Setting up TCS files

Check for command files

The following files should have been copied to SYS$MANAGER during VMS customisation:

CREATE_SYSTEM_ACCS.COM
CREATE_USER_ACCS.COM
CREATE_GEN_ACCS.COM
CREATE_STANDARD_DIRS.COM

On a development machine, the following file should also have been copied:

CREATE_LPAS3_DIRS.COM

Create Users

SET DEF SYS$SYSTEM
@SYS$MANAGER:CREATE_SYSTEM_ACCS
@SYS$MANAGER:CREATE_USER_ACCS
@SYS$MANAGER:CREATE_GEN_ACCS

Create top-level directories

SET DEF SYS$SYSDEVICE:[000000]
@SYS$MANAGER:CREATE_STANDARD_DIRS

On development machine only:

@SYS$MANAGER:CREATE_LPAS3_DIRS

Copy directories and files

Make a tape backup of the TCS-related directories on the machine to be replaced. The following instructions assume that the tape drive is MKA500.

Login to the old machine as SYSTEM
Copy the file COPY_STANDARD_FILES_TO_TAPE.COM from SYS$SYSDEVICE:[UTILITY.SETUP] on the development machine to SYS$MANAGER (on the machine you are logged-in to).
Load a DDS-3 tape
INIT/OVER=(EXP,ACC,OWN) MKA500: FILES

@SYS$MANAGER:COPY_STANDARD_FILES_TO_TAPE

DISMOUNT MKA500:
Remove the tape and logout
Login to the new machine as SYSTEM
SET DEF SYS$SYSDEVICE:[000000]
Load the backup tape
BACKUP MKA500:FILES.BCK [*...]/BY=PARENT

The WHT TCS machine has a separate disk for the autoguider and encoder logs. These should be copied as follows:

Login to the old machine as SYSTEM
Load a DDS-3 tape
INIT/OVER=(EXP,ACC,OWN) MKA500: LOGS

BACK DISK$LOGS:[WHT...] MKA500:LOGS.BCK

DISMOUNT MKA500:
Remove the tape and logout
Login to the new machine as SYSTEM
SET DEF DISK$LOGS:[000000]
Load the backup tape
BACKUP MKA500:LOGS.BCK [*...]/BY=PARENT
DISMOUNT MKA500:

The development machine contains directories that are not present on the TCS machines, including source and archive directories. If the development machine is being replaced, also copy these directories as follows:

Login to the old machine as SYSTEM
Copy the file COPY_LPAS3_FILES_TO_TAPE.COM from SYS$SYSDEVICE:[UTILITY.SETUP] on the development machine to SYS$MANAGER (on the machine you are logged-in to).
Load a DDS-3 tape
INIT/OVER=(EXP,ACC,OWN) MKA500: DEVS

@SYS$MANAGER:COPY_LPAS3_FILES_TO_TAPE

DISMOUNT MKA500:
Remove the tape and logout
Login to the new machine as SYSTEM
SET DEF SYS$SYSDEVICE:[000000]
Load the backup tape
BACKUP MKA500:DEVS.BCK [*...]/BY=PARENT
DISMOUNT MKA500:

Set passwords

SET DEF SYS$SYSTEM

RUN AUTHORIZE
Reset passwords using the following command:
UAF> MOD/PASSW=xxxxxxxx username
Use the existing passwords for the following accounts, INT_LOGIN, JKT_LOGIN, WHT_LOGIN, ENGINEER, GENUSER, TCSMGR & SHUT
Reset passwords for FJG and MPF, then inform FJG and MPF of their passwords and ask them to login and reset them.
Reset passwords for UCX_SYSLOGD & DUMP, using an obscure string. These accounts are not really login accounts, so the password does not need to be remembered.
UAF> EXIT

Define and enable the SYSLOG service

@a1:[syslogd.source]define_syslog_service
logger "This is a test message"
logger -c s
type a1:[sys0.ucx_syslogd]syslogd.log

If SYSLOG started successfully, there should be "This is a test message" on the last line of the file.
Then edit LPASn_STARTUP.COM and uncomment the line:
UCX ENABLE SERVICE SYSLOG

If an error occurs when running the file DEFINE_SYSLOG_SERVICE.COM, or if there is an error message or no test message at the end of SYSLOGD.LOG, check which version of TCPIP is running. Use the command:

TCPIP SHOW VERSION

on both the old and new machines. Sometimes a new version of TCPIP requires a change to the file DEFINE_SYSLOG_SERVICE.COM, specifically to the /FLAGS qualifier. The FLAGS qualifier should be either /FLAGS=NONE or /FLAGS=NOLISTEN. Change the qualifier from one to the other, then restart SYSLOGD as follows:

TCPIP DISABLE SERVICE SYSLOG
TCPIP ENABLE SERVICE SYSLOG

Start batch jobs

LOG_TIDY.COM runs weekly; it deletes old log files and writes the results to SYS$MANAGER:LOG_TIDY.LOG .

NETBCK.COM runs daily; on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays it performs an incremental backup of all files, the backup is written to disk on LPVF. The log file is written to SYS$MANAGER:NETBCK.LOG and the journal file is written to SYS$SYSDEVICE:[DUMP]monyy_LPASn.BJL

SUBMIT/RESTART/NOPRINT/QUEUE=SYS$BATCH/AFTER="TODAY+n-18" - SYS$MANAGER:LOG_TIDY.COM
where n is number of days from today to Saturday, eg. if today is Thursday then n=2.
SUBMIT/RESTART/NOPRINT/QUEUE=SYS$BATCH/AFTER="TOMORROW+08:45" - SYS$SYSDEVICE:[DUMP]NETBCK.COM

Install DFU

The following command will install the version of DFU that was copied from the machine to be replaced. There may be a later version on the Freeware CDs in the HPcampus quarterly distribution.

PRODUCT INSTALL DFU /SAVE /SOURCE=A1:[DFU]

TCS Software Manager

Last modified: 15 May 2006