If You Need to Copy Data From the Tape Onto Disk




	CAUTION: The following procedure can cause good data files to be written over by corrupted files. Before proceeding on to the following task, be sure that you fully understand the scope of the commands being used.

Use the RESTORE command and its options to copy files from your cassette tape back onto the system. Before you restore the files, use the RESTORE command with the LISTDIR option to display the files on the tape. After determining the files to be restored, issue the RESTORE command with the SHOW option.

To restore your files, follow these steps. (If you are already in MANAGER.SYS, omit step 1.)

Use the HELLO command to log on as MANAGER.SYS.
: HELLO MANAGER.SYS Return
Load the cassette tape into the tape drive from which you wish to copy files to the system disk.
For the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX with the built-in tape drive, type this file equation at the system prompt (specifying @.@.@ will restore all the files to the system disk):
: FILE T;DEV=TAPE Return : RESTORE *T;@.@.@;SHOW Return

For additional information about restoring files, refer to the book, Task Reference (B3813-90009).

If you need to copy from the system disk onto a new tape

Use the STORE command and its options to copy your files from the system disk onto a cassette tape. Begin by using the FILE command to create a file equation to specify the tape device that you wish to copy to. For the HP 3000 9X8LX with the built in tape drive, use the FILE T;DEV=TAPE file equation. In the command line for STORE, use the SHOW option to list the files to verify that they are the files that you wanted to copy onto tape.

You should still be in the MANAGER.SYS account when you are copying from the system onto the cassette tape. Begin by loading your read-and-write tape into the tape drive, and then proceed with one of these procedures:

To copy more than one file to tape, type the following at the system prompt:

  : FILE TAPE1;DEV=TAPE Return

  : STORE filename, filename, filename; *TAPE1;SHOW Return

To copy all files in a group to tape, type the following at the system prompt:

  : FILE TAPE1;DEV=TAPE Return

  : STORE @.groupname; *TAPE1;SHOW Return

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