Steve,

In October I performed a reload and posted to the list a copy of my
checklist that I used during the process. Here is the list as copied from
that e-mail.
And yes, the ;PROGRESS option is valid.

1) Clean tape drives
2) Create two SLT tapes
3) Test SLT tapes with CHECKSLT.MPEXL.TELESUP
4) Clean tape drives
5) Stop network services
6) Perform FULL BACKUP on DLT tape drive
        STORE
@[log in to unmask]@;*BACKF;show=long;ONERROR=QUIT;PROGRESS=5;DIRECTORY;STATISTICS;MAXTAPEB
UF

7) Perform PART BACKUP on DDS drives using parallel option of STORE(stores
data bases and special files)
        STORE
@[log in to unmask],@.FILES.WWA;;SHOW=LONG;ONERROR=QUIT;PROGRESS=5;DIRECTORY;STATISTI
CS;
        MAXTAPEBUF;STORESET=(*BACKA),(*BACKB)

8) HP replaces drive (VOLUTIL)
9) Boot from ALT path using SLT tape
10) INSTALL
11) Re-boot system from PRI path
        START NORECOVERY
12) Perform RESTORE from DLT tape
        RESTORE ;@[log in to unmask]@;directory;show;olddate;progress;create=creator;keep
13) Re-boot system from PRI path
        START NORECOVERY
14) Test software packages, check for data intergrity, check network
connections, check terminal connections, check printers

Rick Clark
Senior Systems Analyst
WW&R
Cleveland, Ohio









-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Steve Hammond
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 9:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Reload


I suspect I am going to have to do my second reload in just over two months
(stay tuned on comments I will have about a hardware VAR later!).

Luckily, this one will not be as 'urgent' so I will be able to get a full
backup just prior to the reload.

Anyway, I learned some lessons from the last reload but I need a sanity
 check on my reload strategy, so here it is, punch holes in it for me.

- make an SLT now!!
- do the full backup
- check the full backup listing for files missed
- deal with the missed files
- system goes down
- drive replaced
- system up, using SLT, UPDATE CONFIG option
- restore @.PUB.SYS;directory; olddate
- restore @[log in to unmask]@[log in to unmask];olddate;progress=10
- wait six hours
- reboot system
- up and running

Where have I had brainlock and forgotten something

thx
steve hammond
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