Installation guide

Operating RZ- and RF-Series Disk Drives
b. Access the DUP driver by setting host to the specific
device you want to write protect.
Use the following command:
>>> set host -dup device_name -task params
The device_name is the complete device name (console
device name or OpenVMS AXP device name) as shown
using the show device du command.
2. At the PARAMS> prompt, enter SET WRT_PROT 1 to write-protect
the RF-series drive to which you are currently connected.
Note
To verify that you have set host to the intended drive,
enter the locate command at the PARAMS> prompt. The
locate command causes the drive’s fault light to blink
momentarily.
3. At the PARAMS> prompt, enter SHOW WRT_PROT to verify that
the WRT_PROT parameter is set to 1.
4. After you have completed setting and examining the WRT_
PROT device parameter, enter the write command at the
PARAMS> prompt to save the device parameter. The change is
recorded to nonvolatile memory.
5. Enter the EXIT command at the PARAMS> prompt to exit the
DUP driver utility for the specified device.
Example 5–1 provides an example of setting a write-protect
through console commands in console mode.
5–10 Operating Mass Storage Devices