HP 9000 Series User Manual

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Testing Your Installation
A simple test to make certain that everything has been installed correctly is to
execute the command diskinfo .
1. Make sure a exible disk is inserted in the driv
e (otherwise, a core dump
may result).
2. Type the follo
wing, using the appropriate device le name as the argumen
t.
For example:
diskinfo /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0
If the disk is installed correctly, diskinfo will display a listing of
information ab out it, such as the following:
/dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0
SCSI describe of 0.rdsk:
vendor: TEAC
product id: XXXXXXX
type: direct access
size: 1400000 bytes
bytes per sector: NNN
If you wish to test the installation of your exible disk drive without a disk
installed, use the ioscan command.
Archiving Files to a Flexible Disk
Data can be stored on exible disk media in a v
ariety of formats. The capacity
of these devices is generally to o small to hold useful HP-UX le systems.
Instead, DOS or LIF le systems are commonly used. Data can also b e stored
in an archive-utility format. For example, tar and cpio are commonly used to
share data with other HP-UX systems.
See the man pages or HP-UX Reference references dosif (4) and lif (4) for
detailed descriptions of the le systems. For information on tar and cpio , see
tar (1) and cpio .
Tosave les archivally to a exible disk using tar , use a formatted disk and
enter the following command line, where pathname is the le directory.
tar -cvf /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0 pathname
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HP 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	9000 Series
Category	Server
Language	English