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6.3 Installing a New Version of the Reference Diskette
In this step, you will be loading the new initial machine load image
(IML), and Diagnostic code onto the System Partition.
1.
Insert the new Reference Diskette into the primary diskette drive.
This diskette contains the new IML image for the system.
2.
Power-on all of the attached options and then the system.
take up to two minutes.)
3.
Go to the Main Menu of the Reference Diskette.
4.
Select Backup/Restore system programs.
partition, and press Enter.
Partition that is currently on the system will be overwritten.
is a normal response for this procedure.
instructions on the screen.
5.
When this process is completed, power-off the system and remove the
diskette from the drive.
6.
Power-on the system again.
7.
After the POST finishes (system beeps), press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
cursor moves to the top-right corner of the screen, press
Ctrl+Alt+Ins.
Note:
In the next step, use the option diskette for each option
adapter installed in the system.
diskettes for the system, continue with step 8.
have all the option diskettes for the system, use the backup of
the System Partition that you created at the start of this
procedure and go to step 9.
8.
Select Copy an option diskette from the Main Menu of the system
programs.
Insert an option diskette into the diskette drive and press
Enter.
When this completes, return to the Main Menu.
step until you have loaded all the option diskettes.
9.
Insert the backup copy of the System Partition into the diskette
drive.
Select Copy an option diskette from the Main Menu and press
Enter.
(If the backup copy of the System Partition consists of more
than one diskette, repeat this step with each diskette).
process is completed, remove the diskette from the drive and continue
with the next step.
copy of the System Partition).
10. Return to the Main Menu of the system programs.
Note:
If a screen message appears asking you to make a backup copy of
the System Partition, ignore the screen message.
a backup copy later in this procedure.
11. If you do not need to reset a selectable drive-startup sequence, go to
step 12.
If you do need to reset the sequence, do the following:
Note:
If you need more information on this subject, see
"Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence" in topic 2.6.
a.
Select Set features from the Main Menu.
sequence.
b.
Use the information that you recorded in step 10 in topic 6.2, and
reset the startup sequence (using the F5 and F6 keys).
c.
Press the F10 key to save the drive-startup sequence.
12. Select Set configuration from the Main Menu.
configuration.
(This restores the customized configuration.)
13. Press F3.
A message appears stating that the configuration is
changed.
14. Press Enter.
(This restarts the system.)
Note:
An error message screen may reappear after the system restarts
asking Automatic configuration - Y/N?
following:
a.
Press N to bypass the automatic configuration and go to the
Main Menu of the system programs.
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Installing a New Version of the Reference Diskette
Then select Restore system
A warning appears stating that the System
Press Enter and follow the
If you have all the option
(Customized configuration data is on the backup
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Then select Set startup
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If this occurs, do the
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