Before You Begin - Digital Equipment DEC 3000 500X AXP Owner's Manual

Before You Begin

Before You Begin
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What You Before using any console commands, you should complete these
Should Do First tasks:
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What You Using console commands requires at least an intermediate,
Should Know and sometimes advanced, knowledge of your system and its
Beforehand components, and the effect that console commands can have on
your system.
CAUTION: Console commands control system devices and memory. Do not
use console commands without fully understanding the effect
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that they can have on your DEC 3000 Model 500X AXP system.
System Devices
For instance, some advanced-level commands, such as
and
Using the
memory containing the actual console firmware could either hang
the system or prevent it from restarting after it was powered off.
If you are not sure about using console commands, ask your
system manager for help.
Advanced This document does not describe all console commands, especially
Console those commands requiring extensive technical knowledge. For
Command
a complete description of all console commands and how to use
Information them, see the DEC 3000 Model 500X AXP Service Documentation
Kit.
8–2 Using Console Commands
Put your system in console mode. If your system is not
displaying the >>> prompt, refer to Chapter 6 to shut down
your operating system and/or halt your system.
Read this entire chapter before continuing.
set let you manipulate nonvolatile and system memory.
command to place a value in a location of
deposit
deposit