SYSGEN AND SYSGEN-RELATED PROCEDURES
Steps to perform an online update sysgen (continued)
Step
Action
System response
7.
(cont.)
To discard the changes you just
made and continue sysgen, enter Y.
To save the changes you just made
and continue sysgen, enter N.
Is continuation of sysgen required? (y or n)
8.
Enter Y and <ENTER>.
Should sysgen read from host or tape? 'h' or 't'
9.
For an online sysgen, Enter H (host)
Waiting to read files from host.
and press <ENTER>.
Request the host operator to vary the
You can then submit a job from the host to transmit the
printing system online.
next-to-last SST file to the printing system. This file
contains the new sysgen processor, which you must use
to build the new operating system.
Notes:
You must use a host utility program
to advance the SST to the next-to-last
file. This file, which consists of 128-byte
and 8192-byte fixed-format blocks,
must be deblocked to 128-block
records (without adding page
numbering or reformatting the data)
before transmission to the LPS. Refer
to the appendix for an example of a
typical host utility program for file
transmission.
If you have a user-created SST for
an online system, you do not need
to advance the tape to transfer the
first file (which contains the new
sysgen processor). Simply mount
the tape and initiate the file transfer
process at the host.
System files are listed as they are read in from the host
onto the system disks.
End of tape found. Is another tape to be sent? y or n
Enter N and <ENTER>.
Vary offline at host. Then enter 'C'
10.
Request the host operator to vary
When the sysgen completes processing, the following is
the printing system offline, then
displayed.
enter C. (You need not press
<ENTER>.)
* Sysgen process successful *
* Sysgen program off *
Enter Cmd ['C' for Menu]>
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