Doug Werth <[log in to unmask]> on 11/11/98 wrote in response to
Lee Gunter who wrote about putting EDITOR.PUB.SYS on LDEV1:

<snip>

I ran into the missing EDITOR.PUB.SYS file the first time I did a disaster
recovery test on my DR provider's computer several years ago.  Since that time I
have added EDITOR.PUB.SYS to my SLT tape.  It's pretty easy to add files to the
SLT.  You just have to be sure that the file you want on the SLT currently
resides on LDEV 1.  Otherwise, the SLT creation process fails and you're worse
off than you were without the editor.

>  The file *everyone* should check for is PERFLOG.MPEXL.SYS. This file
>  must be available when the system boots up or you will get a system
>  abort. The file label for this file is not by default nailed to ldev 1
>  or $system_master. It is possible for this to find its way to other
>  disks (e.g. RESTORE) It is also created by MPE but is not put on an SLT.

>  So, IF perflog is not on ldev 1 AND you are forced to boot a single disk
>  system for any reason you will be in a catch-22. Can't boot the system
>  up to move perflog to ldev 1 because the system aborts before you get
>  there. Can't boot single-disk because perflog isn't there. Can't update
>  to put a new copy out there because it does not exist on an SLT...

<snip>

>  I would strongly suggest everybody do the following:
>  :rename perflog.mpexl,perflogx.mpexl
>  :file perflog;dev=1
>  :fcopy from=perflogx;to=*perflog;new

For those fortunate users that have MPEX, a much easier method for "moving"
files is to use the ALTFILE command with the ;DEV=1 option.

Thanks Doug for giving a heads-up about the PERFLOG file.  I have added that to
my SLT also.  Does anyone know of any other files that should have been included
on the SLT but weren't?  For those among us that don't know how to add files to
the SLT, use the instructions below:

1.  Logon as MANAGER.SYS
2.  Invoke SYSGEN utility
3.  Get into the SYsfile subsection
4.  Add the file using the AS option
5.  HOld your work
6.  EXit the subsection
7.  KEep your changes to Config.sys group
8.  Exit SYSGEN

Sample dialog below:


ZEUS PUB: SYSGEN
SYSGEN version E.02.00 : catalog version E.02.00  THU, NOV 12, 1998, 1:17PM
Copyright 1987 Hewlett-Packard Co. All Rights Reserved.

        **note** Retrieving NMMGR configuration data...


        ** First level command **

        io                log (lo)       misc (mi)        spu (sp)
        sysfile (sy)

        basegroup (ba)    keep(ke)       permyes (pe)     show (sh)
        tape (ta)

        clear (cl)(c)     exit (ex)(e)   help (he)(h)     oclose (oc)
        redo
 sysgen> SY

        ** SYSFILE configurator commands **

        aauto (aa)      aboot (ab)     acmsl (ac)        asprog (as)
        cmsl (cm)       dauto (da)     dboot (db)        dcmsl (dc)
        dsprog (ds)     lcmsl (lc)     rauto (ra)        rboot (rb)
        rcat (rc)       rcmsl (rcm)    rdcc (rd)         ripl (ri)
        rnmlib (rn)     rsprog (rs)    show (sh)

        clear (cl)(c)   exit (ex)(e)   help (he)(h)      hold (ho)

sysfile> AS PROG=PERFLOG.MPEXL.SYS FILE=PERFLOG.MPEXL.SYS

sysfile> HO
sysfile> EX
 sysgen> KE
        keeping to group CONFIG.SYS
        Purge old configuration (yes/no)?YES
        ** configuration files successfully saved **
 sysgen> EX

Now, when you create an SLT it will contain the "new" files.

John Hornberger
Sr. Systems Programmer
General Signal Services (A subsidiary of SPX Corp.)
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