System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs

Using Preprocessing Commands
System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs—523407-001
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PARAM PROMPT
PARAM PROMPT
You can use this PARAM to specify the BACKUP prompt after SYSGENR asks, “Do
you want to write a system image tape?” Use the NO option of this PARAM if you want
SYSGENR to write a SIT on a tape drive that has an automatic tape changer. The
syntax is shown below.
YES
(the default) causes BACKUP to give its standard prompt after you enter BACKUP
parameters:
> $tapename: Not Ready?
Press return. BACKUP again responds:
> $tapename: Not Ready?
You can now specify the name of the tape drive in local form ($tapename).
NO
causes BACKUP to give the following prompt after you enter BACKUP parameters:
> $tapename: Device not ready -- beginning to poll ...
You can now mount the tape.
If you receive a file-system error 12, indicating that the tape drive is in use,
SYSGENR asks “Do you want to write another system image tape?” If you
respond YES, you can do one of the following:
•
Type an exclamation point (!). This tells BACKUP to create a SIT on the tape
drive that was previously requested, retaining the options you had set.
•
Specify the name of another tape drive, with new options if you wish. This tells
BACKUP to create the SIT on this new tape drive, overriding earlier BACKUP
options you had set.
Example
To specify that BACKUP give a prompt appropriate for an automatic tape changer,
enter the following command:
> PARAM PROMPT NO
PARAM PROMPT { YES | NO }