command Reference:

• Setting physical page alignment (ALIGN command)

• Setting the size of the print file (REALLOCATE command)

• Establishing print job characteristics (FONTS, FORMS, and

GRAPHIC)

• Setting up job accounting for billing purposes (ACCOUNT

and REPORT).

Information required You need the following information before you perform an

update sysgen or a full sysgen:

• The approximate number of forms, fonts, and images you

use per page in your installation. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for information about the maximum number of images and fonts available on your LPS.

• A list of all user files resident on the system disks. User files

FSL, JSL, FRM, FR6, JDL, FNT, FN6, and PDE saved from a disk with another OSS version must be restored from the System Software Tape (SST) in order to operate correctly. Refer to the FILE command in the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for information about how to list files.

• A hardcopy of your current system configuration, if you want

to retain your current defaults.

• The print file size. Refer to the OSS Program Description for

information on the print file size.

• The system disk ID, if you are performing a sysgen on a

previously used disk.

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• Your printer engine speed (the number of pages per minute

that it prints). Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS

Product Reference.

• Does your system have the Graphics Handling Option

(GHO)? Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for information about the GHO.

• Does your installation use Mergenthaler fonts?

• Do you have any site-specific patches that you need to apply

in the post-sysgen procedure?

• Do you need to recompile your font maps for Interpress if

you have an XNS or XPAF connection?

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2. Using sysgen commands

This chapter contains information about sysgen commands. The

Sysgen Command menu, illustrated in figure 2-1, displays the list

of commands that you use to invoke various sysgen and sysgen-

related procedures.

To display the Sysgen Command menu, boot the sysgen

processor or enter COMMANDS or C following the sysgen

prompt.

The HOSTCOPY command only displays on the menu if your

system has on-line capability.

Figure 2-1. Sysgen Command menu

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

COMMANDS DISPLAY SYSGEN COMMANDS BOOT BOOT THE OPERATING SYSTEM SYSGEN BUILD OR UPDATE SYSTEM FILES ON DISK FROM TAPE OR HOST FORMAT FORMAT AND INITIALIZE DISK PACK HOSTCOPY COPY USER FILES FROM HOST TO DISK AUTO AUTO SYSGEN MINI CONFIGURATION CHANGE ONLY FLOPPY SYSGEN FROM FLOPPY ERASE ERASE ALL FILES

ENTER CMD (’C’ for Menu) >

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USING SYSGEN COMMANDS

Entering commands

Enter a command at the prompt character (>) and press the

<Return> key. You can enter the full command, or abbreviate it

to as few letters as necessary to differentiate it from other

commands in the menu. To use FLOPPY, for example, enter any

of the following abbreviations:

• FL

• FLO

• FLOP

• FLOPP

After the selected command completes processing, the prompt

character displays again (except after the BOOT command). You

do not need to display the menu to invoke a command.

You can also enter several commands as a string. For example, if

you enter FORMAT, SYSGEN, BOOT, and then press the

<Return> key, the system invokes each command

consecutively, unless fatal errors occur.

Command descriptions

Command Description

The following commands may appear in the Sysgen Command

menu. Minimal abbreviations are indicated with an underline in

table 2-1.

Table 2-1. Sysgen command descriptions

OMMANDS Displays the Sysgen Command menu. You can enter a

command without displaying the Sysgen Command menu.

OOT Boots the operating system. Enter this command after

completing a sysgen.

YSGEN Builds a new operating system on the system disk from a

System Software Tape or from system software files downloaded from a host computer. Requires more interaction than the AUTO command. You can use it to perform either a full or an update sysgen, depending on whether you precede it with the FORMAT command.

You must use SYSGEN if you download system software files from a host computer.

ORMAT Formats any or all of the system disk and performs a sector

check. Destroys all files on the system disks, including user files. Do not use this command unless your OSS program specifically calls for FORMAT, or unless read errors or other disk problems occur (refer to ERASE). You may not evoke FORMAT or ERASE following a boot from disk (BD).

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Table 2-1. Sysgen command descriptions (continued)

Command Description

OSTCOPY Downloads font files, patch files, and user-generated

EBCDIC data files from a host computer to the system disks. Allows an online printing system with no magnetic tape drive to retrieve tape files from the host. For more information, see the “Downloading host files” chapter in this guide.

UTO Builds a new operating system on the system disks from a

System Software Tape (SST) and updates all system files. Requires less interaction than SYSGEN. Automatically invokes a standard sequence of sysgen commands. Differs from SYSGEN in the following ways:

• Builds from a tape or floppy disk only

• Does not ask for a configuration update

• Saves accounting file automatically.

You can use it to perform either a full or an update sysgen, although it is only completely automatic if invoked when you do an update sysgen. Because a full sysgen requires that the system disks be cleared and formatted, you must reenter configuration information.

INI Modifies the configuration file according to options you

select from the Configuration Options menu (see table 3-1). Make sure you only change options that are from a previous sysgen. For example, you can deactivate or reactivate an option or change an interface address using MINI. If you are adding new features, do an update sysgen instead of a mini sysgen to ensure properly built system files.

CAUTION: Do not execute MINI immediately following completion of a SYSGEN command. This prevents the application of patches.

OPPY Builds a new operating system on the system disks from the

system software floppy disks and updates all system files. You can use it to perform either a full or an update sysgen, depending on whether you precede it with the FORMAT command.

RASE Clears any or all of the system disks. Destroys all files on the

disks, including user files. ERASE executes more quickly than FORMAT because it only initializes the filing structure; it does not perform a format or sector check.

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3. Using the Configuration

This chapter describes the Configuration Options menu. During

a sysgen, system configuration information displays on the

system controller screen in a format similar to the illustration in

figure 3-1. (The specific information displayed depends upon

your current configuration.)

Figure 3-1. System Configuration menu

* * * * BASE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION * * * *

CPU MEMORY = 512K

CD/IG: VERSION 3.8 DISK UNITS: 0, 1 FONT MEMORY: 16 MEGABITS TAPE: STC DUAL DENSITY

ENGINE SPEED: 90 PPM PAPER PATH: DUPLEX

Options menu

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION OPTIONS * * * *

PAPER SIZE: 8.5 X 11 LANGUAGE: U.S. ENGLISH

CACHE MEMORY FLOPPY DISK

850 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE ETHERNET INTERFACE

ETHERNET ADDR: XX-XX-XX-XX

*X-XXX-XXX-XXX

NETWORK ADDR: XX

*XX

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ‘Y’ OR ‘N’ >

If you respond to the DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? message

by entering Y, the Configuration Options menu on the following

page displays.

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USING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS MENU

Selecting options

Entering the number of an option listed on the Configuration

Options menu selects or deselects the feature, or causes a list of

suboptions to display.

When you select a feature, the sysgen incorporates the

supporting software for that feature into the operating system.

Your LPS must have the appropriate hardware to support the

features selected. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS

Product Reference for information about supported features.

CAUTION: Selection of unsupported features may result in an

unsuccessful sysgen or an unusable system.

Figure 3-2. Configuration Options menu

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ADDED, DELETED, OR CHANGED?

0) NONE

1) TAPE DRIVE

2) ON-LINE INTERFACE ADDRESS, OR MODE

3) PRINTER SPEED

4) REMOTE INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

5) GRAPHICS

6) KANJI

7) ETHERNET

8) LANGUAGE

9) PAPER SIZE

10) 871 CONTROL MODULE

11) 9500 XEROGRAPHIC

12) MICR

13) TERMINAL TYPE

14) XeroxPRINT ACCESS FACILITY (XPAF)

15) DEFAULT PRINTER RESOLUTION

16) FINISHER

17) DEFAULT PRINTING ORDER

18) HIGH CAPACITY FEEDER

19) RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR

20) SHARED DISK

21) SCSI INTERFACE

22) PROGRAMMABLE BYPASS TRANSPORT

23) XEROGRAPHIC MODE PERSISTENCE

24) INK PRIORITY

25) XeroxUNITY OF VIEW

26) FIMS

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Option descriptions

USING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS MENU

Table 3-1 provides a description of each configuration option.

Table 3–1. Configuration options

Option Description

0) NONE Takes you back to the base configuration display.

1) TAPE DRIVE Adds the tape drive feature to the system you are

generating.

2) ONLINE INTERFACE

ADDRESS OR MODE

Displays the following question:

DOES THE SYSTEM HAVE AN ONLINE INTERFACE, ADDRESS, OR MODE? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’.

Enter N to remove the online feature. If you have V3.8 software, enter Y to have the system

determine hardware configurations automatically. If you have V3.5 software, enter Y to display the following

options.

OLI CHANGE LIST:

1) NONE

2) OLI HOST ADDRESS

3) BURST MODE

4) 1 BYTE MODE

5) 6 BYTE MODE

Select 1 if there are no OLI changes. Select 2 to provide the printer internal address as a

sysgen parameter. Enter this address in hexadecimal form. (This address is determined by the setting of the device address switch on the online interface.)

Options 3, 4, and 5 are different modes for sending online data. Select the one that corresponds to the setting of the mode switch on the online interface.

3) PRINTER SPEED Displays the following printer speed and paper path

suboptions:

1) 120 PPM – SIMPLEX

2) 120 PPM – DUPLEX

3) 92 PPM

4) 70 PPM – SIMPLEX

5) 70 PPM – DUPLEX

6) 50 PPM

7) 50 PPM – H/L COLOR

8) 92 PPM – H/L COLOR

Select the appropriate printer speed and paper path for your system. Refer to your Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for specific information on your printer speed and path options.

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USING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS MENU

Option Description

Table 3–1. Configuration options (continued)

4) REMOTE INTERACTIVE

Adds the Remote Interactive Communications (RIC) feature to the system.

COMMUNICATIONS

5) GRAPHICS Adds the Graphics Handling Option (GHO) or Graphics

Video Generator (GVG) feature. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference to determine which graphics feature applies to your system.

6) KANJI Does not apply.

7) ETHERNET Displays the following question:

IS THIS SYSTEM CONNECTED TO A XeroxETHERNET? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’.

Enter N to remove the Ethernet feature or Y to choose one of the following suboptions:

ETHERNET CHANGE LIST:

1) NONE

2) READ PRINTER’S ADDRESS

3) ETHERNET NETWORK ADDRESS.

Select 1 if there are no Ethernet changes. Select 2 to provide the printer internal address as a

sysgen parameter. Enter this address in hexadecimal or decimal form. In decimal form, enter an asterisk followed by the address. A value not proceeded by a asterisk is hexadecimal.

Select 3 to provide the Ethernet network address. Enter this address in hexadecimal or decimal form. In decimal form, enter an asterisk followed by the address (for example, *355). A value not preceded by an asterisk is hexadecimal.

8) LANGUAGE Specifies the language of the display dialogue:

0) NONE

1) U.S. ENGLISH

2) U.K. ENGLISH

3) GERMAN

4) FRENCH

5) DUTCH

6) SWEDISH

7) NORWEGIAN

8) FINNISH

9) DANISH

10) SPANISH

11) ITALIAN

12) PORTUGUESE

Select 0 to make no change and leave the default as U.S. English. U.S. English displays paper size in inches. U.K. English displays paper sizes in millimeters.

Only French, German, and Spanish suboptions are currently translated. The system displays U.S. English messages if you perform a sysgen in any other language.

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USING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS MENU

Table 3–1. Configuration options (continued)

Option Description

9) PAPER SIZE Selects the correct paper size for your system:

ENTER PAPER SIZE OPTION:

1) 8.5

2) 8.27

3) 8.5

4) 8.0

5) 8.0

6) 8.0

7) 8.27

8) 8.27

9) 8.37

10) 8.46

11) 8.46

12) 8.46

13) 8.50

14) 8.50

× 11 (US LETTER)

× 11.69 (A4) × 14 (US LEGAL) × 10.2 × 10.5 × 13.0

× 10.63

× 13.0

× 10.78

× 10.83

× 12.40

× 14.02

× 10.75

× 13.0.

Diagnostic forms are available in two paper sizes: 8.5 x 11 and 8.27 x 11.69 inches (A4) inches.

Select option 1 or 2 to download the appropriate forms to the system.

Consult your site representative if your plan to print on paper sizes other than 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 13, 8.27 x 11.69,

8.5 x 14 or 8.5 x 14.

10) 871 CM Adds the 871 CM to the system. Use this only if the OEM1 board is installed. The 871 CM and Xerox Print Access Facility (XPAF) are mutually exclusive.

11) 9500

Does not apply.

XEROGRAPHIC

12) MICR Does not apply.

13) TERMINAL TYPE Selects appropriate terminal type for your system:

0) NO CHANGES

1) ADM-3

2) ADM-11

3) UI-90

4) VG920.

14) XEROX PRINT

ACCESS FACILITY (XPAF)

Adds the XPAF option to the system. If you want to configure both the Ethernet and the XPAF options, you must perform a sysgen with the Ethernet option configured first. After the sysgen is complete, perform a mini sysgen to select the XPAF option. XPAF and the 871 CM are mutually exclusive.

15) DEFAULT PRINTER

RESOLUTION

Selects printer resolution for input data:

1) 300 SPI (default)

2) 600 SPI (for 4650 printers only).

16) FINISHER Selects stacker or stitcher/stacker:

1) 2-TRAY STACKER

2) 1-TRAY STITCHER/STACKER.

17) DEFAULT

PRINTING ORDER

18) HIGH CAPACITY

Selects order of printing output:

1) 1 - N (first-to-last page, face down)

2) N - 1 (last-to-first page, face up).

Adds the high-capacity feeder (HCF) to the system.

FEEDER

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Option Description

Table 3–1. Configuration options (continued)

19) RASTER IMAGE

PROCESSOR

Select Y to enter the appropriate number of RIP devices or N to remove all RIP devices from the system.

20) SHARED DISK Unused.

21) SCSI INTERFACE Adds the 32-track cartridge tape feature to the system.

22) PROGRAMMABLE

Unused.

BYPASS TRANSPORT

23) XEROGRAPHIC

Unused.

MODE PERSISTENCE

24) INK PRIORITY Unused.

25) XEROX UNITY OF

Unused.

VIEW

26) FIMS Unused.

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4. Performing a sysgen and related procedures

This chapter contains information on sysgens and related procedures. Even-numbered pages in this chapter walk you through all of the sysgen procedures, as well as procedures for formatting and erasing system disks and updating disk parameters.

Odd-numbered pages illustrate the dialogue that displays on the system controller console as you complete each step of the procedure on the opposite page. In addition to the dialogue, these illustrations indicate user input and provide a quick reference for procedures.

The illustrations use the following conventions:

• Bolded characters indicate user input

• Lowercase italics indicate variable information

• [Bracketed italics] indicate user actions or provide

clarification of the dialogue or procedure. For example, [enter] means press the <Return> key.

Update sysgens

You perform an update sysgen to add major new features to the existing operating system or to replace the existing version of the operating system with a new version. Since you do not format system disks prior to an update sysgen, you do not have to back up user files.

Before you perform an update sysgen, use FCHECK to make sure you have enough disk space to generate a new system. Each disk must have a minimum of 3,000 free contiguous sectors available. If the number of available sectors is below 3,000, do the following:

• Save as many files to tape as necessary to obtain the

minimum number of free sectors

• Delete the saved files from the disk

• Compress the disk.

Note: Do not use <Insert> if you are using a LINK terminal keyboard. Using <Insert> causes garbage characters to display on the console, requiring you to reset the terminal.

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PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

Performing an offline update sysgen

SYSGEN Updates system files from a System Software Tape or cartridge.

FLOPPY Same as SYSGEN command, but from system software floppy

AUTO Updates system files from a System Software Tape or from

Use this procedure to perform an update sysgen when you are reading system files from tape or floppy diskette.

To perform an offline update sysgen, use one of three commands: SYSGEN, FLOPPY, or AUTO. Follow the procedures as necessary for the command you are using.

Also gives you the option of making configuration changes, deleting the accounting file, and recompiling the font files.

disks.

system software floppy disks. Allows you to recompile the font files. There is no configuration update and the system saves the account file automatically.

Note: If you invoke any of these commands after the FORMAT command, the system performs a full sysgen.

Table 4-1. Procedural overview of offline update sysgen

Step Action

1 Boot the new sysgen processor program into main

memory.

2 Install new Operating System Software using

SYSGEN, AUTO, or FLOPPY.

3 Apply patches.

Figure 4-1 shows an update sysgen invoked using the SYSGEN command, performed on an offline 4090 LPS from tape. The sysgen dialogue varies slightly, depending on whether you use SYSGEN, AUTO, or FLOPPY.

1. Load the System Software Tape (SST) or floppy diskette

volume 1.

2. Press the boot button on the system controller panel.

READY message appears on the display, followed by a

The prompt character (

$).

3. Enter BT (boot from magnetic tape), BF (boot from floppy

diskette), or BC (boot from cartridge tape). Command characters must be uppercase.

The information on the tape or floppy diskette loads the sysgen processor into main memory. (In figure 4-1, the sysgen processor is booted from magnetic tape.)

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

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[Press boot button]

READY

$BT

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND >

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

Figure 4-1. Offline update sysgen

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4. Enter SYSGEN, AUTO, or FLOPPY to invoke the appropriate

sysgen procedure. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as illustrated in figure 4-1.)

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * message displays.

The

5. Enter replies to queries concerning system ID. If you assign

a new ID, you can use up to 30 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, the arrow key, and the <LINE DELETE> key. Do not use the <BACKSPACE> key.

The message

THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE SYSGEN displays, and the

system asks you if you want to continue or abort.

6. Enter C to continue.

7. If an accounting file already exists on the system disks, the

system asks if you wish to save accounting information. Enter Y to save accounting information or N to delete accounting information.

The System Configuration menu displays, along with the message

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

8. If you do not want to make changes, enter N and go to step

13. If you want to make changes, enter Y. The Configuration

Option menu displays.

9. Enter the number of any option you want to change. You

may enter the numbers of several options, separated by spaces or commas.

Depending upon the original configuration, you either activate or deactivate an option by selecting it. You may also display a list of suboptions.

10. Make any desired selections from the suboption lists.

When you have completed your changes, the System Configuration menu displays again, along with the message

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

11. Enter N if you are finished.

The system asks if you want to discard the changes you have just made.

12. Enter N.

The system asks if continuation of the sysgen is required.

13. Enter Y.

14. (Online/offline switchable only). If your system has both a

tape drive for offline input and a host interface, a message displays asking if system files are to be read from tape or from the host. Enter T to do an offline sysgen from tape.

The system initializes each system disk drive, listing each file as it is written. This process takes about 10 minutes for tape and about 20 minutes for floppy diskette.

If you entered FLOPPY to invoke sysgen, the system prompts you to remove and insert floppy diskettes.

The system displays default values for the number of fonts, forms, and (optionally) graphics allowed per page by the new system. You may change these after you complete the sysgen and patching procedures.

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Figure 4-1. Offline update sysgen (continued)

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

>S * SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * SYSTEM ID IS: user-assigned name DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW SYSTEM ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ N THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE SYSGEN DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR ABORT [C/A]? >C

[enter]

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THE ACCOUNTING FILE? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter]

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU * * * *

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ >N

[enter]

CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y

SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ T [enter]

* READING FILES FROM TAPE * CREATING FILE CREATING FILE

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

[enter]

FOR YOUR SYSTEM THE DEFAULT NUMBER OF FONTS IS 17. FOR YOUR SYSTEM THE DEFAULT NUMBER OF FORMS IS 06. TO OVERRIDE DEFAULTS USE ’FONTS/’FORMS’ COMMANDS AFTER START-UP * TAPE REWINDING * SYSGEN PROCESS SUCCESSFUL *

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After all files are created, the message * SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF

displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

15. Enter B to boot the new system into main memory and start

the patch process. Note: You must enter B at this time. No other command

may intervene. The system prompts you for the date and time.

16. Enter the date, using the format MM/DD/YY. You can

separate each date field by a slash, space, or dash.

17. Enter the time, using the format HH:MM:SS.

Use the military 24-hour clock (for example, enter 18:35:22). The entry of the seconds field is optional. You can separate each field by a colon or a space.

The system displays the date and time entered, and asks you if they are correct.

18. Enter Y if the date and time are correct.

The system asks if you want time of day and printer status displayed. If so, enter Y. You can enable or disable this feature later with commands or by performing a mini sysgen.

The automatic sysgen patch process now takes place, and a list of optional patch IDs displays.

19. Enter the ID of any patches you want to apply exactly as

shown in the list. If your system requires it, enter MER001 to apply the Merganthaler fonts.

If you do not require any patches, press the <Return> key. When the messages

* DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

message

CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS, the patch

* * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * and *

display, followed by the

version of the new system is being read into main memory. CAUTION: Do not abort the patching and crash/reboot

process. If a patch is not available, a message displays. Otherwise, the

LOADING PROGRAM message displays.

If an error occurs, it is most likely due to an incorrectly entered patch ID. Before trying the sysgen again, make sure you entered the IDs correctly and that they match your configuration.

When the patch process completes, the system asks you to confirm the date and time.

20. Enter Y if the date and time are correct.

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS

The message displays.

If a report status file does not currently exist on the system disks, the system asks if you want report accounting.

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Figure 4-1. Offline update sysgen (continued)

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF *

[enter]

>B LOADING PROGRAM

Xerox4090

LASER PRINTING SYSTEM

VERSION 3.8

SYSTEM ID IS: user-assigned name

ENTER DATE (MM/DD/YY) :

ENTER TIME (HH:MM:SS) : hh:mm:ss [enter]

,dd, yy hh:mm:ss

ARE THE DATE AND TIME CORRECT AS DISPLAYED (Y/N)? Y [enter] LOAD AND ENABLE TIME-OF-DAY/STATUS DISPLAY (Y/N)? N [enter]

* * APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * THE FOLLOWING PATCH ID’S MAY BE SELECTED

PATCH ID INVOKES

mm/dd/yy [enter]

xxxxx yyyyy . . .

ENTER PATCH ID’S OR RETURN: * * RESUMING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * STILL APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * * * DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

-CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS - -

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM DATE, TIME POSSIBLY INCORRECT? (Y/N)? 11/17/93 12:20:45 Y

[enter]

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS. 11/17/93 12:20:45 FORMS MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 FONT MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4

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21. Enter Y to create a normal-sized report accounting file, or N

to create a minimal file. (Refer to the “Generating reports” chapter in this manual for more information.)

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? message

The displays.

22. Enter Y or N. If you enter Y to recompile Interpress fonts,

the process takes about 30 minutes. If you enter N, the system compiles the default font, 10-point Classic.

The message

DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE?

displays.

23. Enter Y if you want to enable a finishing enhancement

device. The system automatically performs Reallocate, Fix Font, and

Logon procedures. The

0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS message

displays, indicating that you can begin normal printing operations.

24. Perform any post-sysgen procedures, such as changing

forms, fonts, or graphics values that were assigned default values.

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Figure 4-1. Offline update sysgen (continued)

DO YOU WANT REPORT ACCOUNTING? (Y/N)? Y [enter] DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? N [enter]

DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE? (Y/N)? N [enter]

0S1060 INITIALIZING PRINTER REALLOCATE! REA VERSION D01

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * DO NOT ABORT OR OTHERWISE DISTURB THIS PROCESS * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

400 CYLINDER PRINT FILE ALLOCATED WITH 400 USABLE CYLINDERS * * * * RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION * * * * FIX FNT FIXING

FIX PROCESS FINISHED LOG 1

CLASS 1 SELECTED

0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST 0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS 12:25:16

xxxxxx.yyy

ALL FONTS ARE FIXED

LOGON VERSION CO1

IF THE FILE “USTART.CMD (USER’S STARTUP COMMAND FILE) DOES NOT EXIST, THE MESSAGE “0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST” WILL BE DISPLAYED AND SHOULD BE IGNORED

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Performing an online update sysgen

You use the SYSGEN command to download System Software Tape files from a host computer to an online-only or online/offline switchable printing system.

Table 4-2. Procedural overview of online update sysgen

Step Action

1 Use the SYSGEN command to download the new

sysgen processor program into main memory.

2 Use the SYSGEN command again to download

system files, which the processor uses to build the new operating system.

3 Apply patches.

Figure 4-2 shows an update sysgen for an online/offline switchable 4090 LPS.

1. Press the boot button located on the system controller panel.

READY message appears on the display, followed by a

The prompt character (

$).

2. Enter BD to boot the current operating system sysgen processor into main memory from the system disks. Command characters must be uppercase.

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

Note: This step assumes that some version of the operating system already resides on the disks. If this is not the case, load a version of the sysgen procedures from tape (by entering BT), or from floppy diskette (by entering BF).

3. Enter SYSGEN. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as illustrated in figure 4-2.)

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * message displays, indicating

The the sysgen update has begun.

4. Enter replies to queries concerning system ID. If you assign a new ID, you can use up to 30 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, the arrow key, and the <LINE DELETE> key. Do not use the <BACKSPACE> key.

The message

THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE SYSGEN displays, and the

system asks you if you want to continue or abort.

5. Enter C to continue.

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Figure 4-2. Online update sysgen

[Press boot button]

READY

$BD

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * DISK PACK ID IS:

DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW DISK PACK ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ N [enter]

THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE SYSGEN DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR ABORT [C/A]? C

user-assigned name

[enter]

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

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6. If an accounting file already exists on the system disks, the system asks if you wish to save accounting information. Enter Y to save accounting information or N to delete accounting information.

The System Configuration menu displays, along with the message

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

7. If you do not want to make changes, enter N and go to step

10. If you want to make changes, enter Y. The Configuration

Option menu displays.

8. Enter the number of any option you want to change. You may enter the numbers of several options, separated by spaces or commas.

Depending upon the original configuration, you either activate or deactivate an option by selecting it. You may also display a list of suboptions.

9. Make any desired selections from the suboption lists. When you have completed your changes, the System

Configuration menu displays again, along with the message

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

10. Enter N if you are finished. The system asks if you want to discard the changes you have

just made.

11. Enter N. The system asks if continuation of the sysgen is required.

12. Enter Y.

13. (Online/offline switchable only). If your system has both a tape drive for offline input and a host interface, a message displays asking if system files are to be read from tape or from the host. Enter H to read system files from the host.

14. If you are adding new features to an existing software version, go to step 17.

if you are installing a new software version, notify the host operator to vary the printer online.

15. Submit a job from the host to transmit the next-to-last System Software Tape file to the printer. This file contains the new system processor, which the system uses to build the new operating system.

The host job should use a utility program that does the following:

• Spaces down the System Software Tape to the next-to-

last file.

• Reads the file from tape. (The System Software Tape is in

fixed-block format, with a record size of 128 bytes and maximum block size of 8192 bytes.)

• Transmits the file to the printer in 128-byte record,

unblocked output format.

• Transmits the file without adding page numbers or

reformatting the data.

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Figure 4-2. Online update sysgen (continued)

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THE ACCOUNTING FILE? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter]

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU * * * *

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ >N

[enter]

IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y [enter] SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ H [enter]

WAITING TO READ FILES FROM HOST

[Vary online at host.] [Host job copies next-to-last SST file to printer.]

TAPE NOW BEING PROCESSED CREATING FILE

CREATING FILE xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

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Refer to the “Sample JCL for transmission of System Software Tapes” appendix in this guide for an example of a typical host utility program for file transmission.

The following message displays:

ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N.

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS

16. Enter N.

17. Notify the host operator to vary the system offline. Then type C without pressing the <Return> key. The

PROGRAM OFF *

message displays, followed by a prompt

* SYSGEN

character (>).

18. Press the boot button on the system controller. The

READY

message displays, followed by a prompt character ($).

19. Enter BD to boot the new sysgen processor into main memory. Command characters must be uppercase.

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

20. Enter SYSGEN to begin the process of downloading system files. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as shown in figure 4-

2.)

21. Enter replies to queries concerning system ID, accounting file, and configuration changes.

22. Enter Y in response to the query

REQUIRED?

IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN

23. (Online/offline switchable only). If your system has both a tape drive for offline input and a host interface, a message displays asking if system files are to be read from tape or from the host. Enter H to read system files from the host.

24. Notify the host operator to vary the printer online.

25. Submit a job from the host to transmit the last System Software Tape file to the printer. This file contains a concatenation of all the system files on the System Software Tape. The sysgen processor uses these files to build a new operating system on the system disks.

This host job is identical to the one used in step 13, except that it spaces down the System Software Tape one file further.

The following message displays:

ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N.

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS

26. Enter N.

27. Notify the host operator to vary the system offline, then enter C without pressing the <Return> key.

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Figure 4-2. Online update sysgen (continued)

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N N [enter]

VARY OFFLINE AT HOST. THEN ENTER ’C’ C * SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF * >

[Press boot button]

READY

[enter]

$BD LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * DISK PACK ID IS:

DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW DISK PACK ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ N [enter]

THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE SYSGEN DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR ABORT [C/A]?

[enter]

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THE ACCOUNTING FILE? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter] IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y [enter]

SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ H [enter]

WAITING TO READ FILES FROM HOST

user-assigned name

[Vary online at host.] [Host job copies last SST file to printer]

* TAPE NOW BEING PROCESSED * CREATING FILE CREATING FILE

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N N VARY OFFLINE AT HOST. THEN ENTER ’C’ C

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

[enter]

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After all files are created, the message

displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF

28. Enter B to boot the new system into main memory and start the patch procedure. The system prompts you for the date and time.

Note: You must enter B at this time. No other command may intervene.

29. Enter the date, using the format MM/DD/YY. You can separate each date field by a slash, space, or dash.

30. Enter the time, using the format HH:MM:SS. Use the military 24-hour clock (for example, enter 18:35:22).

The entry of the seconds field is optional. You can separate each field by a colon or a space.

The system displays the date and time entered, and asks you if they are correct.

31. Enter Y if the date and time are correct. The system asks if you want time of day and printer status

displayed. If so, enter Y. You can enable or disable this feature later with commands or by performing a mini sysgen.

The automatic sysgen patch process now takes place, and a list of optional patch IDs displays.

32. Enter the ID of any patches you want to apply exactly as shown in the list. If your system requires it, enter MER001 to apply the Merganthaler fonts.

If you do not require any patches, press the <Return> key. When the message

CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS

displays, the patch version of the new system is being read into main memory.

CAUTION: Do not abort the patching and crash/reboot process.

If a patch is not available, a message displays. Otherwise, the

LOADING PROGRAM message displays.

If an error occurs, it is most likely due to an incorrectly entered patch ID. Before trying the sysgen again, make sure you entered the IDs correctly and that they match your configuration.

When the patch process completes, the system asks you to confirm the date and time.

33. Enter Y if the date and time are correct.

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS

The message displays.

If a report accounting file does not currently exist, the system asks if you want report accounting.

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Figure 4-2. Online update sysgen (continued)

FOR YOUR SYSTEM THE DEFAULT NUMBER OF FONTS IS 17. FOR YOUR SYSTEM THE DEFAULT NUMBER OF FORMS IS 06. TO OVERRIDE DEFAULTS USE ’FONTS/’FORMS’ COMMANDS AFTER START-UP FOR YOUR SYSTEM THE DEFAULT NUMBER OF GRAPHICS IS 32. OVERRIDE GRAPHICS DEFAULT BY USING ’GRA’ COMMAND * SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF *

[enter]

>B LOADING PROGRAM

ENTER DATE (MM/DD/YY) : mm/dd/yy

ENTER TIME (HH:MM:SS) : hh:mm:ss [enter]

,dd, yy hh:mm:ss ARE THE DATE AND TIME CORRECT AS DISPLAYED (Y/N)? Y [enter] LOAD AND ENABLE TIME-OF-DAY/STATUS DISPLAY (Y/N)? N [enter]

* * APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * THE FOLLOWING PATCH ID’S MAY BE SELECTED

PATCH ID INVOKES

[enter]

xxxxx yyyyy . . .

ENTER PATCH ID’S OR RETURN: * * RESUMING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * CONTINUING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * * * DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

-CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS - -

LOADING PROGRAM DATE, TIME POSSIBLY INCORRECT? (Y/N)? 11/17/93 12:20:45 Y

[enter]

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS. 11/17/93 12:20:45 FORMS MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 FONT MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 DO YOU WANT REPORT ACCOUNTING? (Y/N)? Y

[enter]

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34. Enter Y if you want to create a status file large enough to contain 2,001 reports. If a job contains over 2,001 reports, you should clear the status file before running the job.

Enter N if you want to create a status file that only holds 100 reports.

A command file applies the OSS patches. Once the patches are applied and you specify that no patch errors have occurred, the system rolls over. The system then prompts you with a crash code and the date and time.

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? message

The displays.

35. Enter Y or N. If you enter Y to recompile Interpress fonts, the process takes about 30 minutes. If you enter N and do not recompile Interpress fonts, the system compiles the default font, 10-point Classic.

The message

DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE?

displays.

36. Enter Y if you want to enable a finishing device. The system automatically performs Reallocate, Fix Font, and

Logon procedures. The

0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS message

displays, indicating that you can begin normal printing operations.

37. Perform any post-sysgen procedures, such as changing forms, fonts, or graphics values that were assigned default values.

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Figure 4-2. Online update sysgen (continued)

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? N [enter] DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE? (Y/N)? N [enter]

0S1060 INITIALIZING PRINTER REALLOCATE! REA VERSION D01

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * DO NOT ABORT OR OTHERWISE DISTURB THIS PROCESS * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

400 CYLINDER PRINT FILE ALLOCATED WITH 400 USABLE CYLINDERS * * * * RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION * * * * FIX FNT FIXING

FIX PROCESS FINISHED LOG 1

CLASS 1 SELECTED

0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST 0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS 12:25:16

xxxxxx.yyy

ALL FONTS ARE FIXED

LOGON VERSION CO1

IF THE FILE “USTART.CMD (USER’S STARTUP COMMAND FILE) DOES NOT EXIST, THE MESSAGE “0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST” WILL BE DISPLAYED AND SHOULD BE IGNORED

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Full sysgens

Performing an offline full sysgen

A full sysgen involves either erasing or formatting the system disks, then loading the Operating System Software on the system disks. You perform a full sysgen when:

• You install a new system

• You replace a system disk

• Read errors or other disk problems occur

• A new system or patch requires a full sysgen.

It is faster to erase system disks than to format them, and the ERASE command, unlike FORMAT, saves bad block files. It is recommended that you use ERASE unless your OSS program specifically calls for FORMAT, or unless you experience read errors or other disk problems.

Make sure to back up user files before you erase or format the system disks.

Use this procedure to perform a full sysgen when you are reading system files from tape or floppy diskette.

Table 4-3. Procedural overview of offline full sysgen

Step Action

1 Boot the new sysgen processor program into main

memory.

2 Use the ERASE or FORMAT commands to clear the

system disks.

3 Install new Operating System Software using the

SYSGEN or FLOPPY command.

4 Apply patches.

Figure 4-3 shows a full sysgen invoked using the SYSGEN command, performed on an offline 4090 LPS from magnetic tape. It includes an erase procedure, followed by the sysgen procedure.

1. Load the System Software Tape (SST) or floppy diskette volume 1.

2. Press the boot button on the system controller panel.

READY message appears on the display, followed by a

The prompt character (

$).

3. Enter BT (boot from magnetic tape), BF (boot from floppy diskette), or BC (boot from cartridge tape). Command characters must be uppercase.

The information on the tape or floppy diskette loads the sysgen processor into main memory. The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

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[Press boot button]

READY

$BT

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

Figure 4-3. Offline full sysgen

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Erase or format the system disks 4. Enter ERASE to erase the system disks, or FORMAT to format

them. The system asks you to verify that you want to run the

procedure and then asks for a second confirmation.

5. Make sure that all necessary files have been backed up, then enter Y to each query.

A list of options displays.

6. Enter 1 to clear all system disks, or 2 to clear selected disks. If you entered 2, enter the disk unit numbers, separating each number by a comma.

The system displays the numbers of the selected disk units and asks you to confirm the selection.

7. Enter Y if correct, or N to change your selection. The system displays information for each disk unit you selected and asks if you want to continue or abort.

If you are erasing, continue with step 10. If you are formatting, the system displays a list of

manufacturers.

8. Enter the number corresponding to your disk manufacturer ID. If your manufacturer ID does not appear on the list, enter 4. Respond to the questions about the total number of cylinders, read/write head, and sectors per track on the disk. (If you do not have this information, ask your service representative.)

The system checks the Manufacturer Bad Area Information Sheet (MBAIS) data sheet for the first designated disk unit. The system displays a message indicating whether the data is valid or invalid.

9. If the data is valid, enter N in response to the message asking if you want to reenter MBAIS data. Enter C in response to the message asking if you want to continue or abort. (If you abort, the system does not format the specified disk drive.) The system continues to check the MBAIS data sheet for each specified disk drive.

If the data is invalid, the system asks if you want to continue or abort. Enter A if you want to abort formatting for the specified disk drive. Enter C if you want to reenter MBAIS data. Complete the appropriate procedure in the “Restoring MBAIS data” appendix before continuing with step 10.

10. Enter 1 to continue the erase or format procedure.

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Figure 4-3. Offline full sysgen (continued)

ENTER COMMAND

>ERASE

FORMATTING/ERASING THE DISK(S) WILL DESTROY THE DATA DO YOU STILL WANT TO FORMAT/ERASE THE DISKS? [Y/N] >Y ARE YOU STILL SURE? [Y/N] >Y

ERASE OPTIONS

1. ALL THE DISKS

2. SELECT THE DISK UNIT(S) ENTER OPTION NUMBER: >1

ERASE DP0: , DP1: CONFIRM? [Y/N] >Y DO YOU WANT TO ERASE OR ABORT?

1. ERASE

2. ABORT

[enter]

[enter] [enter]

[enter]

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

* * FORMAT PROGRAM RUNNING * *

DISK UNIT 0-CDC 1-CDC 2- 3* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * STATUS * SELECTED *SELECTED *NOT PRESENT *NOT PRESENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FORMATTING * IN PROGRESS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SECTOR CHECK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CYLINDER NUMBER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TOTAL NUMBER * * * * * * OF BAD SECTORS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** *** * ERROR MESSAGES * * * * * * ** *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

nnn ****

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When erasing or formatting is complete, the table remains on the screen. The

* * FORMAT PROGRAM OFF * * message

displays, followed by the “Enter command” prompt.

11. Enter FLOPPY if you booted from a floppy diskette in step 3 and are continuing sysgen on floppy diskette. Remove and insert floppy diskettes, as prompted.

Enter SYSGEN if you booted from tape or cartridge and are continuing the sysgen on tape or cartridge, or if you booted from floppy but are continuing the sysgen on tape or cartridge. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as illustrated in figure 4-3.)

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * message displays, indicating

The the sysgen update has begun. The system asks you to enter a system ID.

12. Enter a new system ID. You can use up to 30 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, the arrow key, and the <LINE DELETE> key. Do not use the <BACKSPACE>key.

The message

THIS WILL BE A FULL SYSGEN displays, and the

system asks you if you want to continue or abort.

13. Enter C to continue. A list of printer speeds displays, and the system asks you to

select your printer speed and paper path.

14. Enter the number corresponding to your printer speed. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for information about printer speeds.

The System Configuration menu displays, along with the message

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

15. If you do not want to make changes, enter N and go to step

20. If you want to make changes, enter Y. The Configuration

Option menu displays.

16. Enter the number of any option you want to change. You may enter the numbers of several options, separated by spaces or commas.

Depending upon the original configuration, you either activate or deactivate an option by selecting it. You may also display a list of suboptions.

17. Make any desired selections from the suboption lists. When you have completed your changes, the System

Configuration menu displays again, along with the message

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

18. Enter N if you are finished. The system asks you if you want to discard the changes you

have just made.

19. Enter N if you want to keep the changes. The message

CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS displays. The system

asks if continuation of sysgen is required.

20. Enter Y.

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Figure 4-3. Offline full sysgen (continued)

* * FORMAT PROGRAM OFF ** ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

>S * SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * SYSTEM ID IS:

DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW SYSTEM ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter]

>user-assigned name SYSTEM ID IS:

THIS WILL BE A FULL SYSGEN DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR ABORT [C/A]? >C

[enter]

SELECT PRINTER SPEED WITH PAPER PATH OPTION

1) 120 PPM - SIMPLEX

2) 120 PPM - DUPLEX

3) 92 PPM

4) 70 PPM - SIMPLEX

5) 70 PPM - DUPLEX

6) 50 PPM

7) 50 PPM H/L COLOR

8) 92 PPM H/L COLOR ENTER OPTION NUMBER >3

[enter]

user-assigned name

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU * * * *

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’

[enter]

>N CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y

[enter]

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21. If your system is an offline only system, no further input is required to start downloading system files. (Figure 4-3 shows downloading files to an offline only system.)

If your printing system has a tape drive for offline input and a channel-attached host for online input, the following message displays:

SHOULD SYSTEM READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE ‘H‘ OR ’T’?

Enter T. The system initializes each system disk drive, listing each file

as it is written. This process takes about 10 minutes for tape and about 20 minutes for floppy diskette.

If you entered FLOPPY to invoke sysgen, the system prompts you to remove and insert floppy diskettes.

After all files are created, the message

displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF

22. Enter B to boot the new system into main memory and start the patch process.

Note: You must enter B at this time. No other command may intervene.

The system prompts you for the date and time.

23. Enter the date, using the format MM/DD/YY. You can separate each date field by a slash, space, or dash.

24. Enter the time, using the format HH:MM:SS. Use the military 24-hour clock (for example, enter 18:35:22).

The entry of the seconds field is optional. You can separate each field by a colon or a space.

The system displays the date and time entered, and asks you if they are correct.

25. Enter Y if the date and time are correct. The system asks if you want time of day and printer status

displayed.

26. Enter Y if you want time and printer status displayed. You can enable or disable this feature later with commands or by performing a mini sysgen.

The automatic sysgen patch process now takes place, and a list of optional patch IDs displays.

27. Enter the ID of any patches you want to apply exactly as shown in the list. If your system requires it, enter MER001 to apply the Merganthaler fonts.

If you do not require any patches, press the <Return> key.

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Figure 4-3. Offline full sysgen (continued)

SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ T [enter]

* READING FILES FROM TAPE * CREATING FILE

[enter]

>B LOADING PROGRAM

LASER PRINTING SYSTEM

SYSTEM ID IS:

ENTER DATE (MM/DD/YY) : mm/dd/yy [enter] ENTER TIME (HH:MM:SS) : hh:mm:ss [enter]

,dd, yy hh:mm:ss ARE THE DATE AND TIME CORRECT AS DISPLAYED (Y/N)? Y [enter] LOAD AND ENABLE TIME-OF-DAY/STATUS DISPLAY (Y/N)? Y [enter]

* * APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * THE FOLLOWING PATCH ID’S MAY BE SELECTED

PATCH ID INVOKES

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

Xerox4090

VERSION 3.8

user-assigned name

xxxxx yyyyy . . .

ENTER PATCH ID’S OR RETURN:

[enter]

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When the messages * * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETED * * and

* * DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * * display, followed by the

message

CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS, the patch

version of the new system is being read into main memory. CAUTION: Do not abort the patching and crash/reboot

process. If a patch is not available, a message displays. Otherwise, the

LOADING PROGRAM message displays.

If an error occurs, it is most likely due to an incorrectly entered patch ID. Before trying the sysgen again, make sure you entered the IDs correctly and that they match your configuration.

When the patch process completes, the system asks you to confirm the date and time.

28. Enter Y if the date and time are correct.

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS

The message displays.

The system asks if you want report accounting. (Refer to the “Generating reports” chapter in this guide for more information about report accounting.)

29. Enter Y if you want to create a status file large enough to contain 2,001 reports. If a job contains over 2,001 reports, you should clear the status file before running the job.

Enter N if you want to create a status file that only holds 100 reports.

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? message

The displays.

30. Enter Y or N. If you enter Y to recompile Interpress fonts, the process takes about 30 minutes. If you enter N and do not recompile Interpress fonts, the system compiles the default font, 10-point Classic.

The message

DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE?

displays.

31. Enter Y if you want to enable a finishing device. The system automatically performs Reallocate, Fix Font, and

Logon procedures. When you see the message

FOR COMMANDS,

you are ready to begin normal printing

0S1000 READY

operations.

32. Perform any postsysgen procedures, such as changing forms, fonts, or graphics values that were assigned default values.

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Figure 4-3. Offline full sysgen (continued)

* * RESUMING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * STILL APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * * * DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

-CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS - -

LOADING PROGRAM DATE, TIME POSSIBLY INCORRECT? (Y/N)? 11/17/93 12:20:45

[enter]

Y INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS. 11/17/93 12:20:45 FORMS MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 FONT MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 DO YOU WANT REPORT ACCOUNTING? (Y/N)? Y

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? N [enter] DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE? (Y/N)? N [enter]

0S1060 INITIALIZING PRINTER REALLOCATE! REA VERSION D01

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * DO NOT ABORT OR OTHERWISE DISTURB THIS PROCESS * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

400 CYLINDER PRINT FILE ALLOCATED WITH 400 USABLE CYLINDERS * * * * RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION * * * * FIX FNT FIXING

xxxxxx.yyy

[enter]

ALL FONTS ARE FIXED FIX PROCESS FINISHED LOG 1

LOGON VERSION CO1 CLASS 1 SELECTED

IF THE FILE “USTART.CMD (USER’S STARTUP COMMAND FILE) DOES NOT

EXIST, THE MESSAGE “0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST” WILL BE DISPLAYED

AND SHOULD BE IGNORED 0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST 0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS 12:25:16

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Performing an online full sysgen

Use this procedure to perform a full sysgen when you are reading system files from a host computer.

Table 4-4. Procedural overview of online full sysgen

Step Action

1 Use the SYSGEN command to download the new

sysgen processor program into main memory. 2 Use ERASE or FORMAT to clear the system disks. 3 Use the SYSGEN command again to download

system files, which the processor uses to build the

new operating system. 4 Apply patches.

Figure 4-4 shows a full sysgen invoked using the SYSGEN command, performed on an online/offline switchable 4090 LPS. It includes an erase procedure, followed by the sysgen procedure.

1. Press the boot button located on the system controller panel.

READY message appears on the display, followed by a

The prompt character (

$).

2. Enter BD to boot the current operating system sysgen processor into main memory from the system disks. Command characters must be uppercase.

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

Erase or format the system disks 3. Enter ERASE to erase the system disks, or FORMAT to format

them. Note: It is faster to erase system disks than to format them,

and the ERASE command, unlike FORMAT, saves bad block files. Normally, you use ERASE, unless your OSS program specifically calls for FORMAT, or unless you experience read errors or other disk problems.

The system asks you to verify that you want to run the procedure and then asks for a second confirmation.

4. Make sure that all necessary files have been backed up, then enter Y to each query.

A list of options displays.

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Figure 4-4. Online full sysgen

[Press boot button]

READY

$BD

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND

>ERASE

FORMATTING/ERASING THE DISK(S) WILL DESTROY THE DATA DO YOU STILL WANT TO FORMAT/ERASE THE DISKS? [Y/N] >Y ARE YOU STILL SURE? [Y/N] >Y

[enter]

[enter] [enter]

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

* * FORMAT PROGRAM RUNNING * * ERASE OPTIONS

1. ALL THE DISKS

2. SELECT THE DISK UNIT(S)

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5. Enter 1 to clear all system disks, or 2 to clear selected disks. If you entered 2, enter the disk unit numbers, separating each number by a comma.

The system displays the numbers of the selected disk units and asks you to confirm the selection.

6. Enter Y if correct, or N to change your selection. The system displays information for each disk unit you selected and asks if you want to continue or abort.

If you are erasing, continue with step 9. If you are formatting, the system displays a list of

manufacturers.

7. Enter the number corresponding to your disk manufacturer ID. If your manufacturer ID does not appear on the list, enter 4. Respond to the questions about the total number of cylinders, read/write heads, and sectors per track on the disk. (If you do not have this information, ask your service representative.)

The system checks the Manufacturer Bad Area Information Sheet (MBAIS) data sheet for the first designated disk unit. The system displays a message indicating whether the data is valid or invalid.

8. If the data is valid, enter N in response to the message asking if you want to reenter MBAIS data. Enter C in response to the message asking if you want to continue or abort. (If you abort, the system does not format the specified disk drive.) The system continues to check the MBAIS data sheet for each specified disk drive.

9. Enter 1 to continue the erase or format procedure. When erasing or formatting is complete, the table remains on

the screen. The

* * FORMAT PROGRAM OFF * * message

displays, followed by the “Enter Command” prompt.

10. Enter SYSGEN. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as illustrated in figure 4-4.)

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * message displays, indicating

The the sysgen update has begun. The system asks you to enter a system ID.

11. Enter a new system ID. You can use up to 30 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, the arrow key, and the <LINE DELETE> key. Do not use the <BACKSPACE>key.

The system asks again if you want to enter a new system ID.

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Figure 4-4. Online full sysgen (continued)

ENTER OPTION NUMBER: >1

[enter]

ERASE DP0: , DP1: CONFIRM? [Y/N]

[enter]

>Y DO YOU WANT TO ERASE OR ABORT?

1. ERASE

2. ABORT >1

[enter]

* * FORMAT PROGRAM RUNNING * *

nnn ****

* * FORMAT PROGRAM OFF * * Enter Cmd> S * SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * SYSTEM ID IS:

DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW SYSTEM ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter] >user-assigned name SYSTEM ID IS: user-assigned name

DO YOU WANT TO ENTER A NEW SYSTEM ID? ’Y’ OR ’N’ N

[enter] user-assigned name

[enter]

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12. Enter N unless you entered the wrong ID. The message

THIS WILL BE A FULL SYSGEN displays, and the

system asks you if you want to continue or abort.

13. Enter C to continue. A list of printer speeds displays, and the system asks you to

select your printer speed and paper path.

14. Enter the number corresponding to your printer speed. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for information about printer speeds.

The System Configuration menu displays, along with the message

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

15. If you do not want to make changes, enter N and go to step

20. If you want to make changes, enter Y. The Configuration

Option menu displays.

16. Enter the number of any option you want to change. You may enter the numbers of several options, separated by spaces or commas.

Depending upon the original configuration, you either activate or deactivate an option by selecting it. You may also display a list of suboptions.

17. Make any desired selections from the suboption lists. When you have completed your changes, the System

Configuration menu displays again, along with the message

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

18. Enter N if you are finished. The system asks you if you want to discard the changes you

have just made.

19. Enter N if you want to keep the changes. The message

CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS displays. The system

asks if continuation of sysgen is required.

20. Enter Y.

21. (Online/offline switchable only). If your system has both a tape drive for offline input and a host interface, a message displays asking if system files are to be read from tape or from the host. Enter H to read system files from the host.

22. Notify the host operator to vary the printer online.

23. Submit a job from the host to transmit the next-to-last System Software Tape file to the printer. This file contains the new system processor, which the system uses to build the new operating system.

Refer to the “Sample JCL for transmission of System Software Tapes” appendix in this manual for an example of a typical host utility program for file transmission.

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Figure 4-4. On-line full sysgen (continued)

THIS WILL BE A FULL SYSGEN DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR ABORT [C/A]?

[enter]

SELECT PRINTER SPEED WITH PAPER PATH OPTION

1) 120 PPM - SIMPLEX

2) 120 PPM - DUPLEX

3) 92 PPM

4) 70 PPM - SIMPLEX

5) 70 PPM - DUPLEX

6) 50 PPM

7) 50 PPM H/L COLOR

8) 92 PPM H/L COLOR ENTER OPTION NUMBER >3

[enter]

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU * * * * DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ >N

[enter]

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y

SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ H [enter]

WAITING TO READ FILES FROM HOST

[enter]

[Vary online at host.] [Host job copies next-to-last SST file to printer.]

TAPE NOW BEING PROCESSED CREATING FILE

CREATING FILE xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

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The host job should use a utility program that does the following:

• Spaces down the System Software Tape to the next-to-

last file.

• Reads the file from tape. (The System Software Tape is in

fixed-block format, with a record size of 128 bytes and maximum block size of 8192 bytes.)

• Transmits the file to the printer in 128-byte record,

unblocked output format.

• Transmits the file without adding page numbers or

reformatting the data.

The following message displays:

ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N.

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS

24. Enter N.

25. Notify the host operator to vary the system offline. Then enter C. The

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF * message displays,

followed by a prompt character (>).

26. Press the boot button on the system controller. The

READY

message displays, followed by a prompt character ($).

27. Enter BD to boot the new sysgen processor into main memory. Command characters must be uppercase.

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

28. Enter SYSGEN to begin the process of downloading system files. (You can abbreviate SYSGEN to S, as shown in figure 4-

4.)

29. Enter Y in response to the query

REQUIRED?

IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN

30. (On-line/offline switchable only). If your system has both a tape drive for offline input and a host interface, a message displays asking if system files are to be read from tape or from the host. Enter H to read system files from the host.

31. Notify the host operator to vary the printer online.

32. Submit a job from the host to transmit the last system software tape file to the printer. This file contains a concatenation of all the system files on the System Software Tape. The sysgen processor uses these files to build a new operating system on the system disks.

This host job is identical to the one used in step 23, except that it spaces down the System Software Tape one file further.

The following message displays:

ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS

33. Enter N.

34. Notify the host operator to vary the system offline, then enter C without pressing the Return key.

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Figure 4-4. Online full sysgen (continued)

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N N [enter]

VARY OFFLINE AT HOST. THEN ENTER ’C’ C * SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF * >

[Press boot button]

READY

[enter]

$BD LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING *

IS CONTINUATION OF SYSGEN REQUIRED? (Y OR N) Y

SHOULD SYSGEN READ FILES FROM HOST OR TAPE? ’H’ OR ’T’ H [enter]

WAITING TO READ FILES FROM HOST

[enter]

[Vary online at host.] [Host job copies last SST file to printer.]

* TAPE NOW BEING PROCESSED * CREATING FILE

CREATING FILE xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N N [enter]

VARY OFFLINE AT HOST. THEN ENTER ’C’ C

xxxxxx.yyy ON DRIVE n

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After all files are created, the message

displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF

35. Enter B to boot the new system into main memory and start the patch process.

Note: You must enter B at this time. No other command may intervene.

The system prompts you for the date and time.

36. Enter the date, using the format MM/DD/YY. You can separate each date field by a slash, space, or dash.

37. Enter the time, using the format HH:MM:SS. Use the military 24-hour clock (for example, enter 18:35:22).

The entry of the seconds field is optional. You can separate each field by a colon or a space.

The system displays the date and time entered, and asks you if they are correct.

38. Enter Y if the date and time are correct. The system asks if you want time of day and printer status

displayed.

39. Enter Y if you want time and printer status displayed. You can enable or disable this feature later with commands or by performing a mini sysgen.

The automatic sysgen patch process now takes place, and a list of optional patch IDs displays.

40. Enter the ID of any patches you want to apply exactly as shown in the list. If your system requires it, enter MER001 to apply the Merganthaler fonts.

If you do not require any patches, press the <Return> key. When the messages

* DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

message

CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS, the patch

* * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * and *

display, followed by the

version of the new system is being read into main memory. CAUTION: Do not abort the patching and crash/reboot

process. If a patch is not available, a message displays. Otherwise, the

LOADING PROGRAM message displays.

If an error occurs, it is most likely due to an incorrectly entered patch ID. Before trying the sysgen again, make sure you entered the IDs correctly and that they match your configuration.

When the patch process completes, the system asks you to confirm the date and time.

41. Enter Y if the date and time are correct.

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Figure 4-4. Online full sysgen (continued)

[enter]

>B LOADING PROGRAM

Xerox4090

LASER PRINTING SYSTEM

VERSION 3.8

SYSTEM ID IS: user-assigned name

ENTER DATE (MM/DD/YY) :

ENTER TIME (HH:MM:SS) : hh:mm:ss [enter]

,dd, yy hh:mm:ss ARE THE DATE AND TIME CORRECT AS DISPLAYED (Y/N)? Y [enter] LOAD AND ENABLE TIME-OF-DAY/STATUS DISPLAY (Y/N)? Y [enter]

mm/dd/yy [enter]

* * APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * THE FOLLOWING PATCH ID’S MAY BE SELECTED

PATCH ID INVOKES

xxxxx yyyyy . . .

ENTER PATCH ID’S OR RETURN: * * RESUMING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * STILL APPLYING SYSGEN PATCHES * * * * SYSGEN PATCHES COMPLETE * * * * DELETING SYSGEN PATCHES * *

-CRASH/REBOOT WILL OCCUR IN 15 SECONDS - LOADING PROGRAM DATE, TIME POSSIBLY INCORRECT? (Y/N)? 11/17/93 12:20:45 Y

[enter]

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The INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS message displays.

The system asks if you want report accounting. (Refer to the “Generating reports” chapter in this guide for more information about report accounting.)

42. Enter Y if you want to create a status file large enough to contain 2,001 reports. If a job contains over 2,001 reports, you should clear the status file before running the job.

Enter N if you want to create a status file that only holds 100 reports.

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? message

The displays.

43. Enter Y or N. If you enter Y to recompile Interpress fonts, the process takes about 30 minutes. If you enter N and do not recompile Interpress fonts, the system compiles the default font, 10-point Classic.

The message

DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE?

displays.

44. Enter Y if you want to enable a finishing device. The system automatically performs Reallocate, Fix Font, and

Logon procedures. The

0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS message

displays, indicating that you can begin normal printing operations.

45. Perform any postsysgen procedures, such as changing forms, fonts, or graphics values that were assigned default values.

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Figure 4-4. Online full sysgen (continued)

INITIALIZING MEMORY FOR THE IMAGING SUBSYSTEMS. 11/17/93 12:20:45 FORMS MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 FONT MEMORY BANK: 1 2 3 4 DO YOU WANT REPORT ACCOUNTING? (Y/N)? Y

DO YOU WANT TO RECOMPILE IPFNTS (Y/N)? N [enter] DO YOU HAVE A FINISHING ENHANCEMENT DEVICE? (Y/N)? N [enter]

0S1060 INITIALIZING PRINTER REALLOCATE! REA VERSION D01

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * DO NOT ABORT OR OTHERWISE DISTURB THIS PROCESS * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

400 CYLINDER PRINT FILE ALLOCATED WITH 400 USABLE CYLINDERS * * * * RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION * * * * FIX FNT FIXING

xxxxxx.yyy

[enter]

ALL FONTS ARE FIXED FIX PROCESS FINISHED LOG 1

LOGON VERSION CO1 CLASS 1 SELECTED

IF THE FILE “USTART.CMD (USER’S STARTUP COMMAND FILE) DOES NOT

EXIST, THE MESSAGE “0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST” WILL BE DISPLAYED

AND SHOULD BE IGNORED 0S1552 FILE DOES NOT EXIST 0S1000 READY FOR COMMANDS 12:25:16

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Performing a mini sysgen

You perform a mini sysgen to change configuration options enabled in a full or update sysgen.

If you select options that are not available for your hardware configuration, you are unable to use them. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product Reference for information about features available for your configuration.

Table 4-5. Procedural overview of mini sysgen

Step Action

1 Use the BD command to boot the sysgen program

into main memory.

2 Use the MINI command to display the current

configuration. 3 Make configuration changes. 4 Reboot the system.

Figure 4-5 shows a mini sysgen performed on an online/offline 4050 LPS. Values shown in the Base System Configuration and the System Configuration Options vary with different configurations.

1. Press the boot button located on the system controller panel.

READY message displays, followed by a prompt character

The

$).

(

2. Enter BD to boot the sysgen program into main memory from the system disks. Command characters must be uppercase.

The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

3. Enter MINI to start a mini sysgen. (You can abbreviate MINI to M, as shown in figure 4-5.

The System Configuration menu displays. The system asks if you want to make any changes.

4. Enter Y.

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[Press boot button]

READY

$BD

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND

[enter]

* SYSGEN PROGRAM RUNNING * SYSTEM ID IS:

* * * * BASE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION * * * *

user-assigned name

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

Figure 4-5. Mini sysgen

CPU MEMORY = 512K

CD/IG: VERSION 3.8 DISK UNITS: 0, 1 FONT MEMORY: 16 MEGABITS TAPE: STC DUAL DENSITY

ENGINE SPEED: 90 PPM PAPER PATH: DUPLEX

* * * * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION OPTIONS * * * *

PAPER SIZE: 8.5 X 11 LANGUAGE: U.S. ENGLISH

CACHE MEMORY FLOPPY DISK

850 COMMUNICATION INTERFACE ETHERNET INTERFACE

ETHERNET ADDR:

XX-XX-XX-XX *X-XXX-XXX-XXX

NETWORK ADDR: XX

*XX

DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ‘Y’ OR ‘N’

[enter]

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5. Enter the number of any option you want to change. You may enter the numbers of several options, separated by spaces or commas.

Depending on the original configuration, you either activate or deactivate an option by selecting it. You may also display a list of suboptions.

6. Make any desired changes from the suboption lists. When you have completed your changes, the System

Configuration menu displays again, along with the message

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES?

Enter N when you are through making changes.

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE CHANGES? message displays.

The

8. Enter Y. When sysgen finishes processing, the

message displays, followed by a prompt (>).

9. Enter BOOT or press the boot button.

* SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF

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Figure 4-5. Mini sysgen (continued)

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ADDED, DELETED, OR CHANGED?

0) NONE

1) TAPE DRIVE

2) ON-LINE INTERFACE ADDRESS, OR MODE

3) PRINTER SPEED

4) REMOTE INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

5) GRAPHICS

6) KANJI

7) ETHERNET

8) LANGUAGE

9) PAPER SIZE

10) 871 CONTROL MODULE

11) 9500 XEROGRAPHIC

12) MICR

13) TERMINAL TYPE

14) XeroxPRINT ACCESS FACILITY (XPAF)

15) DEFAULT PRINTER RESOLUTION

16) FINISHER

17) DEFAULT PRINTING ORDER

18) HIGH CAPACITY FEEDER

19) RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR

20) SHARED DISK

21) SCSI INTERFACE

22) PROGRAMMABLE BYPASS TRANSPORT

23) XEROGRAPHIC MODE PERSISTENCE

24) INK PRIORITY

25) XeroxUNITY OF VIEW

26) FIMS (ENTER NUMBERS) >7

[enter]

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

IS THIS SYSTEM CONNECTED TO A XeroxETHERNET ENTER ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y EHTERNET CHANGE LIST:

1) NONE

2) READ PRINTER’S ADDRESS

3) EHTERNET NETWORK ADDRESS

ENTER OPTIONS >3

[enter]

ENTER ETHERNET NETWORK ADDRESS

[enter]

* * SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU * *

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? ENTER ‘Y’ OR ‘N’ N

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE CHANGES (Y/N)? Y [enter]

CREATING FILE DISPCF.SYS * SYSGEN PROGRAM OFF * >

[enter]

[Press boot button]

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Creating a floppy for booting the system

Use the CREATE command to create a bootable floppy. This command formats, initializes, and copies the mini-loader and .SAF files to one floppy diskette.

Table 4-7. Overview of procedure to create a bootable

floppy diskette

Step Action

1 Boot the sysgen processor into main memory. 2 Invoke the CREATE command. 3 Enter either ERASE or FORMAT. 4 Insert the floppy diskette and verify its volume ID. 5 Reformat and (optionally) sector check the floppy

diskette.

6 Specify a new volume ID for the floppy diskette.

Follow these steps to create a bootable floppy diskette:

1. Press the boot button on the system controller panel.

READY message displays, followed by a prompt character

The

$).

(

2. Enter BT (boot from magnetic tape), BF (boot from floppy diskette), BC (boot from cartridge tape), or BD (boot from system disk). Command characters must be uppercase.

The system loads the sysgen processor into main memory. The Sysgen Processor command menu displays, followed by a prompt character (>).

3. Enter CREATE. If a valid directory exists on the floppy diskette, the system

displays the floppy volume ID followed by the message

YOU INSERTED THE RIGHT FLOPPY? ’Y’ OR ’N’.

4. Enter Y if you inserted the correct floppy diskette. Floppy format information displays, followed by a message

asking if you want to perform a sector check.

5. Enter Y to perform the sector check. A message displays warning that data on the disk will be

destroyed and asking if you want to continue the sector check.

HAVE

6. Enter Y.

* * FLOPPY FORMATTING IN PROGRESS * * message displays.

The When the process completes, the

VOLUME ID UP TO 30 CHARACTERS

PLEASE ENTER FLOPPY

message displays.

7. Enter a volume ID of up to 30 alphanumeric and special characters, including spaces.

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Figure 4-5. Creating a bootable floppy dIskette

[Press boot button]

READY $BD

[enter]

LOADING PROGRAM

* * * * SYSGEN PROCESSOR * * * *

COMMAND

ENTER COMMAND >CR

[enter]

INSERTED FLOPPY VOLUME ID IS: user-assigned name HAVE YOU INSERTED THE RIGHT FLOPPY? ’Y’ OR ’N’ Y [enter]

* * FLOPPY FORMATTING IN PROGRESS * * CYLINDER = 0

PERFORMING A SYSGEN AND RELATED PROCEDURES

CYLINDER - 79 * * FLOPPY FORMATTING IN PROGRESS * * * * FLOPPY FORMATTING COMPLETE * * * * SECTOR CHECK IN PROGRESS * * CYLINDER = 0

CYLINDER - 77 PLEASE ENTER FLOPPY VOLUME ID UP TO 30 CHARACTERS

....*....*....*....*....*....*

user-assigned name [enter]

CREATING FILE XXXXXX.YYY

COPY IS SUCCESSFUL * * CREATION PROGRAM OFF * * >

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Configuring a finishing device

System files are copied to the floppy diskette from the system disks. Each filename displays as it is copied. Format for filenames is xxxxx.yyy, where xxxxx is the filename and yyy is the file type.

When the process is complete, the system displays the messages

* *

* COPY IS SUCCESSFUL * and * * CREATE PROGRAM OFF

8. Remove and store the floppy diskette.

Before you can configure a third-party finishing device, you must create a FCG.LIB text file describing the device. This file is loaded into the printer nonvolatile memory during configuration and tells the printer how to communicate with the finishing device.

The FCG.LIB text file must have one entry for each finishing device. Each entry consists of a label, an equal sign (=), and a set of values. You create the label, which should identify the finishing device and indicate its configuration, if possible. Make sure the following occurs:

• Each entry must begin with an alpha character A-Z.

• Each entry provides the NVM values for the finishing device.

• Each entry must have a label which begins the record.

• Each label may consist of more than eight characters even

though the system processes only the first eight characters.

• Each entry can have one to seven array values coded.

• Each label separates the equal sign from the array values.

• Each array value is separated by a comma.

• Each array value is positional.

• Each entry is terminated by a semicolon.

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5. Backing up and restoring files

This chapter provides information about backing up system files to tape, and for restoring files from tape to the system disk.

Disk Save and Restore (DSR) utility

The Disk Save and Restore (DSR) utility allows you to create a tape backup of all system files, and to restore those files back to the system disk when you need them.

Back up files after sysgens You should back up the entire system on tape or cartridge after

each update or full sysgen. If your system later crashes or you lose system files, you can then use the DSR tape to restore the system.

Source disks and object disks The system files you copy from disk to tape are known as the

Using multiple tapes Sometimes the data stored on a disk does not fit on a single

Backing up system files

source disks. The disks to which you restore the files are known as object disks.

All the disks files are saved or all the tape or cartridge files are restored, since DSR does not process individual files. If you wish to restore a single file, see the “Single File Transfer (SFT) utility” section later in this chapter.

tape, so DSR supports multivolume save and restore. DSR writes a volume label with a sequence number at the beginning of each tape. When a tape reaches the end of its volume (EOV), DSR does one of the following:

• During the save process, it rewinds and unloads the tape,

increments the next sequence number, and instructs you to mount the next tape.

• During the restore process, it rewinds the tape, then instructs

you to unload it and mount the next tape.

To back up system files, follow these steps:

1. Load the tape and make sure the tape drive is online.

2. Enter DSR, followed by a space.

3. Enter either CARTRIDGE or TAPE followed by a space to specify the device to which you are backing up files. (You must previously have used the SUB DEV command to identify this device to the system.)

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Restoring system files

4. If you want to specify a tape recording density of 6250 bpi, skip to step 5.

If you want to specify a tape recording density of 1600 bpi, enter 1600 followed by a space.

5. Enter the ID (DP0, DP1, DP2, or DP3) of the system disk that you are backing up, followed by a space. If you do not enter an ID, all disks are backed up.

6. If you want to display file information as the files are copied to tape, enter L. If you do not want to display file information, skip this step.

7. Press the <Return> key.

DSR backs up all files from the specified disks. If the drive you indicated does not exist, the message

PARAMETER...DSR ABORTED

displays, and DSR terminates.

DSR XXXX INVALID

If an abnormal device error persists after a number of entries, an error message displays and DSR aborts the save process and exits. No files are lost by terminating an in-progress save to tape.

To restore system files to disk, follow these steps:

1. Load the tape and press the boot button. The system displays the

READY $ prompt.

2. Enter BT (boot from magnetic tape) or BC (boot from cartridge tape).

The system loads the DSR program that executes the restore function (DSR.SAF) from tape. DSR then prompts you to confirm that you want to restore the files.

3. Enter Y. DSR compares the source disk ID with the object disk ID. If

the disk IDs are different, or if the object disk has no ID, DSR prompt you to confirm that the object disk files should be overwritten by the source disk files.

4. Enter Y if you are sure that you want to overwrite the files currently on your system disk.

DSR checks to see if there are any unprinted jobs in the print queue. If there are, DSR asks you to confirm that you want to lose the unprinted jobs.

5. Enter Y if you want to continue the restore process. DSR displays a menu which lists all disks on the DSR tape.

The number of items on the menu is determined by the number of disks on the tape.

6. Enter the numbers corresponding to the items you want to select. To enter several numbers, separate each number by a comma and a space.

Bad block information Since the bad block information on the object disk dictates

where files are restored, DSR verifies whether the disk has a file listing its bad block. If no bad block file is found, DSR displays

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When a file is too large If a file being restored from tape is too large to fit in the largest

Single File Transfer (SFT) utility

BACKING UP AND RESTORING FILES

the UNABLE TO LOCATE BAD BLOCK DATA. REFORMAT DISK message and aborts the restore process.

If a bad block file is found, the restore process executes. DSR reconstructs the file directory chains, loading all directory sectors of the same file type contiguously at the lowest possible disk address. After the restore process completes, the REALLOCATE task runs automatically to generate working space for the print file.

free contiguous space on the object disk, DSR skips to the next file and displays a message identifying the file that was not restored.

The Single File Transfer (SFT) utility allows you to transfer individual files from tape to a system disk drive.

The SFT utility has the following limitations:

Restoring a single file to disk

• Copies only one file from tape to disk. If two files on the

tape have the same name, SFT writes only the first file to disk.

• Writes the file to the first location on the disk which can

accommodate the file size. If a file of the same name already exists on the disk, SFT overwrites it.

• Does not support wildcards. Make sure you specify the full

file name.

• Does not copy $Y$, SAF, SYS, TSK, or LOG files.

Follow these steps to restore a single file to disk:

1. Load the tape and make sure the tape drive is online.

OS1000 READY FOR COMMANDS menu displays.

The

2. Enter SFT. The SFT menu displays. The system prompts you to make a

selection.

3. Enter 1 to restore a file, or 2 to unload the tape automatically and exit SFT.

If you enter 1, the system displays the message

NAME AND FILE TYPE REQUESTED AND PRESS <RETURN> TO CONTINUE OR <X> TO EXIT

ENTER FILE

4. Enter the file name and type. The system asks you to confirm the file you requested.

5. Enter Y if the file identified is correct. The system locates the file on the tape and copies it to the

disk, then exits SFT.

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If you are restoring a single file contained on several tapes and you reach the end of the first tape, the system prompts you to mount the next tape and press the <Return> key.

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6. Downloading host files

This chapter describes how to download certain types of files such as forms that are stored on the host computer using HOSTCOPY. You can download them to your LPS when a job requires it. The DJDE FILE command can also be used. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print Description Language (PDL) Reference for information about how to download files using the FILE command.

You can only download system files System files include form files, font files, or logo files. You

cannot download host variable data files.

You can download files in two formats Download files in the following two formats: user-created card-

image files, and LPS-labeled files (such as font, logo, and patch tapes). The following restrictions apply:

• Card-image files are restricted to destination file types CMD,

FSL, JSL, MSC, PCH, TMP, and TPF.

Downloading LPS-labeled files

• File types OSD, SAF, SYS, $Y$, and TSK are not accepted for

LPS-labeled files.

Files loaded onto the system using the HOSTCOPY command must be retrieved by the editor MERGE command prior to editing in order to insert valid sequence numbers. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for information about how to use the MERGE command.

LPS-labeled files, which are issued by Xerox, are structured for use with online as well as offline systems. The last physical file on these tapes is a concatenation of all previous files on the tape. It is this last file which is transmitted to the LPS.

Follow these steps to download LPS-labeled files:

1. Vary the LPS offline IDLE at the host system.

2. Press the boot button. A message tells you to use sysgen, not HOSTCOPY, when

transmitting a System Software Tape (SST).

3. Enter C. The message

4. Notify the host computer operator to vary the system online. The system begins to download files from the host. As each

file is downloaded, the message displays.

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When the system encounters the end of the file, it displays a message and asks if another tape is to be transmitted.

5. Enter Y if you want to transmit another tape. Enter N when you are finished downloading.

Downloading card-image files

The message

VARY OFFLINE AT HOST, THEN ENTER C displays.

6. Enter C. HOSTCOPY completes, then the operating system reloads.

7. Use the editor MERGE command to insert valid sequence numbers into the files.

You transmit card-image format files to the LPS in 80-character EBCDIC records. You can collect a group of records and store them as a data file, which is called a packet. You must precede each transmitted packet with a control record which identifies the file name and type. You can transmit several packets at a time, but you must end the transmission with another control record.

Follow these steps to download card-image files:

1. Vary the LPS offline IDLE at the host system.

2. Press the boot button. A message tells you to use sysgen, not HOSTCOPY, when

transmitting a System Software Tape (SST).

3. Enter C. The message

WAITING TO READ FILE FROM HOST displays.

4. Notify the host computer operator to vary the system online.

5. Enter the control record for the first packet in the following format: $$$START file name.file-type.

The file name is a two to six-character name. Valid file types include CMD, FSL, JSL, MSC, PCH, TMP, and TPF. Use either a period or a comma as a separator between the file name and file-type.

Each packet transmitted may not exceed 3072 records. Exceeding this limit results in truncation of the file to 3072 records.

6. If you want to transmit more than one packet, precede each packet with the $$$START record.

7. Enter a control record in the following format when you have finished downloading records: $$$END

The following message displays:

ANOTHER TAPE TO BE SENT? Y OR N.

END OF TAPE FOUND. IS

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8. Enter Y if you want to transmit another tape. Enter N when you are finished downloading. The message

VARY OFFLINE AT HOST, THEN ENTER C displays.

9. Enter C. HOSTCOPY completes, then the operating system reloads.

10. Use the editor MERGE command to insert valid sequence numbers into the files.

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File allocation strategy

7. Managing system disk space

This chapter discusses how the system allocates file space and disk space requirements for V3.8 software.

Depending on the configuration, the LPS has two to four system disks known as DP0, DP1, DP2, and DP3. To optimize file access, the system allocates file space to given file types on a preferred system disk. This file allocation strategy is known as file biasing.

File biasing depends on the following factors, which you should consider when you manage disk space:

• Number of system disks on an LPS

• File class and file type

• EDITOR, FDL, PDL, and SYSGEN tasks.

The following table lists the system disks each task uses. Table 7–1. System disks used by various tasks

Number of system disks

Task File type

EDITOR TMP, FSL,

JSL, and CMD

FDL FRM DP0 and

PDL JDL DP0 and

SYSGEN System

files

Two Three Four

DP1 DP2 DP3

DP2 DP2 and

DP1

DP2 DP2 and

DP1 DP0 DP0 DP0

DP3

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There are four classes of file types, as shown in table 7-2. The class of a file type also determines the file storage location.

Table 7-2. File types according to file class

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

TSK OSD SAF

LOG SYS $Y$

CME FNT ICT IDR IMG IPF IPM JDL LGO PDE STK XCS

CMD DAT FIS FSL ISL JSL LIB MSC PCH TMP TPF TST

The following tables show how the system prioritizes files by class and where it stores them according to the configuration. Use these tables as a guide for allocating disk space on your LPS. An X indicates that the file class cannot reside on a system disk.

Table 7–3. File biasing—4 system disks

File type class DP3 DP2 DP1 DP0

1 X X X First 2 Last Third Second First 3 Second First Last Third 4 First Second Third Last

Table 7–4. File biasing—3 system disks

File type class DP2 DP1 DP0

1 X X First 2 X Second First 3 First Last Second 4 First Second Last

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MANAGING SYSTEM DISK SPACE

Table 7–5. File biasing—2 system disks

File type class DP1 DP0

1 X First 2 Last First 3 Last First 4 First Last

Before running a sysgen, make sure there is enough disk space on the various drives. If there is not enough space, the system can abort the sysgen and become unbootable. V3.8 software requires approximately 10,000 more disk sectors than V3.5.

Use FCHECK to determine if the required amount of free space is available. If the system you want to use does not have the required minimum, you must back up, delete or erase until you recover enough space. Once you have the necessary amount of free disk space, it is a good idea to compress the system. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for information about FCHECK.

You should leave at least 20% of your system disk space capacity free for normal system expansion and optimum system performance.

Refer to table 7-6 below to find the disk configuration that matches your system.

Table 7–6. Required disk sectors for V3.8

Number of system disks

Two 7,000 3,000 Three 4,000 50 5,950 Four 4,000 50 3,000 2,950

Corrupted files and file fragmentation

There are two commands for maintaining the system disks: FCHECK and COMPRESS. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Commands Reference for detailed information.

DP0 DP1 DP2 DP3

The following suggest the use of these commands:

• Run FCHECK to search for file fragmentation and bad sector

information. Depending on the results, you may have to run PURGE and COMPRESS.

• Run COMPRESS to identify the existence of corrupted files

and minimize file fragmentation.

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8. Restricting and tracking

As a system administrator, you can authorize and restrict access to files of a given type, or restrict use of certain commands. You can also track console and keyboard activity through use of a console log which keeps track of both system messages and user responses. When you want to review the log file, you can either redisplay or print it.

Assigning logon class to user accounts

To assign logon class to user accounts, you log on to the system at a specified level and change the password. There are five logon levels, each authorized for certain users. As a system administrator, you can change the password and thus restrict access to logon levels 2 and 5.

user activity

Assigning and changing passwords

Table 8–1. Logon levels and password requirements

Logon level

1 Operator None required. 2 Operator

3 Xerox Systems Analysts

4 Xerox Systems Analysts

5 System Administrator Default password is

To change the password for level 2 or 5:

Authorized users

Programmer System Administrator

Customer Service Representatives

Password requirements

No default assigned at installation.

Always required.

SECURITY. Change to maintain security.

1. Enter LOGON

2. Enter LOGON

3. Enter the new password (up to 15 characters) and press <Enter>.

4. Answer Y or N to

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Logging on with a password

Although you can create a new password in lowercase or mixed case letters, only passwords in uppercase may be entered using the preferred procedure described in “Logging on with a password” earlier in this chapter, which affords greater system security. All passwords are case sensitive; the system recognizes a password only if you enter it correctly in content and case.

The percent sign (%) is not a valid character in a password.

To log on to level 2, 3, 4, or 5:

1. Enter LOGON

2 or 3 or 4 or 5.

The system prompts you for the password.

2. Enter the password.

The password is not displayed on the screen when you enter it. The screen remains blank and does not indicate the length of the password.

Passwords and Data Capture Utility It is possible to enter the LOGON command with the logon level

and the password on the same line separated by a comma:

LOGON

2,password

This method is more expedient. However, be aware that if you have V3.8 software and the Data Capture Utility (DCU) log is on, the password is captured on the DCU log when you enter the LOGON command in this format, making that password accessible to users at all security levels.

For greater system security, always enter the LOGON command in the format:

LOGON

security-level

When the system prompts you for the password, enter it. In this case, the password is not captured on the DCU log.

Note: Any password you enter in this format must be in uppercase letters.

Moving from one logon level to another

You must always use a password to access a logon level higher than the current level or to move from level 5 to level 3 or 4.

You do not need a password, however, to move from a higher level to a lower level, except to levels 3 and 4.

Restricting access to files

Secure a file by entering the SECURE command in the following format:

SECURE

You can only access a secured file at logon level 5 or higher. The only exception to this rule is FIX. Fixing fonts and logos is

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unaffected by security. You can fix a secured font or logo at any logon level.

Only user files consisting of file types CMD, CME, FNT, FRM, FSL, IMG, JDL, JSL, LGO, PDE, TST, STK, LIB, FN6, IM6, LG6, and TYPE are secured against unauthorized access.

Users at logon levels lower than 5 cannot use the following editor commands on secured files: COPY, DELETE, FID, FLOPPY, GET, MERGE, REVIEW, RNAME, and SAVE.

Data from deleted files remains largely intact on the disk until overwritten with new data. Use the PURGE command to overwrite unused disk areas with random bit patterns as an added security measure. To purge system or print files:

Restricting access to commands

1. Enter LOG

2 or 5.

The system prompts you for the password.

2. Enter the password.

3. Enter PURGE

D or P or F

Entering D purges the entire disk, including the print file, entering P, purges only the print file, and entering F purges the entire disk excluding the print file.

To restrict access to particular commands:

1. Enter LOG

2 or 5.

The system prompts you for the password.

2. Enter the password.

3. Enter RCU, the command you want to restrict, and the logon level you are on.

For example, enter RCU

COM 5.

Tracking console activity (V3.8 only)

You can track console activity by using the DCU command at any command level. DCU creates a console log of all LPS console entries and system console messages. To create a console log:

1. Enter DCU

2. Enter DCU

3. Enter DCU

Note: If the system was not rebooted after turning data capture on following the last system generation, the system may hang during PURGE and require a reboot. Prevent this situation by rebooting the system immediately after turning data capture on

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or by turning data capture off before running PURGE and turning data capture back on when PURGE has completed.

Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for information on other DCU commands.

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9. Generating reports

This chapter discusses generating reports. As the LPS processes print jobs, the system accumulates and saves status information in a status file. From this file, the system can generate three types of reports as shown in table 9-1.

Table 9–1. Types of status reports

Report Purpose

User accounting report Summarizes general print job

processing information by department name.

Customer billing report Summarizes customer-specific billing

meter information.

System activity report Provides system activity information

for all user accounts, including the number of jobs, files, and reports processed, number of pages processed, processing time for each job, and so forth.

REPORT command

You can use the REPORT command to display a report on the system controller display, print a report, or display and print a report. You can also clear system activity and user accounting information from the log file. You cannot clear customer billing information. Table 9-2 summarizes how to use the REPORT command to generate each type of report.

Table 9-2. REPORT command

Command What it does...

REPORT REPORT

USER,PRINT Prints the user accounting report.

USER,DISPLAY Displays the user accounting report

on the system controller display.

REPORT

USER,DISPLAY,PRINT Displays and prints the user

accounting report.

REPORT

USER,PRINT,CLEAR Prints the user accounting report,

then clears user accounting information from the status file.

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Table 9–2. REPORT command (continued)

Command What it does...

REPORT

REPORT REPORT

REPORT

REPORT REPORT

REPORT

USER,PRINT,DISPLAY,CLEAR Prints and displays the user

accounting report, then clears user accounting information from the status file.

BILLING,PRINT Prints the customer billing report.

BILLING,DISPLAY Displays the customer billing report

on the system controller display.

BILLING,DISPLAY,PRINT Displays and prints the customer

billing report.

ACTIVITY,PRINT Prints the system activity report.

ACTIVITY,DISPLAY Displays the system activity report on

the system controller display.

ACTIVITY,PRINT,CLEAR Prints the system activity report, then

clears system activity information from the status file.

ACTIVITY,PRINT,DISPLAY,CLEAR Prints and displays the system activity

report, then clears system activity information from the status file.

You enter commands in the following format: REPORT

BILLING,DISPLAY

Make sure to include a space after REPORT, and to separate each parameter with a comma.

Machine serial number After you run a full sysgen or reformat the system disks, the first

time you enter the REPORT command the LPS prompts you to enter the nine character machine serial number located on a silver metal plate inside the front right-hand door of the printer. If your entry is valid, the information is saved in the file MCHID$.SYS. You are prompted only once for the machine serial number.

If the file MCHID$.SYS is not on the system, you are prompted for the machine serial number each time you run the REPORT utility.

Customizing the font for printed reports The user accounting, customer billing, and system activity reports

print in the system portrait font P0612$.FNT by default. You can specify another font by creating a DFLT.SYS file which consists of any or all of these records:

BLRPTF=font id (specifies customer billing font) ACRPTF=font id (specifies activity report font) SARPTF=font id (specifies system activity font).

The font specified must be fixed pitch, portrait, and 12-point or smaller.

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The following sections explain the fields within the user accounting report.

General print job information

ACCTINFO

The text from the delimiter record when the ACCTINFO command of the RSTACK statement is coded in JDE.

The document name is the source of the ACCTINFO field on the accounting page and the Report Name field in the job status display. These fields are printed without filtering space characters or punctuation. If the document name is all blank characters, ‘.DFLT.’ is substituted and shown in the Report Name field on the accounting sheet, as well as on the job status display. ‘.DFLT.’ shows in the HIP job status display.

If the source of the document name is printing protocol, the ACCTINFO field is truncated to 14 characters when displayed on the accounting page or job status display. If the document name comes from Printing Instructions (Interpress), the ACCTINFO field displays 64 characters on the accounting page and 16 characters on the job status display.

BLOCKS READ

Number of data blocks read from the input source device.

BLOCKS RECEIVED

Number of blocks (512 bytes each) on the LPS disk required for the data file.

BLOCKS SKIPPED

Number of blocks skipped as a result of the OSS command MOVE n BLOCKS.

COLLATE

Entry is YES or NO depending on the COLLATE command of the OUTPUT statement. The default is to collate the output pages. COLLATE may also be modified by a DJDE. COLLATE=YES is forced for any job run in duplex mode.

DATA PAGES

The total number of document pages printed. The count does not include the accounting sheet. This value may be 0– 0 when an Interpress job has been aborted by the HIP ABORT <HIP job number>or ABORT jid command. The value is correct only if RESET is issued after these commands.

DATE

Date job was printed.

DEPARTMENT

This is either the character string entered as part of the ACCT statement (DEPT=) or a system default name. The system default name is the name of the .JDL file under which the job ran with :JDL appended to it. If the requested department name using DEPT= has not been previously set up in the accounting file, the requested name is listed on the accounting page and an asterisk is appended.

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DJDE RECORDS READ

Number of DJDE records read from input source device.

FILE ID

This is the file identifier field of the HDR1 label if it exists (refer to the LPS Tape Formats Manual). This data appears only for tape or cartridge print jobs.

FILE RECEIVE TIME

Time file is received written as hh:mm:ss. For Interpress documents, this value is 00:00:00.

SENDER ID

This entry appears only for Interpress or HIP jobs.

Graphic processing data

GRAPHIC COMPLETION CODE

Composite code identifying the types of abnormal graphic processing conditions encountered by the input processing task.

GRAPHIC EXCEPTION CODE

A code defining a graphic processing fault in graphic processing jobs.

GRAPHIC IMAGES READ

A count of all graphics read in the input stream. (Logos are not graphics; they are fonts.)

GRAPHIC IMAGES MOVED

Total count of the times one or more images were copied from one disk location to another (for example, Move mode, page interleaved with Hold).

GRAPHIC IMAGES PRINTED

A count of all pages containing at least one graphic impression delivered to the bin. (Logos are not graphics; they are fonts.)

PDL processing data

INITIAL CME LIST

The names printed are the identifiers of CMEs referenced in a JDE. CMEs are defined with the CME statement (along with an identifier) and referenced in a JDE with the OUTPUT statement (MODIFY command). If CMEs are used in DJDE processing, the message

DJDE MODIFIED is printed along with

the original list of names.

INITIAL FONT LIST

The names of the fonts referenced in the JDE. Fonts are defined in the PDE statement (FONTS command) and referenced for use in a JDE on the OUTPUT statement (FORMAT command). If the font list is modified by DJDEs, the message

DJDE MODIFIED is printed along with the original

list of font names.

INITIAL FORM LIST

The names of the forms specified in the JDE on the FORMS command of the OUTPUT statement. The form specified in the BFORM command will not be included in this list. If other forms are invoked using DJDEs, the message

MODIFIED

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Basic job processing data

INPUT PROCESSING TIME

The elapsed time for the input processor to process the report from the input source device and pass the results to the output processor. For online systems, this includes any time the input processor is waiting for data because of host– induced data transmittal delays.

JDE, JDL USED

The names of the Job Descriptor Entry and Job Descriptor Library as specified in the START command. These names may have been modified by a DJDE.

JOB ID

This entry is the system–generated identifier of the print job. It is automatically incremented by the system each time a job is run.

LINES PRINTED

A count of lines printed on the pages delivered to the print trays (PAGES TO BIN) and to the sample tray (PAGES TO TRAY). This includes the number of lines on the accounting, RTEXT, DJDE, and OPRINFO pages. The count does not include the lines printed for a user–requested page number. Maximum line count is 999,999,999. The line count may differ significantly for jobs you have also run under V3.5 software on other LPS systems because V3.8 is more accurate.

MAXIMUM COPY COUNT

The maximum number of printed copies is requested of the report; however, it may not be the number actually printed if the job was aborted. The number of copies to be printed is defined in the JDE (COPIES command of the OUTPUT statement) and may be overridden by DJDEs or by the COPIES option of the START command.

ONLINE IDLE (SEC)

Measure of LPS idle time while it is waiting for the host system.

OUTPUT PROCESSING TIME

The elapsed time for the output processor to print the report as sent to it by the input processor. This time includes processing time of the report plus any time the output processor is waiting for paper jams to be cleared or other conditions requiring operator intervention.

OVERPRINTS

The number of overprint lines in the report. If the IGNORE command of the LINE statement in the OVERPRINT command is coded in the JDL file, the accounting entry is 0.

PAGES TO BIN

A count of all pages printed and delivered to the print trays. Any sheet of paper going through the duplex paper path counts as two pages to bin even if only one side has printing (this includes OPRINFO, RPAGE, ROFFSET, DJDE, and RTEXT routing pages). Maximum page count is 999,999,999.

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PAGES TO TRAY

A count of pages delivered to the sample tray. This includes the printing of tape label (if VOLUME PLABEL=YES), as well as sample, accounting, and RSTACK delimiter pages delivered to the sample tray.

PAPER PATH HOLES

A count of paper path holes caused by user job characteristics. For example, a hole may be caused by a disk access required to load a previously unloaded form or font. Another way to cause a hole in the paper path is for a job or an operator to change the output page destination (such as print tray to sample tray or print tray 1 to print tray 2). Holes caused by error recovery (for example, by disk read or CD/IG errors) and those caused by a nonrecoverable error are not included in the hole count printed on the accounting summary.

RECORDS READ

Number of records read from input source device according to a format defined in JDE.

REPORT COMPLETION CODES

Two codes are listed. The first code is the primary report completion code; the second code is the secondary report completion code. These codes indicate the completion status of the report. Refer to tables 9–3 and 9–4.

Report completion codes refer to abnormal events that occur while the LPS prints a report. If an abnormal event occurs during input processing but the report prints without aborting, the report completion code is zero (0).

The system may combine codes and add them together into a unique code which you must decode. For example, a code of 11 indicates that the system combined exception codes 1, 2, and 8.

These codes also appear in the JOBS command display. This is helpful for reports aborted by the user, for which accounting pages are not printed. For more information about the JOBS command, refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference.

Note: The LPS automatically generates a user accounting report whenever the primary and secondary report completion codes are not zero.

REPORT NO.

The number of the report within the current job.

SENDER ID

The document sender name as specified by the Ethernet printing protocol. Up to 19 characters are printed with blanks suppressed.

SF/MF

Entry is SINGLE (single report mode) or MULTI (multiple report mode). The default mode is MULTI, which may be overridden with the START command.

SIMPLEX/DUPLEX

Simplex or duplex mode. Simplex mode is the default. Duplex is selected by the PDL DUPLEX command of the OUTPUT statement.

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DUPLEX is overridden by a page–oriented DJDE which specifies transparency printing (TRANS=YES). This page is delivered to the sample tray. DUPLEX is also overridden by the OSS command TRANS YES if the operator enters this command before the report is processed.

SOURCE FILENAMES

The names of the disk files transmitted from a workstation on a network to the LPS.

TAPE MOUNTS

A count of the tape volumes required to process an offline job.

WP EXCEPTION CODE

A code defining a text processing fault in word processing jobs.

WP COMPLETION CODE

A code registering input processing faults. An accounting page prints after each report if you request it or if an error occurs.

The system may combine codes and add them together into a unique code which you must decode. For example, a code of 11 indicates that the system combined exception codes 1, 2, and 8.

Table 9-3. Primary (left) report completion code

Code Definition

0 Normal completion 1 Operator-issued SPACE PAGES command 2 End-of-report encountered during SPACE PAGES

command processing 4 Data on page exceeded page size 8 Graphic memory size exceeded 16 Font memory size exceeded 32 Report too big for available memory 64 Too much data on a page or duplex setup error 128 Irrecoverable graphics imaging error 256 Irrecoverable disk, CD, or IG error 512 Account page not printed because of aborted job 1024 Unable to recover to a page boundary (following a

system crash) 2048 Successive page recover used 4096 Secondary report completion code 8192 Operator issued ABORT O command 16384 Operator issued ABORT JOB# command

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Customer billing report fields

Table 9-4. Secondary (right) report completion code

Code Definition

1 Data stream stock callout was overridden by the

operator 2 SIZING option caused the system to abort the report 4 Rasterization was used during printing 8 More than 8 TL/DL blocks were used on one page 16 CODE=NONE error was detected during printing 32 Set integerity problem 64 Graphic shifted off leading edge of page

The customer billing report contains the following fields: DATE

Current date.

TIME

Current time.

CUSTOMER ID

System disk ID.

MACHINE ID

Nine-character machine serial number.

CPU memory

Amount of memory available on the main processor board.

CD/IG:

Version of image generator subsystem.

ONLINE:

Online host address.

MODE

Data transmission rate.

ENET ADDR:

Device address on the ethernet.

NET ADDRESS:

Network address.

871 CM

Indicates you have 871 processing capability.

TERMINAL TYPE:

Type of user terminal attached to your LPS.

DISK UNITS:

Number of system disk drives.

TAPE:

Type of tape drive attached to the LPS.

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SPEED:

Printer speed.

RESOLUTION:

Spots per inch imaging resolution.

FINISHER:

Type of finisher attached to the LPS.

PAPER SIZE:

Paper size the printer is currently set up for.

LANGUAGE:

Default language.

GRAPHICS WITH

Amount of graphics memory available to the system.

GRAPHICS TYPE:

Type of graphic options installed on your LPS: CVG, GHO, or NONE.

GOOD IMPRESSIONS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED:

Number of pages the LPS printed since you last cleared the customer billing report.

SHEETS PRINTED IN IOT DIAGNOSTIC MODE:

Number of nonbillable pages the LPS prints.

System activity report fields

The system activity report contains the following fields: DATE

Current date.

TIME

Current time.

CUSTOMER ID

System disk ID.

MACHINE ID

Nine-character machine serial number.

PAGE COUNTS

Number of pages processed and number of paper path holes.

PROCESSING TIME

Input and output time of a job in hours and minutes.

PROCESSING COUNTS

Number of jobs, files, and reports processed.

I/O STATISTICS

Number of tape mounts, and number of blocks read and skipped.

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Maintaining the status file

The LPS allocates a specified amount of memory to the status file. When the status file uses up available memory, it displays a warning to use the SFS HOST or the SFS TAPE command to back up the file. If you do not back up the status file, the LPS overwrites the oldest record with each new record.

Use the JOBS command to display the number of unused entries remaining in the status file if you are starting a long job. If your job exceeds the number of entries available, you can save the status file before you begin the job.

You use the SFS CLEAR command to reinitialize the status file by clearing all records and resetting the warning and frequency flags. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for more information on the SFS commands.

Printing, saving, and copying the status file

Use the following SFS commands to print, save, or copy the status file. Refer to the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for more detailed information on using these commands.

Structure of the status file

Table 9–5. SFS commands

Command Purpose

SFS filename Prints the contents of the status file. SFS HARDCOPY Prints a report of the status file contents. SFS HOST Formats the status file for transmission to

a remote host and saves host–format file to system disk, allowing you to use LPS to host file transfer interface to transfer file.

SFS TAPE Copies the status file to an LPS–labeled

tape.

If you write the SFS file to tape, the first record is the required LPS standard label, followed by the 512–byte blocks defined in table 9–6. Refer also to table 9–7 which shows the status codes. The first block of the status file contains “STATUS FILE x,” where x is 80, 256, or 512.

The DISK ID, DATE, and TIME parameters are found in the second block on the tape or the first block for the host–format disk file option.

Every field in the saved status file (both tape and disk) has another leading field (in ASCII or EBCDIC, three characters long) containing the byte length of that field, including the additional 3–byte field length. For each job record within a block, a leading field (three characters long) contains the record length, including that leading field. Two records fit within a 512–byte block.

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Forward and backward pointers

The forward pointer contains the sequence number of the next 512–byte block on the tape to be used. The first block is numbered 0, the second block is 1, and so on. This is the next forward block on the tape except when a disk error occurrs. The backward pointer provides the sequence number of the previous 512–byte block used on the tape.

Printing a file tape dump

Use the ASCII JDE and the DUMP JDL supplied from the System Software Tape to obtain a dump of the status file copied to a tape.

Table 9–6. First status file record

Bytes Contents

0-167 Report entry 168–335 Report entry 336–503 Report entry 504–505 Unused 506–507 File format ID (internal use only) 508–509 Forward pointer 510–511 Backward pointer

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Table 9-7. Structure of the host/tape output

Mnemonic Status file field content

Max. length (characters)

STA Status codes:

1 Unused 2 Input 3 Queued for output 4 Output 5 Done 6 Aborted 7 Aborted by user 8 Operator requested no

recovery on rollover

9 Report skipped for

unknown reason JNO Job number 5 RNO Report number 5 DAT Date 9 TIM Time 8 CJN Customer job number 6 RNA Report name 16 JDE Job descriptor entry 6 JDL Job descriptor library 6

MCC Maximum copy 5 PWD Pages written to disk 9 DPT Department name 31 RNS Report number suffix 1 NTM Number of tapes mounted 5 GIR Graphic images read 9 IPT Input processing time 8 FLG Flag 3 MES Message/completion code 4 COP Number of copies printed 9 PPC Pages printed in this copy 9 PTB Pages to bin 9 PTT Pages to tray 9 GPP Graphic pages printed 9 CC1 Primary completion code 9 CC2 Secondary completion code 9

(Unused) 18

OPT Output processing time 8

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Table 9-7. Structure of the host/tape output (continued)

Mnemonic Status file field content

Max. length (characters)

SPP Simplex pages printed 9 NLP Number of lines printed 9 ENN Entry number 5 PBC Blank column 0

Structure of a status file entry

Each 512–byte block may contain up to three report entries. SFS accesses the entries in the status file report and formats them. The constants for each report are defined in table 9–8.

Table 9–8. Status file entries

Bytes Report entry contents

0–1 Status message (more than one bit may be set in

this word)

= REPORT BY OUTPUT FOR UNKNOWN

1000

REASON

= OPERATOR REQUESTED NO RECOVERY

400

ON ROLLOVER

= FILE NEARLY FULL WARNING

200

= PASSING BIT

100

= ABORTED BY RESET

= REPORT ABORTED

= DONE

= OUTPUTTING

= QUEUED FOR OUTPUT

= INPUTTTING

2–3 Job number 4–5 Report number 6–11 Time: current year minus 1900; month; day; hour;

minute; second

Bytes Data from input processing

12–17 Customer job number 18–33 Customer report name 34–39 JDE 40–45 JDL 46–47 Maximum copy count 48–51 Pages written to disk 52–82 Department name 83 Report number suffix 84–85 Tape mounts

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Table 9–8. Status file entries (continued)

Bytes Data from output processing

86–89 Graphic images read 90–92 Input processing time HH/MM/SS 93 Flag byte:

Bit 0

Bit 1 Bit 2

0=noncollate 0=simplex 0=not copy

sensitive

1=collate 1=duplex 1=copy sensitive 94–97 Completion code/abort message (in ASCII) 98–99 Customer job number (extension—most significant) 100–125 Unused 126–127 Copies printed 128–131 Pages printed 132–135 Pages to bin 136–137 Pages to tray 138–141 Graphic pages printed 142–143 Report completion code (binary) 144–145 Secondary report completion code (binary) 146–149 Unused 150–152 Output processing time HH/MM/SS 153–156 Simplex pages printed 157–160 Duplex pages printed 161–164 Lines printed 165–167 End time stamp

Creating the status file user form file

A status file user form file is a user–created file containing commands that describe the content and format of a status report. Its file name is 1 to 6 characters; its file type must be .MSC.

The status file user form file consists of the following commands:

• TITLE (optional)

• COLUMN

• END (optional).

Each statement is made up of one more commands. Commands within a statement are separated by commas (,).

Comments are delimited by slashes (/). Terminate the form file with a comma (,), a semicolon (;), and

END statement, or the physical end–of–file.

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Xerox DOCUPRINT 4050 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of contents

Introduction vii

1. Sysgen overview 1-1

2. Using sysgen commands 2-1

3. Using the Configuration Options menu 3-1

4. Performing a sysgen and related procedures 4-1

5. Backing up and restoring files 5-1

6. Downloading host files 6-1

Document conventions

Introduction

Types of sysgens

1. Sysgen overview

Sysgen requirements

2. Using sysgen commands

4. Performing a sysgen and related procedures

Update sysgens

Performing an offline update sysgen

Performing an online update sysgen

Performing an offline full sysgen

Performing an online full sysgen

Performing a mini sysgen

Creating a floppy for booting the system

Configuring a finishing device

5. Backing up and restoring files

Disk Save and Restore (DSR) utility

Restoring system files

Restoring a single file to disk

6. Downloading host files

Downloading LPS-labeled files

File allocation strategy

7. Managing system disk space

Assigning logon class to user accounts

Logging on with a password

Moving from one logon level to another

9. Generating reports

Printing, saving, and copying the status file