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The GSS may be run from any account on the La Palma Vax Cluster. The disks are mounted on LPVS3 (LPVS3$DKB400: and DKB500:) and the drives are located next to this VaxStation. The disks should be permanently loaded in the two drives. If they are not, consult the software group (who may be using the system for VMS documentation). Do not attempt to (un)load CD's until you have had a lesson from a qualified person. It does not matter which disk goes in which drive. In Cambridge, the GSS may be run from an account on the software engineering group MicroVax GXVB. Please consult Marion Fisher if you need access to this machine.
Warning: the v1.1 release of the GSC should always be used, as our copies of the v1.0 disks generate an unacceptable number of hardware read errors.
To set up the logical names needed to run the GSS on La Palma, execute the command procedure:
$@DISK$USER3:[GSS]GSS_INIT( $ is the usual Vax prompt). You may find it convenient to edit the command into your LOGIN.COM file. Then type GSS to start the software. It should respond with the GSS> prompt after the 15 seconds or so needed to mount the CD's. If the program is being run by someone else, the program will give an error message to the effect that the disks are allocated to another user. In this case, type SHOW DEVICE/FULL LPVS3$DKB and note the username. Contact the offending person and ask them to exit from the GSS and/or dismount the disks.
To stop the program and dismount the disks, type EXIT at the GSS> prompt. If for any reason the GSS gets stuck, try CNTRL Z to stop it. If all else fails, use CNTRL Y. This does not dismount the CD-ROM's, so you will need to type:
$DISMOUNT LPVS3$DKB400: $DISMOUNT LPVS3$DKB500: