Operation Of The Off-Line Psr; Starting The Off-Line Psr - Fujitsu Siemens Computers SX series User Manual

Global X2000 functions

9.7.2 Operation of the off-line PSR

In the off-line mode PSR is operated via its own Curses-based interface. The operation runs
in the English language.
9.7.2.1

Starting the off-line PSR

PSR in SX entry-level models
Prerequisites:
Procedure:
1. Change to off-line operation. To start PSR off-line, the system must be booted from the
CD0 of the Solaris installation record in the single-user mode. The procedure is as
follows:
a) Insert of the CD0 of the Solaris installation record.
b) init 0: The system stops and remains in the OBP (Open Boot Prom).
c) boot cdrom -s: The system boots from the CD and remains in the single-user
2. Start PSR off-line. PSR is not present on the CD0, it is copied from the previously
created PSR tape into the directory /tmp and is started there. The procedure is as
follows:
a) Change to the directory /tmp
b) Specify the device path of the tape device, for example /dev/rmt/0cn. The device
c) Insert the tape and unpack the tar-archive with the following command:
d) Remove the PSR tape
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The CD0 of the Solaris installation record is required for off-line
operation. A tape device and a prepared PSR tape must also be
available. Further tapes may possibly have to be supplied for the
backup.
mode.
path is specified as follows:
ls -l /dev/rmt/*cn
If more than one device path is found, the path of the device type suitable for the
tape must be specified. The following command prints out the device type:
mt -f <Device path> status
tar xvf <device path>
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