System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs

Using Preprocessing Commands

System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs—523407-001

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PARAM BACKUPONLY

If you have not entered a PARAM SYSGEN^DISKGENPARAM or an ASSIGN

SYSGEN^TAPE command, you can use this PARAM to request that SYSGENR not

send you a prompt for a system image on disk (SID) before the prompt for a system

image tape (SIT). If you do not specify this PARAM, SYSGENR issues DISKGEN

prompts. The syntax is shown below.

YES | ON

specifies that SYSGENR not issue DISKGEN prompts, but only BACKUP prompts

to create a SIT.

Example

To specify that SYSGENR prompt for a SIT but not a SID, enter the following

command:

> PARAM BACKUPONLY YES

PARAM BINDER^COMMANDS

You can use this PARAM to send additional commands to the BIND process started by

SYSGENR. The specific use for this command is to ignore extraneous BIND warning

messages. The command is shown below.

Entering this command before you run SYSGENR causes Binder to not print the

CONFLIST multiple WARNING 59, 60, and 61 messages. These warnings can safely

be ignored.

PARAM DENSITY

You can use this PARAM to specify the tape density for creating the SIT on an open-

reel tape. (This PARAM does not apply to cartridge tape, which has a fixed density of

37,870 bits/inch.)

However, if you specify the DENSITY keyword when SYSGENR prompts you for a SIT,

the DENSITY keyword overrides PARAM DENSITY. If you use this PARAM with the

ASSIGN SYSGEN^TAPE command, SYSGENR produces a SIT with no operator

intervention. If you don’t specify PARAM DENSITY, SYSGENR uses the default

density of the specified tape drive. The syntax is shown below.

PARAM BACKUPONLY { YES | ON }

PARAM BINDER^COMMANDS “SELECT CHECK PARAMETER LENIENT”

PARAM DENSITY { NRZI | 800 }

{ PE | 1600 }

{ GCR | 6250 }