Northern Telecom DMS-100 Series Maintenance Manual page 38

4-4 Disk drive procedures
Procedure 4-2
Disk drive procedures - format disk drive
Step Description
1 Enter: (at the terminal)
>DISK FORMAT x (cr)
where: x = drive = A = disk drive A
Proper response = FORMAT DONE
For BCS29 w/56K polling, response = DISK
FORMAT STARTED
(After completion of the FORMAT operation,
the FORMAT DONE message is output.)
2 Once this activity is complete, return to the
message procedure you left and continue
the activities.
Procedure 4-3
Disk drive procedures - make disk system ONLY mode
Step Description
1 Enter: (at the terminal)
>DISK MODE xx (cr)
where: xx = disk mode= AO = A ONLY
Proper response = DISK MODE: AO
2 Once this activity is complete, return to the
message procedure you left and continue
the activities.
297-1001-537 Standard 01.02 December 1993
CAUTION
This disk command may cause a loss of data. Perform the DISK
FORMAT procedure during a period of low data gathering
activity (low traffic) to avoid data losses.
= B = disk drive B
CAUTION
This action may cause a loss of data. V erify your action with
technical assistance personnel.
= BO = B ONLY
or
DISK MODE: BO
Notes
Make sure the operational disk drive is in
DISK ONLY mode before entering this
command.
For any other response, see the procedure
for that message and perform the activities
listed.
Notes