IBM 4690 manual Enabling the Feature, Selecting the Correct EIDE Tape Drive, Type A INSTALL

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Enabling the Feature

After purchasing the feature, you should run the featurization diskette to tell the operating system that you have purchased it. To enable the feature:

1.With the operating system running, start a Command Mode session.

2.Insert the 4690 Featurization Diskette.

3.Type A:INSTALL

4.Answer the questions and follow the prompts.

5.Place an X by the tape drive feature that describes the feature that you purchased.

6.Press the Enter key when ®nished.

7.Review the terminal features and press the Enter key when ®nished.

Selecting the Correct EIDE Tape Drive

During the boot process the operating system loads a tape driver. The operating system determines the correct tape driver to load using information gathered when issuing the TAPESTRS and TAPESTRM commands. To change the selection to the EIDE TR-4 tape drive:

1.With the operating system running, start a Command Mode session.

2.Type TAPESTRM 5.

3.Follow the instructions, including rebooting the store controller.

4.Boot the store controller using the operating system Supplemental Diskettes.

5.Start a Command Mode session.

6.Type TAPESTRS 5.

7.Follow the instructions, including rebooting the store controller.

Note: This process is automatic if you are using the SCSI tape drive. The TAPESTRM and TAPESTRS commands are not used with the SCSI tape drive.

12TR-4 Tape Drive User's Guide

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IBM 4690 manual Enabling the Feature, Selecting the Correct EIDE Tape Drive, Type A INSTALL, Type TAPESTRM, Type TAPESTRS