Save and Resume
How Save and Resume Functions
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SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide
How Save and Resume Functions
The operation of Save and Resume can be summarized as follows:
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Save
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Your SPARCbook copies the contents of the system’s DRAM
and system operating parameters onto the
save
partition on the
boot disk.
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An OpenBoot status flag is set that causes your SPARCbook to
look for valid Save data on the disk when you next power on.
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Resume
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If the OpenBoot save flag is set when you power on, your
SPARCbook attempts to read any stored information in the
save
partition. If it finds valid Save data, it Resumes to exactly the
same state in operation when the Save was initiated for that disk.
If there is no valid save data available, your SPARCbook carries
out a conventional Solaris system startup.
The Save Partition
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A partition is reserved on your SPARCbook’s boot disk to support the
Save and Resume feature. The Save partition’s size is equivalent to the
main memory capacity of your SPARCbook. For example, if you have a
SPARCbook with 64MB of main memory (DRAM) your SPARCbook
reserves a Save partition of 64MB. See “Boot Disk Partitions” on page 6-5.
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SPARCbook only stores Save information to the save partition on the
boot disk. It does not store this information anywhere else.
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Because your SPARCbook Resumes from the Save partition on the boot
disk, your SPARCbook will Resume to a different session if you boot a
different disk.
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Unexpected operations may occur if you try to Resume with a disk Saved
on a SPARCbook with a different hardware configuration, such as larger
main memory.
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