The Check Option And Automatic Backups; Formatting And Initializing The Hard Drive - Alpha Microsystems AM-6000 Owner's Manual

System Administration
OPTION
None
/C
/E
/L
To use one of these options, place it after the DSKANA command like this:
DSKANA DSK1:/C
As mentioned above, you need to use the /L or /E option to find the location of any file errors DSKANA
detects. The /C option is discussed in the next section.
To see the list of DSKANA options, type DSKANA

The CHECK Option and Automatic Backups

At times, you may want to have DSKANA examine a disk without re-writing the bitmap, especially
when using an "automatic" backup method such as a command file or the Task Manager to perform the
backup.
The reason for this is simple: assume you run DSKANA at night as part of an automatic backup
procedure. If anyone on your computer leaves a file—such as an AlphaVUE or AlphaWRITE
document—open on the device DSKANA is checking, DSKANA doesn't take the open file into account
when it rewrites the bitmap for the device. When the person returns in the morning and writes the file to
the disk, it causes a bitmap error, because the computer didn't know the file was open. This could
corrupt the disk, causing you to lose data.
To run DSKANA without rewriting the bitmap, use the /C option switch. You see DSKANA's normal
display when you use the /C option, except for the [Rewriting BITMAP] message.

FORMATTING AND INITIALIZING THE HARD DRIVE

When installing a new hard drive, you must format it using the FMTS2 command. Please refer to the
System Commands Reference Manual for instructions on formatting a hard drive.
Be extremely careful when using the FMTS2 command. Formatting a hard drive will delete all
data and system files! It is important that only a certified technician perform these tasks.
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FUNCTION
Displays account numbers on disk and summary only.
Same information as default, but does not rewrite bitmap.
Lists files and blocks in which any errors occurred.
Lists all files and blocks on the disk.
RETURN
RETURN without specifying a device name.
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