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SAMPLE SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE

Table 3-2 shows a sample system configuration for the DocuPrint
180 LPS.

Table 3-2.

Sample Configuration

**** SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ****

Machine Type - DP180 LPS

CPU MEMORY = 1024K

SCSI Disk Units: 0,1,2,Floppy

AIS: Version 2

Page Buffer Memory Size: 128 Banks

Bitmap Memory: 256 Megabits

Page Buffer A,B: 2 BUFFERS

Ink Memory: 2 Megabits

Memory Test at Boot = no|yes

Text and Metrics Memory: 3 Megabytes

Auto Boot Enabled = no|yes

Online: Address 30

-Mode Burst, Device 3211

Terminal Type: PC

SCSI Tape Devices:

- Reel to Reel: HP-SCSI A/Ch O/Tg 0

- Streamer Tape: HP-SCSI A/Ch O/Tg 1

Boot Message Display = no|yes

Printer Characteristics

- Speed: 180 ppm

- Resolution: 300 spi

- Default Order: 1 to N|N to 1

- Paper size: 8.50 x 11.00 Inches

Language: U.S. English

Graphics Type: AIS

Shared Disk

SCSI Tape Device Assignments:

- TD0 = Reel to Reel Tape

- TD1 = Streamer tape

Summary of Contents for DocuPrint 180

Page 1: ...Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System System Generation Guide April 1998 721P85510...

Page 2: ...programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America Publication number 721P85510 Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this...

Page 3: ...iption for additional information Table 1 Related Publications Publication Number Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Operator Guide 721P85490 Xerox DocuPrint 180 Laser Printing System Operation...

Page 4: ...iv XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 5: ...and sysgen related procedures 4 1 Precautions 4 1 PC UI software loading procedure summary 4 1 Installing and upgrading System UI software 4 2 Installing or upgrading System UI dialog 4 3 Performing a...

Page 6: ...ummary 4 27 Formatting a system disk 4 30 Disk formatting summary 4 30 Steps to format a system disk 4 30 Erasing a system disk 4 31 Disk erasing summary 4 31 Steps to erase a disk 4 31 Steps for load...

Page 7: ...your needs the following section identifies the documents in the set and describes the information contained in each Chapter Content 1 Sysgen overview Types of sysgen available and the resources requi...

Page 8: ...the following information Print Description Language components and processes Input processing functions Output processing functions PDL command summary Page formatting guidelines Character code assi...

Page 9: ...ins the following information Pre installation site preparation Supplies and font ordering Documentation and training Post installation requirements Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS PC UI Reference This refere...

Page 10: ...s in a series The vertical bar stands for or Bold Bold is used for characters you enter at the command line Italics Italics are used for variable information Monospace font The monospace font is used...

Page 11: ...INTRODUCTION XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE xi...

Page 12: ...xii XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 13: ...Table 1 1 lists the purpose of each sysgen type Table 1 1 Types of sysgen Sysgen type Purpose Sysgen Build a new operating system on new or existing system disks Example Installing a brand new system...

Page 14: ...OSS software OSS software item Function New system files Enabling LPS features Sysgen processor program Loading the new system files onto the LPS system disk and configuring them to a particular syst...

Page 15: ...ilable documentation Information you need for full or update sysgen Before you begin a full or update sysgen gather the following information Laser image alignment coordinates The number of forms font...

Page 16: ...SYSGEN OVERVIEW 1 4 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 17: ...r procedure may vary slightly depending upon the release medium tape or cartridge input method online or offline and product configuration Command functions The commands in Table 2 2 may appear in the...

Page 18: ...everts to a full Sysgen if a FORMAT has just been performed When you use AUTO for a recently formatted disk configuration information is no longer available to the system from the disks and must be en...

Page 19: ...for you to issue a command Abbreviating commands The command may be entered as shown in the menu or may be abbreviated to as few letters as necessary to differentiate it from any other command in the...

Page 20: ...SYSGEN COMMANDS 2 4 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 21: ...6 You enter the number of a listed option to select or deselect a feature For some options a further list of suboptions displays 7 The system incorporates the software for each feature you select into...

Page 22: ...ts Page Buffer A B 2 BUFFERS Ink Memory 2 Megabits Memory Test at Boot no yes Text and Metrics Memory 3 Megabytes Auto Boot Enabled no yes Online Address 30 Mode Burst Device 3211 Terminal Type PC SCS...

Page 23: ...d However settings for these options have no effect on the actual configuration of the printer Caution Do NOT change the setting for option 14 Table 3 3 Sample configuration options menu Select which...

Page 24: ...rmerly XPSM 8 Kanji This option is not supported on the DocuPrint 180 LPS Adds or removes Kanji 9 Ethernet if installed This option is not supported on the DocuPrint 180 LPS Selection of option 9 has...

Page 25: ...or floppy disk The only difference between the U K English and U S English language options is that U K English displays paper sizes in millimeters U S English displays paper sizes in inches Of the ot...

Page 26: ...is not found the following message is displayed RIP x IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM PLEASE CONFIRM ENTER Y OR N 14 Terminal type Selecting this option changes the terminal to a PC type selecting it again chan...

Page 27: ...e Editor On listings produced by the REPORT command to report billing information Accounting file You are asked if you want to save user accounting information Remember that if a currently existing ac...

Page 28: ...SAMPLE SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS 3 8 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 29: ...points Do not overwrite the current version of the system files with system files from previous software versions Do not copy the current version system file types to a system with an older version of...

Page 30: ...UI software diskette Step 4 Key in A and press ENTER Step 5 Key in INSTALL and press ENTER Step 6 At the Xerox DocuPrint 180 System UI Setup window select CONTINUE Step 7 At the Xerox DocuPrint 180 S...

Page 31: ...System Control menu b Select Yes from the Exit to DOS window Step 2 If A does not display key in A and press ENTER Step 3 Key in INSTALL and press ENTER Step 4 At the Xerox DocuPrint 180 UI Dialog Set...

Page 32: ...files Caution If the disk being formatted contains user files be sure to back up those files before formatting because they will be deleted from the disk Sysgen media A full sysgen can be performed fr...

Page 33: ...tem configuration b Load the operating system software c Apply system patches automatic Full sysgen procedure The following table lists the steps used to perform a full sysgen Table 4 2 Steps to perfo...

Page 34: ...destroy the data Do you still want to format erase the disk s y or n 5 Enter Y to continue with the format Are you sure y or n 6 Enter Y to confirm that you want to continue the formatting of the disk...

Page 35: ...ayed at a time Entering Y will display the next installed disk or cause sysgen to continue Enter the disk units to format DP0 CONFIRM Y N The following information is displayed for the disks selected...

Page 36: ...formatting is completed the following is displayed Format Erase program completed System does not have an ID record Enter system id of up to 30 characters 10 Enter the system ID record of up to 30 cha...

Page 37: ...d enter the Ethernet address provided by Xerox and press ENTER This option is not supported on the DocuPrint 180 LPS Selection of option 15 has no effect on the LPS Enter Ethernet Network Address 16 E...

Page 38: ...ing file xxxxxx yyy on drive n xxxxxx is the system file name yyy is the system file type and n is the drive number that the file is stored onto When sysgen completes the following message displays Ta...

Page 39: ...CORRECT AS DISPLAYED Y N 21 The system displays Applying sysgen patches The following patches may be selected by PATCH ID PATCH ID INVOKES MER001 Patch to allow Mergenthaler fonts only Enter patch ID...

Page 40: ...180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE 24 Apply any incremental patches Refer to the Steps for loading incremental patches section at the end of this chapter This completes a full sysgen Table 4 2 Steps to p...

Page 41: ...n commands The following informations describes each and when to use The SYSGEN command updates system files from a system software tape SST or cartridge and gives you the option of making configurati...

Page 42: ...the number of available sectors is below 3000 Back up as many files as necessary to obtain the minimum number of free sectors Delete the saved files from disk Compress the disk 2 Press the Boot butto...

Page 43: ...TER The OSS loads onto the system disk The messages window displays CPU Test Complete Imaging Devices Present Memory test in progress Memory test complete Loading Start Up Task XEROX DocuPrint 180 Las...

Page 44: ...WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPILE THE IMP FILES AT THIS TIME Y N 10 Enter Y and press ENTER NOTE Do not do anything with the keyboard or mouse during this operation IFU IPFNTS IPFNTS Lists all font families a...

Page 45: ...tors is below 3000 Back up as many files as necessary to obtain the minimum number of free sectors Delete the saved files from disk Compress the disk 2 Press the Boot button The Boot menu window displ...

Page 46: ...nfiguration options are displayed followed by Do you wish to make any changes Enter y or n 9 To discard the changes you just made and continue sysgen enter Y To save the changes you just made and cont...

Page 47: ...Y in the appropriate boxes of the date window use the TAB key to advance from box to box and select the Apply Close header button Enter the hour HH minute MM and second SS in the appropriate boxes of...

Page 48: ...Enter Y and press ENTER IFU IPFNTS IPFNTS Lists all font families as they are compiled in the following format IF1100 Font family specific font family Upon completion of compilation the system automa...

Page 49: ...he existing version of the operating system with a new version No disk format required System disks are not formatted prior to an update sysgen You do not need to back up your files as long as there i...

Page 50: ...inimum number of free sectors Delete the saved files from disk Refer to the DocuPrint 180 LPS Operations Reference for additional information 2 Press the Boot button The Boot menu window displays Oper...

Page 51: ...or n 7 Enter Y or N and ENTER A Y and ENTER response causes the change menu to display Each time a change is made the change question is asked until an N and ENTER is entered and the sysgen program co...

Page 52: ...to transfer the first file which contains the new sysgen processor Simply mount the tape and initiate the file transfer process at the host Enter N and ENTER Waiting to read files from host You can th...

Page 53: ...om box to box and select the Apply Close header button Enter the hour HH minute MM and second SS in the appropriate boxes of the time window use the TAB key to advance from box to box and select the A...

Page 54: ...HES Sysgen patches completed Deleting sysgen patches Crash Reboot will occur in 15 seconds The system reboots and displays Class 1 selected OS1000 Ready For Commands hh mm ss 15 Apply any incremental...

Page 55: ...ical configuration the features specified in the configuration options and the physical configuration the hardware that supports those features are the same before performing a sysgen If you perform a...

Page 56: ...from host to disk AUTO Auto Sysgen MINI Configuration change only ERASE Erase all files 3 Key in MINI and press ENTER The base configuration and the system configuration options are displayed followed...

Page 57: ...boot and press ENTER The OSS loads onto the system disk The system begins and completes the loading and testing process When complete the following displays OS1000 Ready For Commands hh mm ss 8 This c...

Page 58: ...forms a sector check and flags any new bad block areas The ERASE command saves the existing MBAIS and bad block files no new sector check is performed Caution Contact your site representative before f...

Page 59: ...letes all files except the MBAIS file formats the disk performs a sector check and flags any bad blocks Disk erasing summary Use the following steps to erase a disk Step 1 Back up any user files resid...

Page 60: ...ng or replacing of files takes place followed by _end of tape read OS1000 Ready for Commands hh mm ss 3 Enter xxxx and press ENTER The patches are applied and the system displays PCH patch name Proces...

Page 61: ...s Appended to these 421 files is a dummy ENDFIL file a file containing the sysgen processor program and a concatenated file containing the preceding 423 files The first parameter after LABEL is the fi...

Page 62: ...SAMPLE JCL FOR TRANSMISSION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE TAPES A 2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 63: ...are assigned a binary number covering 128 possible characters It is used for information interchange among data processing systems data communication systems and associated equipment application Use...

Page 64: ...o a single bit per second Common baud rates are 110 300 1200 2400 4800 and 9600 binary Numbering system based on 2 that uses only the symbols 0 and 1 Binary is used in computers and related devices si...

Page 65: ...evice or channel transmits a character BSC binary synchronous communication 1 Communication using binary synchronous line discipline 2 Uniform procedure using a standardized set of control characters...

Page 66: ...ions devices Clocking allows synchronous transmission at high speeds cluster Group of paper feeder trays usually containing the same size and type of paper stock Each cluster has a name consisting of...

Page 67: ...computer instructions See also machine language computer system Central processing unit CPU with main storage input output channels and devices control units and external storage devices connected to...

Page 68: ...ines data file Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner so that each record is similarly structured for example a payroll file set up with one record for each employee last na...

Page 69: ...ection of information pertaining to a specific subject or related subjects dot Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch for example 300 dots per inch dpi It may also be referred to as a...

Page 70: ...bling the write head of a unit firmware Permanent programs stored in read only memory ROM FIS Font Interchange Standard Standard that defines the digital representation of fonts and character metrics...

Page 71: ...ape which is measured in bits per inch bpi graphics Use of lines and figures to display data as opposed to using text grid Imaginary pattern of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines on a page gr...

Page 72: ...uages for most programs host Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of high speed data processing for workstations with less computer power See also mainframe host interface Connection be...

Page 73: ...P a mode in which multiple print jobs are processed as reports in one print job See also concatenate job control Program called into storage to prepare each job or job step to be run job management Co...

Page 74: ...s 8 5 by 14 inches letter size Paper sized 8 5 by 11 inches 216 by 279 mm library In data storage a collection of related files or programs line One horizontal flow of characters line feed Control cha...

Page 75: ...large computer More often used to denote any large computer of the type that might be used to control a group of smaller computers terminals or other devices See also host margins White space on each...

Page 76: ...s an analog signal from telecommunication lines into digital information module Cohesive unit within a program It is consistent in its level and identifiable in terms of loading or with other units mo...

Page 77: ...perator command Statement to control a program issued through a console device PC UI or terminal causing a control program to provide requested information alter normal operations initiate new operati...

Page 78: ...done See also edgemarking pitch 1 Horizontal character spacing 10 pitch 10 characters per inch spacing is called pica and 12 pitch 12 characters per inch spacing is called elite 2 The number of page i...

Page 79: ...programs prompt Message or symbol displayed on a system console requiring the operator to take action proportional font Font containing characters that vary in width See also fixed font proportional s...

Page 80: ...Number of dots per unit The LPS imaging system converts a character from digitized data into a printed image composed of these tiny dots The greater the number of dots per inch that is the resolution...

Page 81: ...but does not include programs written by the user sort To rearrange data records according to a particular item field which they all contain using a predetermined ordering scheme source Terminal node...

Page 82: ...Efficient encoding of data suitable for high speed block oriented data transmission by using equal time elements syntax Rules governing the structure of expressions in a programming language syntax e...

Page 83: ...density magnetic media tape drive Input output device that controls the movement of magnetic storage tape past the read write head while data is accessed or stored task 1 Any major job performed by a...

Page 84: ...cessor which converts a source program from one programming language to another transmission speed In data communications the rate at which data is passed through communication lines usually measured...

Page 85: ...untered even though the program has not failed weight Characteristic of type determined by how light or dark it appears wildcard Part of a command symbol symbol symbol that represents a category for w...

Page 86: ...ndards Institute ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange BCD binary coded decimal BOF bottom of form BOT beginning of tape bpi bits per inch bps bits per second BSC binary synchronous...

Page 87: ...k save and restore DSSD double sided single density DTE data terminal equipment EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EOT end of tape EP electronic publishing ESS electronic subsystem...

Page 88: ...n language HIP Host Interface Processor hpos horizontal positioning IBM International Business Machines Corporation IG image generator IGM image generator module I O input output IOM image output modu...

Page 89: ...aser Printing System MTU magnetic tape unit refers to the 9 track magnetic tape drive also referred to as magnetic tape drive OCR optical character recognition OCS operator communications subsystem OL...

Page 90: ...artridge RAM random access memory ROS raster output scanner SAFES stand alone field engineering software SAN software analysis number sci START command index SCSI small computer system interface SDLC...

Page 91: ...positioning VS virtual storage WAN wide area network XCSC Xerox Customer Support Center XDGI Xerox DCF and GDDM Interface XDSS Xerox Documentation and Software Services XICS Xerox Integrated Compositi...

Page 92: ...GLOSSARY GLOSSARY 30 XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE...

Page 93: ...ing order 3 6 values setting 3 7 definitions sysgen types 1 1 documentation other iii reference set viii to ix E entering commands 2 3 ERASE command 2 2 4 2 erasing system disk 4 26 Ethernet 3 4 F fon...

Page 94: ...offline update sysgen performing steps using AUTO command 4 11 to 4 13 steps using SYSGEN command 4 14 to 4 16 summary 4 10 system disk erasing 4 26 formatting 4 25 publications reference set viii to...

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