I suggested rather than go through all that, do a REINSTALL from an existing CLST, then he doesn't have to go through the FOS, SUBSYS and PowerPatch steps. Since he his downgrading hardware, then do an UPDATE CONFIG from a tape of the machine as far as he got so he doesn't have to go through SYSGEN again. On 12/16/20 1:26 PM, Simpkins, Terry wrote: > External Email > I’m doing a ‘fresh install’ on my 918, and it seems my FOS tape has ‘gone bad’. > The symptoms are this: > > * Loaded FOS tape for AUTOINST job > * Restore gets through 653 files restored and 689 files failed due to a read error on the tape > * Tape drive says ‘I need to be cleaned’ > * Clean the drive and try again, same result with the same number of files restored/failed > * Clean another drive on the system and try again using it instead of the original drive > * Same result on second tape drive > > That’s seems like a pretty clear indicator the tape is the culprit. > The restore uses an indirect file (IFHPIBFS.PUB.SYS) and that file exists on our production machine. > > So, in the hopes that there is nothing ‘magic’ about the FOS tape, I created a STORE tape using IFHPIBFS and used it on the 918 in place of the “FOS” tape. I noticed the STORE only found and stored 1125 files, instead of the 1342 files listed in IFHPIBFS. > But the FOS restore completed happily and proceeded to ask for the SUBSYS tape. We’ll see what happens next. > > [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018_telogo.gif]<http://www.te.com/> > Terry W. Simpkins > Sr Manager Business Systems > TE Sensors > > TEL +1 757 766 4278 MOBILE +1 757 532 5685 EMAIL [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018-Facebook-Icon.gif]<https://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity> [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018-Twitter-Icon.gif] <https://twitter.com/teconnectivity> [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018-Instagram-Icon.gif] <http://instagram.com/teconnectivity> [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018-LinkedIn-Icon.gif] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity> [http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/images/corporate/marketing/global/brand-resources/2018-YouTube-Icon.gif] <https://www.youtube.com/teconnectivity> > te.com<http://www.te.com/> > > Click to read<http://www.te.com/global-en/private/te-email-confidentiality-statement.html> email confidentiality disclaimer. > > This message is not from a UTC.EDU address. Caution should be used in clicking links and downloading attachments from unknown senders or unexpected email. > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * -- Tracy Johnson BT NNNN * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *
