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Table of Contents
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ...................................................................................................4-3
"I Want to Start at the Beginning" .....................................................................................................4-3
"I Want to Learn How to Maintain My Computer" ...........................................................................4-4
"I Want to Do Text Processing".........................................................................................................4-4
"I Want to Write Computer Programs" ..............................................................................................4-4
CHAPTER 5 - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................... 5-1
BACKING UP YOUR DATA ...............................................................................................................5-1
DISK ACCOUNTS ................................................................................................................................5-2
Passwords...........................................................................................................................................5-2
Organizing the Disk ...........................................................................................................................5-2
Adding New Accounts .......................................................................................................................5-3
ADDING USER NAMES ......................................................................................................................5-4
MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILE.......................................................................5-4
Adding Users......................................................................................................................................5-6
Network Users................................................................................................................................5-7
Serial Users ....................................................................................................................................5-7
Changing User Memory .....................................................................................................................5-8
Multiple Initialization Files................................................................................................................5-9
ANALYZING THE DISK ...................................................................................................................5-10
The REDALL Command .................................................................................................................5-10
The DSKANA Command ................................................................................................................5-11
DSKANA Options............................................................................................................................5-12
The CHECK Option and Automatic Backups..................................................................................5-13
FORMATTING AND INITIALIZING THE HARD DRIVE..............................................................5-13
CHAPTER 6 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 6-1
CARE OF STREAMING TAPE AND DAT CARTRIDGES ...............................................................6-1
¼" STREAMING TAPE DRIVE CLEANING......................................................................................6-1
DAT DRIVE CLEANING .....................................................................................................................6-2
MAIN ENCLOSURE.............................................................................................................................6-2
CHAPTER 7 - TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES ................................................................... 7-1
THE SYMPTOMS .................................................................................................................................7-1
Symptom #1: No Display on the Operator Terminal Screen .........................................................7-1
Symptom #2: Scrambled Characters on the Terminal Screen........................................................7-2
Symptom #3: Computer Does Not Finish Booting ........................................................................7-2
Symptom #4: Job on Computer Locks Up After Bootup...............................................................7-2
THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES .....................................................................................7-2
Procedure #1: Check Power and Activity Lights ...............................................................................7-3
Procedure #2: Check the Computer Status Codes..............................................................................7-4
Procedure #3: Power-up/Reset...........................................................................................................7-5
Procedure #4: Check Terminal/Printer ..............................................................................................7-6
Procedure #5: Self Test ......................................................................................................................7-8
Procedure #6: Alternate Boot...........................................................................................................7-10
USING LEVEL7 ..................................................................................................................................7-10
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