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The system administrator is responsible for configuring the IRIS Workstation to
meet local requirements. The sections that follow explain how to boot the IRIS
Workstation, check the file system, configure UNIX, add new accounts, add
ASCII terminals and modems, make backups, shutdown the IRIS Workstation
and recover from a crash.
This document uses the standard UNIX convention for refering to entries in the
UNIX reference manual. The entry name is followed with a section number in
parentheses. For example, cc(1) refers to the cc manual entry in Section 1 in the
UNIX Programmer's Manual.
6.1 Startup
Startup options can be selected by setting certain configuration switches on the
Cabinet Back Panel. These switches control the environment the IRIS
Workstation will be booted from and the display of checkout information about
the boot state (see Appendix A).
The IRIS Workstation can be booted from either a disk drive or a tape drive.
These devices can be used automatically or explicitly through the PROM
Monitor. Automatic boot procedures involve setting configuration switches
and turning on the system power. The PROM Monitor is a simple command
interpreter through which all boot environments can be accessed. The user
gives a PROM Monitor command that specifies the boot device.
NOTE: If a non-existent device is specified as a boot
environment, then the IRIS Workstation will ignore the request
and wait to be reset.
Automatic Disk Drive Boot
If the
Boot Environment
Workstation will search for and read a boot file named defaultboot in the root file
system after the system power is turned on.
1.
Set the
8) to "00001" where "0" means
Appendix A.
Version 1.0
6. System Administration
configuration switches are set to "00001", the IRIS
configuration switches (switches 4 through
Boot Environment
and "1" means
Closed
. See
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