SYSGEN

SYSGEN

The SYSGEN command enables you to create new system con￿gurations, modify existing con￿gurations, or create installation tapes. This command is a utility intended for use only b y someone trained in Hewlett-P ackard system management tasks.

Syntax

SYSGEN 2 basegroup32 ,newgroup 32 ,input￿le 32 ,output￿le 3

Parameters

 

basegroup

Speci￿es the name of a base con￿guration group in the SYS

 

account. The account contains con￿guration data to be used

 

with the SYSGEN command for changing the con￿guration

 

or for creating the installation tape. If y ou do not include

 

this parameter, the default is the group used to bring up the

 

system, whic h is normally CONFIG .

newgroup

Speci￿es the name of a group in the SYS account used as the

 

default for k eeping a new set of con￿guration data or a cop y of

 

the con￿guration data in the base con￿guration group. If y ou

 

do not include this parameter, the default is the basegroup.

input

Speci￿es the ￿le designator of the ￿le to be used for command

 

input while the SYSGEN command is executing. Y ou can

 

redirect input with a ￿le equation using the formal designator

 

SYSGIN before entering the SYSGEN command. The default is

 

$STDIN .

output￿le

Speci￿es the ￿le designator of the ￿le to be used for output

 

requested while the SYSGEN command is executing. You can

 

redirect output with a ￿le equation using the formal designator

 

SYSGOUT before entering the SYSGEN command. The default is

 

$STDLIST .

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