SYSGEN AND SYSGEN-RELATED PROCEDURES
Erasing a system disk
You can use the ERASE command is used to remove all files from
the LPS system disks. Disks may be erased when:
•
A new system is generated from a SST.
•
A new version of software must be installed on a disk which
has first been formatted or erased.
Note:
The ERASE command saves the existing MBAIS and bad
block files; sector check is not performed. To erase all four disks
takes less than 1 minute. The FORMAT command deletes all files
except the MBAIS file, formats the disk, performs a sector check,
and flags any bad blocks.
Disk erasing summary
1. Back up any user files residing on the disk to be erased.
2. Load the sysgen processor into main memory.
3. Invoke the ERASE command.
4. Select the disks to be erased.
5. When the erase procedure is complete, continue the full
sysgen process.
Steps to erase a disk
Refer to steps 1 through 11 of the full sysgen procedures for the
format procedures. Instead of entering FORMAT in step 4, enter
ERASE. The Erase procedure mimics the format procedure with
the exceptions of "erase appearing in some places where format
had been displayed.
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