Yes, the new online config features are a plus - unless you want to
alter a tape drive configuration ... not supported yet, as we
discovered one day last week.  We attempted to change a device ID on
two DLT tape drives on one of our systems, but IOCONFIG said no-can-do
when we attempted the change on the first drive.  A call to the HPRC
confirmed that tape drive changes aren't supported in IOCONFIG, etc.

The next morning, after our operator told us he couldn't see the drive
to perform the nightly backup, we found that IOCONFIG had dutifully
deleted the drive from the configuration.

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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Network Printing Setup
Author:  Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]> at ~INTERNET
Date:    5/7/97 1:46 PM


At 22:50 06.05.1997 -0400, Gilles after Jeff wrote:
>So, it seems that you can change NPCONFIG and simply issue a STOPSPOOL and
>STARTSPOOL to effect it for the desired LDEV. This can be done without
>rebooting the system.

And, of course, configuring the LDEV number in SYSGEN does not require
a reboot either -- if you use IOCONFIG or SYSGEN and DOIONOW afterwards.

I really like the online config features of 5.5 (and the Stage/iX and...)

:) Lars