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1. Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Revision A00 A01 A02 A03 A04 Date June 2005 Nov 2005 Jan 2006 Feb 2007 May 2011 Document History Description Start of writing this manual Added information for Eagle 760 Systems and AMPC 7 1 updates Added new information and Pictures Updated for USB Updated for Windows 7 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 A ABTCP INI 6 12 Accounts adding new 6 3 organization 6 2 password 4 4 6 2 Adaptec SCSI Bios 1 8 Add on Equipment 1 4 Administration remote 6 37 Administrative Tasks 6 1 AlphaBASIC 1 6 5 1 5 4 AlphaBASIC PLUS 1 6 5 1 5 4 AlphaFAX 5 3 AlphaMAIL 5 3 AlphaMicroDisk 3 14 AlphaNET 1 5 5 2 AlphaTCP 1 5 5 2 AlphaVUE 5 2 6 4 B 1 Alternate Boot 4 2 AM 8000 Configuration Program 3 1 AMD disk files 3 15 6 24 AMOS 5 1 5 3 booting 7 5 exiting 3 3 7 2 file names 10 2 product installation code 4 1 transferring data to WINDOWS 10 1 AMOS BIOS 1 7 AMOS Overview 4 1 AMPC command booting with specific INI file 7 5 Application programs 5 2 Assembly Language 5 4 B Backing up data 6 16 scheduling 6 16 Backup 6 22 AMOS data 6 23 CDFS 6 18 compatibility 6 24 copy 6 17 FAT32 data 6 18 Ghost image data 6 18 Ghost software 6 40 MAKDVD 6 17 media types 6 19 MUSAV 6 17 NTFS data 6 18 U
2. eese ener 1 2 Figure 2 1 Eagle 760 Rear panel e n e te e E e E E Ud 2 4 Figure 3 1 AMPC 7 1 System Diagnostic window essent nennen enne nenne 3 2 Figure 3 2 Sample Boot Session sess eene nete nnne eeri nenne nennen nennen 3 3 Figure 3 3 System Diagnostic 1c eie e eerie a did b LR ee te eie be teg leitet e 3 3 Figure 3 4 AMPC Configuration General Tab esee eene eee ener enne nenne 3 4 Figute 3 5 AMOS Disks diy asset et ect does a e dae verae e da enne en eR rine 3 5 Figure 3 6 Virtual Terminals eet ee eee te e Beet de dede e ie eie 3 6 Figure 3 7 Serial Ports for a standard AMPC system sse eene eene rene 3 7 Figure 3 8 Device Manager Ports assignment c coconccnnnnccnonooncnnnnncnononnnnnonnonacnncnncnn ener eterne enne 3 8 Figure 3 9 LPT Printer assignment ennemi ene r trennen nennen enne 3 0 Figure 3 10 Network Tab for AMPC System ceescesseseeeceeesceeeesaeeaeeseeseeseesaeeaeeseeseseeeeaseneeaeeneens 3 10 Figure 3 11 SCSI Devices edet ort e t eate eg t Cer tr onde dete eate Eee Te a 3 11 Figure 3 12 Exit amp Quit to Save the Configuration esee eren 3 12 Figure 3 13 About AMPC eerte id eee ied 3 13 Figure 3 T4 Diagnostic WIDndOWS ieri ren Ee ERE o RD S OE DE e Ure tee 3 13 Figure 3 15 System Control Panel eese a eene neen enne nennen 3 14 Figure 3 16 Creating an AMD Disk File eese ener eene e
3. Figure 1 2 Eagle 760 Low Profile Rackmount Chassis HARDWARE DETAILS The Eagle 760 System uses state of the art high performance hardware that when combined with our multi user AMOS operating system software provides a new level of performance and added versatility There are a number of physical components that go into the construction of your Eagle 760 System that provide the ability to process input display and store data Some of these components are interchangeable between system types These include internal serial ports disk drives RAID subsystems tape drives CD RW and DVD RAM devices The following sections highlight the major hardware components of the Eagle 760 Server family For technical information on these devices refer to the specification sheet supplied with your Server Alpha Micro uses high performance AMD processors that are the best fit for AMOS 8 x compared to the lower performing Intel processors The Eagle 760 Server can now be provided with the USB SSD security device instead of a Falcon board Eagle 760 Server System Board The Single Processor system board provides the Eagle 760 with o One AMD AM3 Sempron high speed processor o Four SATA 3 0Gb sec channels o Fast Ethernet 100 10 Mbps communication ports o TwoDDR DIMM sockets for support of up to 2GB of 1333mhz DDR3 o One 9 pin serial I O port with modem control o One 25 pin SPP ECP EPP parallel port o Integrated video graphics controller for system
4. eee e 3 Preferred DNS server 3 Altemate DNS server Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 _ox_ c Figure 6 9 Setting Windows s IP When you are done Select gt OK The Server must be shutdown and restarted to install these changes Page 6 34 Chapter Six Disabling Folder Shares To disable a Folder Share use the lt Explorer gt Application Search the folders for a little blue hand holding the folder name In our example below Error Logs is shared To turn off the share right click with the mouse cursor over the Error Logs folder From the pop up menu Select gt Sharing amp Security Folders x 8 Desktop 2 xj In the figure on the left we clicked on E ny Doaumenis EET the Share this folder on the network El EB 3vs Floppy A M Local sharing and security to Remove the check in the check box Ej S SystemVol c3 To share this folder with other of this computer DAE Bac 43 only drag it to the Shared Documerts folder Select gt OK to finish the disabling c Ampe To make this folder and its subfolders private so that procedure ce AmpcTerm only you have access select the following check box I Famos I Make this folder private E Error Logs asks ET ES EH C WinXP r Network sharing and security El 5 Documents and Setting To share this folder with both network users and other E 5 Program Files ID RECYCLER System Volume Inform I Share this folder on the
5. INSTALLING THE OPERATOR CONSOLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD The video display that is used when installing software and running diagnostic programs is called the Operator Console There are two basic things you must do to install the Operator Console o Verify that the AC voltage for the location is compatible with the console specifications and plug the console AC power cord into the AC voltage source o Connect the console video cable to the 15 pin VGA output connector on the back panel of the Server Install the mouse and keyboard connectors to their respective connectors on the back panel of the Server See Figure 2 2 amp 2 4 for details TURNING THE SERVER ON Once the Server is turned on be very careful never to move the Server while power is on doing so could damage the disk drives inside the unit Turning the Server Off at the end of this chapter will describe how to power down the Server correctly before moving it For Eagle 760 Servers equipped with a SCSI controller these systems do not need a back panel mounted terminator The sub system that is connected to the controller must have the terminator If an internally mounted streamer tape drive is present the internal SCSI cable must be terminated at the end of the cable either by enabling terminators on the last internal SCSI peripheral or by a separate terminator installed in a cable connector at the end of the SCSI cable 1 Verify once again that the Server has been configure
6. SETJOB VTM2 VTM2 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTM3 VTM3 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTM4 VTM4 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTM5 VTM5 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTM6 VTM6 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTM7 VTM7 500K JOB JIN SETJOB VTMB8 VTMS8 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC1 COM1 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC2 COM2 500K JOB JIN SETJOB LPT1 DUMMY 20k LTPTINI LPT1 PIN WAIT LPT1 SETJOB NETSER NETSER 100K NETSER JIN WAIT NETSER setjob vtser vtser 100k vtser jin walt vtser SETJOB NETLOG NETLOG 50K SETJOB TCPEMU TCPEMU 3M TCP GOTCP CMD Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page F 3 Page F WAIT T sleep 4 CPEMU 1 JOBLVL TCPEMU 2 respon sleep se 1 JOBLVL TELNED 2 terminal response LOG SY MEMORY Ss 0 SET prompt AMPC gt E18SIO INI s LOAD T SLEEP TRMDEF VTM1 PCVTM 1 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 VER QUEUE TRMDEF VTM2 PCVTM 2 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM3 PCVTM 3 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM4 PCVTM 4 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM5 PCVTM 5 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 LOAD SYSMSG USA LOAD AMO000 0VR 1 4 Appendix H set the job level to 2 for tcpemu for quicker network set the job level to 2 for telned for quicker telned Local AMPC INI file in use E18SIO INI System Start UP T NR OM for AMPC RMDEF LIT 1 4 4 10000 on motherboard
7. 3K Amos23 X PC Com24 E HK Amos24 X PC Com25 E 9X Amos25 X PC Com26 3K Amos26 X PC Com27 0X Amos27 X PC Com28 X Amos28 X PC Com29 X Amos23 X PC Com30 X Amos30 X PC Com31 7 X Amos31 X PC Com32 OX Amos32 X PC Com33 gt X Amos33 X PC Com34 X Amos34 X PC Com35 7 K Amos35 X PC Com36 E X Amos36 Figure 3 7 Serial Ports for a standard AMPC system Note that when a PC serial port is mapped to an AMOS serial port a yellow double headed arrow replaces the green check or red X To un assign an AMOS serial port on the right simply drag the double headed arrow from the right to the left box and drop it When installing a new PC serial port you must do this through the Windows Device Manager To access the Device Manager program from the AMPC Diagnostic window Select Tools Control Panel then Select System and double click The System Properties window will display Select Hardware tab In the next screen Select Device Manager button Each serial port counts against the AMOS user license if defined in the AMPC INI The mapping in this window is only to reserve the ports for AMOS use The Device Manger window will display the hardware devices in this system See figure 3 8 Expand out the Ports COM amp LPT entry by left clicking on the box to the left of the menu item If all the ports are properly installed the numbering will be Sequential 1 to 36
8. If a diagnostic program indicates problems you may need to restore data from a backup copy or reconstruct the data on a damaged disk If you have this type of problem consult the section Recovering From Disk Errors in the System Operator s Guide Before running any of the disk diagnostic tests especially if you suspect a problem it is a good idea to use the SET DSKERR command SET DSKERR SET DSKERR causes the Server to report the location of any hard errors the diagnostic program finds If you don t use SET DSKERR the diagnostic tells you only that an error occurred not where on the disk it happened You must run the diagnostic program from the same job where the SET DSKERR was executed Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 13 The next two sections discuss two very useful diagnostic programs REDALL and DSKANA You can find more information on disk diagnostic programs in the System Operator s Guide and the AMOS User s Guide The REDALL Command REDALL reads every block of data or the number of blocks you choose on the logical disk specified and reports any hard errors It does not alter the data on the disk REDALL works on all disks It is a good idea to run REDALL for each disk on the Server occasionally possibly once a month To use REDALL perform these steps 1 To read all the blocks on a disk enter REDALL followed by the device name of the disk desired REDALL DSK2 2 If you don
9. Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges My To avoid static discharge always ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before loading or S unloading a tape cartridge 1 Press the button on the drive s front panel to open the tape drive door 2 Hold the cartridge with the metal side down The end of the tape cartridge with the write protect switch will enter the drive first 3 Insert the cartridge into the drive Keep pushing until the cartridge stops and then close the door After the door closes the drive positions the tape after which it is ready for use With front loader drives the 65x models take the tape from the operator once it is installed about half way into the drive Before unloading the tape cartridge be sure the tape activity light is out To unload press the tape door release button and remove the tape from the drive On front loader drives press the eject button Tape Capacity The storage capacity of the tapes depends both on the drive installed and the type of tape cartridge being used The following table shows the different types of tape cartridges available and the corresponding capacity for the AM 629 AM 651 and AM 652 drives NI The tape drive manufacturer has specified which cartridge tapes that may be used Using tapes v other than those recommended might result in excessive head wear Maximum Data Cartridge Capacity AM 629 DC6525 525MB DC9100 Magnus 1 0 1 0GB DC9120 Magnus 1 2 1 2GB DC920
10. Minimized VTM1 VTM7 AmpcLite S mpoLitesAmpcLite exe Zp Minimized VTM8 amp mpcTerm AmpcTermiAmpcTerm exe Zp Xt Minimized e Figure 3 6 Virtual Terminals The terminal emulators installed on the system are setup in the INSTAL CFG file in the AMPC folder This file is then accessed to select the Emulator for the VTMx channel as shown in Figure 3 6 T Note Each virtual terminal consumes one AMOS user license if defined in the AMPC INI The definition here only reserves which emulator will be used for each VTM session Serial Ports Tab To define the PC serial ports for use by AMOS click on the Serial Ports tab Under Windows if a properly installed PC COM port is detected the port will show up in the left panel as in Figure 3 7 A red X indicates the port was not detected on the Windows side and is not mapped for AMOS use The detected ports must be mapped for use with AMOS by assigning them an AMOS COM port With the mouse drag the selected PC serial port on the left to the AMOS serial port desired on the right Please map them straight across for clarity Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 7 x General Amos Disks Vitual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices PC Serial ports detected PC serial ports assigned to Amos X PC Com19 Es X Amos19 X PC Com20 gt 9X Amos20 X PC Com21 E X Amos21 X PC Com22 X Amos22 X PC Com23
11. Raw Mode Parameter 7 Graphics printing from AMOS requires a special setup to bypass the Windows graphic printer See Chapter 6 for more information on this setup Any printer seen by Windows including USB and Network printers can be defined as an AMOS LPT printer None of these assignments count against the AMOS user license The Clear button can erase the LPTx assignment here and in the Registry Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 9 AMPC Configuration x General Amos Disks Vitual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices LPT1 Clear LPT2 Clear LETS LPT4 LPTs LPTE LETZ LPT8 LETS LPT10 Lert LPT12 LPT13 LPT14 HP LaserJet 55i MX lt lt lt Raw Data Mode gt gt gt Y RawMode HP LaserJet 55i MX RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode RawMode Figure 3 9 LPT Printer assignment In Figure 3 9 the HP LaserJet 5SI printer is assigned to LPT1 in Raw Mode and the HP LaserJet 5SI is assigned to LPT2 with Times New Roman 10 point font Any Windows network printer that is added under the Windows 7 Control Panel Printers and Faxes application can be assigned to AMOS To add a new printer LPT3 click on the left box button and the Printer browse window will display Use the down arrow button to find a local
12. The PCLPT 3 matches the LPT3 in the lt AMPC Configure Printers section PCLPT 3 matches LPT3 etc The name given on the TRMDEF line such as LPT3 above could be replaced with LETTER a name that identifies the function the printer is being used as Using Serial Printers Each serial printer may be defined in either of two distinct ways 1 As an Windows printer or 2 As an AMOS only serial printer If it is defined as an AMOS serial printer it will consume one AMOS users license Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 7 To define it as a Windows serial printer make sure the PC COM port is not mapped for AMOS use This information is stored under the Serial Ports tab of the lt AMPC Configure gt program See Chapter 3 As an AMOS only serial printer the serial printer can be plugged into one of the AM 113 serial ports or into one of the PC COM ports which are mapped for AMOS use In the AMPC INI file make the appropriate changes to the TRMDEF for that COM port to use the TELTYP terminal driver and remove the EDITOR statement if present Change the baud rate to one appropriate for the printer that will be used Adding a Printer Additional LPTx ports up to 16 can include Windows network printers or USB printers connected to the Eagle 760 Server Remember to add the printer through the Windows lt Control panel gt Printers and Faxes option The printer TRMDEF statements for PCLPT 1 to
13. o Windows System Backup o AMOS Data Backup WINDOWS System Backup The Windows System backup should contain all the Windows software and the AMPC folder with all its contents This backup should contain all the system settings contained in the Windows Registry The best way to make sure you have this backed up is to create a Acronis True Image backup of the C BootVolume drive This one backup will restore your system exactly the way it is setup now and working AMOS Data Backup An additional image backup of the E DataVolume with the current AMD disk files is also important The AMD files must be backed up The AMD files contain the programs and customer data running on Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 23 the Server This data backup can be a Acronis backup or Network or Disk backup of just AMD files Another option is a Streamer tape backup of the AMOS programs and data files inside of AMD files The System Administrator needs to make the decision as to the media and backup data type that will be used for this important portion of the Server s data Backup Considerations MTUSAV style backups are fully supported on AMOS 8 x Servers Older tapes written on previous AMOS systems are readable with AMOS 8 x The newer tape drives are faster than on earlier systems To significantly reduce the backup time consider the following which may influence the disk configuration you select o An AMOS AMD disk o
14. setjob vtser utser 188k utser jin Hail viser SETJOB NETLOG NETLOG 58k SETJOB TCPEHU TCPEHU 2H TCP G0TCP CHD uait tcpenu log opr ransferred fron SYS to OPR Caution other jobs sane PPN sleep 1 JOBLYL TCPEHU 2 sleep 1 JOBLUL TELNED 2 log sys ransferred fron OPR to SYS Caution other jobs sane PPN set prompt AHZ50 gt eo AH7S8 gt Sc 7SB gt HEHORY B sLocal AH750 INI file in use 29R758 2 TCP IP 127 0 7 ium A A a Figure 3 2 Sample Boot Session Switching Between AMOS and Windows 7 Once in AMOS and operating from VTM1 you can switch between AMOS and Windows with just a keystroke on the console keyboard The standard method is ALT T B to activate the System Diagnostics window CONFIGURING EAGLE 760 SERVERS On the task bar there are 5 command options The third one is Configure With the mouse select and click on Configure This will launch the AMPC Configuration Window We will step through each program option tab in the remainder of this section to initially configure the AMPC Environment JUE AMPC Eagle 760 System 1 1 951 System Diagnostics Bl xj Z File Tools Configure Window Help l x istening on or socket requests rrom virtua ermina E Starting UTH2 emulator AmpcLite AmpcLite exe 4442 utm2 aln Socket request from 127 0 0 1 2241 accepted for virtual terminal 2 COM1 Opened successfully Disk SUB assigned to C AMPC sub amd Setting job level fo
15. 3 13 Transferring data 10 1 Transferring files between Alpha Micro computers 10 5 source and destination 10 1 to other PCs 10 5 TRMDEF statement 6 9 Troubleshooting printer A 4 Turning off power 2 9 Turning the Server on 2 7 U Unpacking 2 1 Unsafe disconnect 7 3 Utility programs 5 2 V VersiCOMM 5 3 Virtual terminal 3 6 restarting a session 7 3 switching between 6 4 7 2 using 6 4 7 2 Viruses 7 7 Voltage compatibility 2 7 W WAIT Command 6 10 Wide SCSI and narrow devices E 2 bus length E 2 configuration 1 3 E 2 number of devices E 2 Wide SCSI disk drive E 2 external termination E 2 Wildcards 10 2 WINDOWS file names 10 2 transferring data to AMOS 10 1 Workgroup local 6 38 X XPE administration 6 26 IP address 6 33 Index Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04
16. Information GO Information 4 j 4 Information 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 8 Securi p ib Control Ma Nor i a Moi Event Viewer X Control Ma Nor 1 43 Shared Folde Control Ma Nor mS Local Users 2 Do you want to save System before clearing it b Control Ma Nor 84 Performance Control Ma Nor B y Storage Control Ma ied E Removable s i P z Disk Defragmenter 2 Information 3 13 2004 4 29 39 cm sbes Nor BS Disk Man is Information 3 13 2004 4 29 37 Application Popup Nor ee me a information 3 13 2004 4 29 37 Application Popup Nor BT CENIGESSCOU HAEDIHESTUOE ES warning 3 13 2004 4 29 43 Server Nor Warning 3 13 2004 4 20 43 Server Nor aD Information 3 13 2004 4 29 40 eventlog Nor Infnr matinn a 13 2nn4 4 29 4N eventlna Delete all records in the log Figure 6 5 Computer Management Event Viewer Select No save of the system logs To execute this function Select gt No button Other Administrative Tools by ES X i Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Geet P sea erm Address ij Administrative Tools Folders x 8 Desktop 6 Component Services El a My Documents computer Management EW My Computer fa Data Sources ODBC E JY 3 Floppy A desktop ini E e SystemVolume C i Event viewer
17. Step 2 x Enter the number of logical drives for this disk 50 Logical drives exist within a physical drive to make the data more manageable All logical drives within a physical drive are the same size Bee mes caes Amos Disk Generation Wizard Step 3 ES Enter the size for each logical dive 8d j Unit Mb 1 048 576 bytes Kb 1024 bytes C Records 512 bytes eek Wes cm Amos Disk Generation Wizard Step 4 EE xf Click Finish to create the following Amos disk data file Loaical disk size 80 Mb Physical disk size 4000 Mb Select OK to save this new setup to memory The next step is to Select gt File gt Exit then Quit from the lt AMPC Diagnostic window to write this new information into the system registry You must Quit the program in order to save the settings Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 17 AMPC Configuration im xd General Amos Disks Virtual Terminals Se al Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices Amos Disk PC Data File Amos System Disk DSK EXAMPEXAMPEAMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 1 sub EXGAMPENSUBAMD S Browse Create Disk Subsystem 2 NEW EAAMPLANEW amd Browse Create Disk Subsystem 3 BIG E amp MPENBIBAMD gt O Browse Create Disk Subsystem 4 Browse Create Disk Subsystem 5 Browse Create Disk Subsystem 6 1 SEY Brows
18. 12 Paper error 13 Select 14 Auto line feed not used 15 Error 16 Printer reset 17 Select in 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 Ground Table A 7 Centronics Interface Cabling Signal Pin out Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Appendix B The Control Characters The terminal keyboard allows you to type control characters which perform special functions A control character is the signal transmitted to the computer when you hold down the key and press another key at the same time The following list contains the most important control characters The AMOS User s Guide contains a complete list of control characters and their functions Control C Control C is the system interrupt command You use it to interrupt whatever program is in progress and return to AMOS command level After pressing to interrupt a program you cannot resume execution of that program you must start it over from the beginning Some programs such as AlphaVUE do not recognize a Control C as an exit command instead you must use the exit command for that program if you want to return to AMOS command level Other programs do recognize a Control C however if an exit command exists for a program it is usually better to use that command than to press CTRL C Many programs perform various closing functions when you use their normal exit commands and would not have a chance to perform those procedures for an orderly exi
19. 7 Once the system is off turn the rocker switch on the rear panel off if the inside of the chassis will be serviced Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 2 10 Chapter Two GETTING ASSISTANCE If you have followed all of the instructions in this chapter but the Server is not working you probably want help Call your VAR or the Alpha Micro Technical Assistance Center at 800 487 7877 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 3 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program This chapter contains two types of information basic concepts about the way the AMPC 7 1 is set up and operates and general procedures for the configuration of the Eagle 760 environment We will cover the following o Booting the Eagle 760 Server o Configuration Program o Creating your own System Disk For the next chapters below is an additional text description for programs and actions needed by the user lt Screen or box Title or Application Program top line gt lt Selected item gt action for you to do keyboard input keyboard key or lt Selected item gt mouse Select gt menu item lt Menu gt action key press or Menu Select menu item scroll box with mouse left click Radio Button mouse Select or Action notes and choices Select program option or Select Title menul gt menu2 menu3 gt program option To select the last program option you need to make multiple left button selects with the mouse of each menu number to rea
20. Blu ray BD RE DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R CD RW USB Flash sticks of 4 8 16Gb formatted in NTFS USB Hard drives of various sizes SAS and SATA hard drives in removable trays 0000 To create a bootable recovery media on DVD RAM DVD RW DVD R BD RE make sure when you select the DVD drive icon check the checkbox next to the message Make this media Bootable Any hard drive can be used to create and store backup images The D OSBackups drive is used for this purpose Or a folder called EagleBackups is where the C boot partition images are stored A removable SATA drive tray can also be used to store backup images This allows the user to change the drive and take the backup data off site Another location that can be used as a storage destination is a mapped network drive You can also create a backup task for this location This is the slowest backup option available to you It also ties up the network with the data transfer You can also create a File Backup from the main menu This is listed under More Features You can select any folder or disk partition from the pop up menus Make sure you destination drive is not selected to be contained in the backup If you have an exact size disk drive you may also Clone your source drive This process is accessible from the Tools amp Utilities link in the task bar Follow the menus to accomplish the task Now let us create a boot partition backup task Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Re
21. Defining a Local Workgroup eese teen enne ener etre nennen nete tnnt rancia cines 6 38 PC Serial Port Installation and Renumbering Procedure eene 6 38 ACRONIS SOFTWARE eite etta ete ete e ehe fee HL OR Le E RE ERG 6 40 Restoring the Windows 7 Boot C Partition eese eee 6 43 Restoring just one file from an Acronis backup essere enne 6 44 CHAPTER7 HINTS RESTRICTIONS amp SHORTCUTS e eeeeeee eee eee enses tenens tasa sensus 7 1 MINIMUM SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION eerte enne 7 1 MINIMUM BOOT CONFIGURATION essent ener ene conc tenente trementes 7 1 SWITCHING BETWEEN AMOS AND WINDOWS cococcococccccoccnnnoncnnnonconacnnnnncnnnonnonaco nana connnnccnnonacnncon 7 2 USING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL TERMINALS sees ennemi cnn ocn enne 7 2 RE STARTING A VTM SESSION nete ce te Ine ie eter eee pe ra eee ted ao ed eae 7 3 UNSAFE DISCONNEC iii tue RUE nde 7 3 ALTERNATE TERMINAL EMULATORS essent nene enne etre nennen nene nr ener nnne 7 4 RESTARTING AMOS AFTER EXIT eese netten enne nana nennen nenne naaa etre trennen 7 5 BOOT SHORTCUTS AND SPECIFIC INITIALIZATION FILES eee 7 5 GENERAL HINTS amp RESTRICTIONS eese eren netten nennen enne cre crac 7 5 AMOS and Virises e tete egt iui died eio ede p e leeren tete eerte b bo tala 7 7 The WINDOWS firewall configuration
22. E 2 Serial I O Capability 1 3 Serial ports configure 3 6 installation 6 38 renumbering 6 38 Server booting 3 1 Page 8 reshipping 2 2 shutdown 2 9 SET DSKERR command 6 13 SETJOB command 6 9 6 11 Shipping damage 2 1 Site preparation 2 4 environmental requirements 2 5 physical requirements 2 4 Software 1 5 5 1 5 3 Adobe Acrobat 1 5 AMOS 1 5 Norton Ghost 1 5 SCSI dispatcher E 3 XPE 1 5 Software Compatibility 1 6 Software utilities xAdmin 7 8 Static electricity 2 5 Status display codes 9 1 Streaming Tape 4 6 Support information 1 9 telephone number 1 10 Switching between AMOS and WINDOWS 7 2 Switching between AMOS and XPE 3 3 SYSACT command 6 3 SYSTAT command 4 3 6 3 6 10 System Administration XPE 6 26 System Administrator 6 1 System configuration minimum 7 1 System Console 1 4 System disk definition 4 2 System initialization file 6 8 7 5 modifying 2 9 6 4 T Tape capacity 4 7 care of media 8 2 drive 4 6 drive cleaning 8 2 loading and unloading cartridges 4 7 Task Manager 1 5 6 16 Technical Support 2 10 Terminal cables A 4 keyboard 4 5 B 1 TRMDEF statement 6 9 Terminal emulators 7 4 Test INI modification 3 17 Testing line voltages 2 6 Text conventions 1 9 TightVnc 1 5 TODOS 10 1 10 3 command format 10 2 wildcards 10 2 Tools Control Panel 3 13 Ghosts 3 13 Task Manger
23. EAGLE 760 IND S csccssssscssncsccscsnsscsssnscscssescssscesescssssesssscssesssessssscsssscesesesees F 1 AMSAEFEBOOT INL 2 0 n terio te E Pe A EDD HERD ORDER UD CD E RH teet F 1 AMECIN Edd De teats cds fests sigs E de a et es ER ced F 1 EESSIOIN E a ide F 4 Document History Index Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Table of Contents Page vii List of Tables Table 3 1 Recommended AMOS Memory Sizes esee emen enne 3 4 Table 4 1 Special Function Keys on the Terminal Keyboard seen 4 5 Table 4 2 Supported 14 Streamer Data Cartridges essent en eene 4 7 Table 9 1 Diagnostic Display Status Codes eese nennen nete enne enne 9 1 Table A 1 PC COM port MDB 9 Modular adapter connector Signals DWB 10317 30 A 3 Table A 3 Serial Terminal Connector Signals eese eren enne A 4 Table A 4 Serial modem modular adapter esee nee etre emen A 5 Table A 5 Pin out for Workstation to Computer Cable IBM PC AT and Compatibles A 5 Table A 6 Pin out for Workstation to Computer Cable IBM PC XT and Compatibles A 6 Table A 7 Centronics Interface Cabling Signal Pin out eese A 7 List of Figures Figure 1 1 Eagle 760 Deskside Chassis eese eene enne nnne enne 1 1 Figure 1 2 Eagle 760 Low Profile Rackmount Chassis
24. Figure 3 4 AMPC Configuration General Tab AMPC creates Boot Diagnostic Logs which record the boot process If the system fails a complete system memory dump is logged The next input box allows the administrator to select how many of these logs are to be kept on the disk If this setting is greater than 2 the oldest file is deleted before a new one is allocated on the hard drive These files are allocated each time the system boots These logs are located in the C AMPC Error logs folder Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 5 To save the settings configured click on the OK button or Cancel to leave it alone The save process only needs to be done once after inspecting all Configuration Tabs To write the changes to the system registry you are required to Select File gt Exit from the main diagnostic screen Then Select Quit AMOS Disks Tab Now click on the AMOS Disks tab When EAGLE 760 is installed the standard system disk DSK is AMPC AMD which has four logicals initially 32 MB each in size Additional disk subsystems may be defined as shown below The alternate boot disk file provided is SUB AMD Up to nine additional disk subsystems can be defined Use the Create button to define your own disk files or select the Browse button to use other existing disk files xi General Amos Disks Vitual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices A
25. NETINI SEROO2 NIN optional serial network 2 f SYSTEM SYSMSG USA SYSTEM AMSORT SYS SYSTEM ISAM SYS SYSTEM ISAMP SYS SYSTEM CMDLIN SYS SYSTEM DVR TRM DVR SYSTEM DVR MEM DVR SYSTEM DVR RES DVR SYSTEM DVR ACD DVR SYSTEM DVR STR DVR Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Eagle 760 INI S SYSTEM DVR DVD DVR AMD pseudo disk drivers are copies of PCDSK DVR SYSTEM DVR NEW DVR SYSTEM DVR BIG DVR SYSTEM DVR SUB DVR SYSTEM DVR UPD DVR for UPDates Only use dcache for AMOS formatted disk drives not necessary for AMD files SYSTEM DCACHE SYS N M U 2000K i E For AMOS formatted drives use FixLog with SCZPC DVR to create the SCZ driver SYSTEM DVR SCZ DVR for AMOS formatted drive No Ne Ne Se Ne 7 other program loads SYSTEM RPC SYS N SYSTEM RPCLOD LIT SYSTEM SYS RUN LIT SYSTEM SYS ORUN LIT SYSTEM BAS FLOCK SBR PICRY Stucke SYSTEM TCP IPCINI N 200 200K SYSTEM TCP FTPD LIT SYSTEM TCP FTPD RTI SYSTEM RTI LIT SYSTEM DVR TLP DVR SYSTEM TCP LPR LIT SYSTEM TCP LPR RTI SYSTEM TCP TAMED LI SYSTEM TCP TAMED RTI SYSTEM TCP TELNED LIT SYSTEM TCP TELNED RTI SYSTEM SMEM 120M Increase for more telnet jobs LOG DEMO SET HEX SET DSKERR MOUNT DSK MOUNT SUB MOUNT BIG SET NOCACHE DSKO for AMD dsk files SET NOCACHE SUBO for AMD dsk files SET NOCACHE BIGO
26. PSEUDO NU RMDEF NETSER PSEUDO NU RMDEF TCPEMU PSEUDO NU RMDEF NETLOG PSEUDO NU RMDEF DUMMY PSEUDO NUL TRMDEF JOBS 40 LL 80 80 80 LL 80 80 80 LL 80 80 80 LL 80 80 80 L 80 80 80 JOBALC VTM1 VTM2 VTM3 VTM4 Required Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Eagle 760 INI S JOBALC VTM6 VTM7 VTM8 VTM5 JOBALC JOBALC JOBALC JOBALC JBPC1 JBPC2 Page F 5 JBPC3 JBPC4 JBPC5 JBPC6 JBPC7 JBPC8 JBPC9 JBPC10 JBPC11 JBPC12 JBPC13 JBPC14 JBPC15 JBPC16 JBPC17 JBPC18 TCPEMU NETLOG NETSER SCZDSP DEVTBL SCZPC SYS DSK DEVTBL NEW DEVTBL SUB DEVTBL BITMAP BITMAP BITMAP ERSATZ TRM RES MEM STRO DSK NEW SUB ERSATZ INI B 20 MSGINI 100K NETINI ETH101 NIN SYSTEM SYSMSG USA SYSTEM AMSORT SYS SYSTEM ISAM SYS SYSTEM CMDLIN SYS SYSTEM DVR TRM DVR SYSTEM DVR MEM DVR SYSTEM DVR RES DVR SYSTEM DVR NEW DVR SYSTEM DVR SUB DVR SYSTEM DVR UPD DVR SYSTEM DVR DVD DVR SYSTEM DVR ACD DVR SYSTEM DVR STR DVR SYSTEM RPC SYS N SYSTEM RPCLOD LIT SYSTEM RUN LIT SYSTEM ORUN LIT RICP Stuft SYSTEM TCP IPCINI N 200 200K SYSTEM TCP FTPD LIT SYSTEM TCP FTPD RTI SYSTEM TCP TELNED LIT SYSTEM TCP TELNED RTI SYSTEM RTI LIT SYSTEM SMEM 80M LOG DEMO SET HEX SET DSKERR MOUNT DSK MOUNT SUB MOUNT NEW
27. compatible with legacy application software The AM8000 and Eagle 800 systems are higher performance than the Eagle 760 system Clients can start with the Eagle 760 system and upgrade to the higher performance AM9000 AM8000 or Eagle 900 Eagle 800 systems when you need more processing power The Eagle 760 system is perfect for AMPC 5 0 6 0 and 7 0 upgrade candidates The Eagle 760 Systems are constructed in modular fashion Your organization can start with just the features and capacity needed then expand the system as processing demands increase The system can be field upgraded to provide more disk storage memory and tape backup capacity to add more local cable connected terminals and printers to exchange data over a local area network with personal computers and other data processing systems and to communicate through modems with remote data centers The Eagle 760 System enclosures fit neatly next to a desk and can interface to RAID subsystems USB disk devices and USB serial devices These Servers support DVD RAM and Blu Ray peripheral drives as well as SCSI tape and SCSI disk as optional equipment The low profile 2U Rackmount chassis is available as an option Both of these systems use the USB SSD dongle mounted inside the chassis to one of the USB ports The dongle provides the SSD device that the AMPC operating systems is encoded Figure 1 1 Eagle 760 Deskside Chassis Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 1 2 Chapter One
28. twelve To make up for the missing function keys the PC keyboard uses the and keys AMOS 8 x uses the same function key translation as other popular Alpha Micro communications products such as inSight and AIphaLAN except that function keys and are also used The following keys or combinations of keys on the PC keyboard correspond to the sixteen function keys and some other keys many PC keyboards lack on an Alpha Micro keyboard Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page C 2 Appendix C AMOS FUNCTION KEY TRANSLATION AMOS Function Key PC Key For example for FUNCT 1 press ALT 1 to to and and or and to to to to and and or and to to HELP and SHIFT HELP EXEC NEWLINERnd CANCEL and NS CHAR INS WORD INS LINE Or DEL CHAR DEL WORD SHIFT DEL LINE or PREV SCREEN NEXT SCREEN PREV WORD ern NEXT WORD CTRL COMPOSE SHIFTI CTRLY O For example to use AlphaWRITE s menu key on AM 62 terminals on the PC console press CTALJ ES USING FUNCTION KEYS Both supplied console terminal emulators AMPCTerm and AMPCLITE included in AMOS 8 x have ADDITIONAL function key support features Refer to the on line help information provided with each emulator for information about these additional function key support features Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Appendix D AMPC Command Summary The following table summarizes commands you can enter to use the AMPC
29. 7 Under Partition Size 30Gb should display Click on Next button 8 The Summary Page you should review that all the settings are correct Click on Proceed button When it finishes click OK then Click on the Red X to close the program The Acronis Restore process is normally used when a new replacement hard drive is installed After the restore all system settings and configuration settings must be re entered for the AMOS Server installation The Bootable Acronis Recovery DVD shipped from Alpha Micro has the default settings and the original disk files Any patches or Customer data applied to the Server after installation will be missing partition any time there is a configuration change to the Server This up to date backup will contain all the information about the specific installation Then this backup should be copied to alternate media and labeled and stored for future use 1 0 The system administrator should perform an Acronis backup to a file of the Wes7BootC If the boot AMD disk file was on the first disk partition then the customer s AMD disk files will have to be regenerated and the application software restored back onto the system drive If the system administrator places the AM9000 AMD boot disk on the E drive it will also have to be restored from the D Data partition backups After an Acronis restore to a new disk drive if you have additional backups of just the AMD disk files then you are safe These AMD files wi
30. 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 20 Chapter Six DVD RAM media is not totally new to AMOS systems This media can be used for both Read and Write operations The media can be used on the Windows side or with AMOS but not both on the same media The MAKDVD software gives the greatest flexibility to backup procedures It is faster to search and retrieve data files faster than a tape restore Please refer to the MAKDVD documentation for more information The DVD RAM media may be formatted in Fat32 or UDF and used as an alternate disk drive for Windows storage This media has a longer life than all other media type described but still has a limited life DVD RAM media formatted in UDF is useable with AMOS to store AMD files and is faster to update than the MAKDVD format RAID Level 1 is an on line mirrored backup of the system data Normally the 160GB drive system has two physical 160GB drives installed The second drive is a Mirror copy of the first Alpha Microsystems can provide a SCSI 160 RAID system for the Eagle 760 Systems The drive trays can be removed and another hard drive of like size installed Once installed the Level 1 RAID controller does the rest to mirror the first drive in the system This gives the administrator a hard disk backup of whole system Windows and AMOS A 160GB drive takes 5 hours to mirror and slows down the operating disk response if booted from the RAID by 30 during the rebuild process Once finished with the mirror t
31. 760 system software is always on DSKO where the operating system looks for most programs during the boot process Usually the AMD file containing DSKO is on the largest hard disk where the pseudo disk file is located To Configure the system for Alternate Booting change the DSK device mapping to a different AMD filename Then using the Boot AMPC shortcut in the C AMPC folder will boot the system with the newly defined disk file This procedure replaces the older warm boot process and is more convenient and flexible A single logical 32MB AMD file has been provided for this purpose The pseudo disk filename is SUB AMD in the C AMPC folder Unlike warm boot tapes this disk has the complete AMOS 8 x operating system release with the system PIC codes installed No more searching for the correct warm boot tape for the system EAGLE760 Servers have a DVD drive installed You have the option of booting from this device but NOT into AMOS as you might be used to Booting from a DVD loads the system from Acronis True Image backup This program is used to load an empty hard disk drive with the AMOS 8 x and Windows software This usually is a special circumstance when it is not possible to boot from any pseudo disk drive This will be covered in detail in Chapter 6 DEVICE NAMES AMOS uses device names to identify the different pieces of equipment that make up the Server Each disk drive and other storage devices have their own device names terminals an
32. ALAN EXE LOCAL p ses7 aln contains Alan 9 0 and all supporting files The C AMPC Install Cfg file is shown below We have modified the standard one showing how to add the 3 terminal emulator package Settings DefaultEmulator AmpcLite TerminalEmulators Emul AmpcLite NAmpcLiteNAmpcLite exe p Emu2 AmpcTerm AmpcTerm AmpcTerm exe Sp t Emu3 ALAN Program Files UASystems AlphaLant 9 0 ALAN Sp ses7 aln I XE LOCAL Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Hints Restrictions amp Shortcuts Page 7 5 RESTARTING AMOS AFTER EXIT During the initial boot of the Server Windows Professional starts up and will display a Desktop environment To boot AMPC into AMOS select the AMPC Boot shortcut Once the terminal emulator starts the Alpha Micro banner will appear on the screen followed by the system initialization file The last statement in the initialization file is MEMORY 0 The AMOS system prompt usually a dot will then display allowing the user to Log onto AMOS An alternate method is to execute Boot Shortcuts in the AMPC folder Alpha Micro has provided several different shortcuts The two most commonly used are Configure AMPC and Boot AMPC Their names describe what they do The first will only bring up AMPC in configuration mode and not boot This uses the C switch in the target line of the shortcut properties The system administrator uses this mode to buil
33. DVD device by typing DVD or DVD DEV PAN as appropriate To create a quick backup to the DVD RAM LOG OPR and execute MAKDVD Enter the device specification for the disk platters to be written then Enter The MAKDVD program will write the data to the media and give a progress report on the written When done it exits to the AMOS dot To mount the new backup type Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 26 Chapter Six DVD ENTER The system will respond by mounting the DVD RAM media and display the disk labels read from the media WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION There are a few procedures that the System Administrator must set up for an installation These have to do with Network setup Disk setup These and others are normally controlled through the Control Panel program The Windows system has its own IP address and AMOS 8 x has its own unique IP If your installation has a DHCP Server the Windows system will obtain its IP from the DHCP Server This is the Eagle 760 Server Default as shipped from Alpha Micro The System Control Panel To access the Windows system go to Control Panel Select gt Tools item from the lt AMPC System Diagnostics window This is shown in figure 6 1 EEE File Edit View Favorites Tools Help es Q 1 O sean i rowers 15 E X gt Address le Control Panel This one window has the greatest power and largest options to control the Eagle Folders x 760 Servers s
34. E LL DVD RAM Drive D Ef Local Security Policy as DataVolume E iij Performance E s RaidVol F Ry Services E 1 Control Panel E e e Network Connections t y Printers and Faxes a Scanners and Cameras El Scheduled Tasks E Shared Documents H Y My Network Places files Figure 6 6 Administrative Tools When adding disk drives to the system you must format and allocate these as storage volumes to Windows To perform this task Select gt Administrative Tools and Select Computer Management tool in the right panel as shown in Figure 6 6 Once the Computer Management application is loaded find Storage and Select Disk Management application To take advantage of the speed of Windows disk caching the drives must be formatted in NTFS file system and made active to the Windows Operating System As shown in figure 6 7 the Eagle 800 Server we have the standard internal drive partitioned as 2 logical volumes The first partition 4 1Gb in size is reserved for the Windows software and the AMPC folder The E DataVolume drive is 12GB in size and is used to store the Customer generated AMD disk Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 31 On the Eagle 760 a standard 160GB hard drive is partitioned 80 80 GB This results for the C and E drives The primary partition C drive is where Windows programs and documentation are stored The C drive partition includes the AMPC fol
35. If not the ports must be reassigned a sequential port number First exit the lt AMPC Configuration program The reassignments are done by selecting the port and right click Select Properties Select Port Setting tab Select Advanced button See chapter 6 for a detailed procedure The COM port number input box will be displayed in the Advanced Setting for the Com Port Left click on the Down arrow and find the lowest number missing usually 3 and select it Now Select OK button Then Select OK again Repeat this process for all COM ports that are not numbered sequentially Once this is accomplished close the Device Manager window by Select X in the upper right hand corner Then close the System Properties window with an OK Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 8 Chapter Three Z Device Manager oa 2 414 File Action View Help tHm amp c su Ports COM amp LPT V Communications Port COM 1 Communications Port COM2 ECP Printer Port LPT 1 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 1 COM3 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 2 COM4 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 3 COMS EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 4 COM6 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 5 COM7 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 6 COMS8 EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 7 COMS EdgePort V34331432 0 Serial Port 8 COM 10 EdgePort V34333651 0 Serial Port 1 COM11 EdgePort V3433365
36. Making sure the power supply is configured correctly for the local electrical requirements Connecting the operator console mouse and keyboard Running the initial POST diagnostic test to make sure the system is working correctly Creating a backup tape or backup DVD Connecting additional terminals and printers Getting assistance Some of the sections in this chapter refer to various locations on the front and back panels of the system The next two sections describe the front and rear panel connectors controls and indicators Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 2 4 Chapter Two Eagle 760 Server Rear I O Panel The types and number of connectors on the rear panel of the Eagle 760 Server will vary depending on the equipment included with the order AC Voltage Selector AC Power input Master ON OFF switch Keyboard Mouse connectors COM 1 Parallel Port VGA USB Port 1 amp 2 USB Port 3 amp 4 Ethernet Port Figure 2 1 Eagle 760 Rear panel PREPARING THE SITE For the Server to do its best job it must be placed it in a clean environment and one that meets the temperature specifications of the Server Extreme temperature or humidity can cause computer failure But it is not very demanding its environmental needs are similar to your own Physical Requirements The first step is to make sure the location for the Server is large enough and sturdy enough
37. Manual Rev A04 Page 1 4 Chapter One Alpha Micro s latest networking software AlphaTCP and AlphaNET software are included within the AMOS 8 x Release The driver for the Ethernet port allows both AlphaNET and AlphaTCP to function All models of the Eagle 760 System have the DHCP client enabled as shipped from Alpha Microsystems If the user does not have a DHCP Server on site then the Windows side of the Server must have a unique IP assigned Refer to Chapter 6 for the procedure to assign an IP to Windows System Console amp Diagnostic Status Display A 17 LCD flat panel system console is optionally available with all Eagle 760 systems The console monitor is required for the system operator to interface with the system The AMOS 8 x system displays diagnostic information in the System Diagnostic window of the AMPC 7 1 program The boot process displays the normal functions of the system in the diagnostic display window as well as certain system errors Normal messages appear in Black Magenta color is for the AM 113 status code messages Blue messages are for the Jobs that the monitor controls and internal tests that pass Orange messages are for ports being initialized The Red messages are errors These will signify a problem with the Server configuration These messages describe missing information or processes that have terminated There are multiple status diagnostic windows for additional information The Network window is just for t
38. PCVTM interface driver is used for Virtual terminals ports 1 to 10 octal This interface driver is embedded in the AMOS monitor o PCCOM interface driver is used for PC COM ports 1 to 22 octal This interface driver is embedded in the AMOS monitor PCLPT has been discussed in the printer s section above 1 is the octal number of the port the terminal is attached to Each terminal must be connected to a unique port 19200 is the baud rate of the terminal AMO2C is the name of the terminal driver AM62C can be changed to different terminal drivers Review the TDV s in the DVR account for others that may be used o 200 200 200 are buffer sizes expressed in number of characters Different situations may require other buffer sizes but for now just use 200 200 200 o EDITOR 15 enables the line editor with the ability to store 15 command lines for this terminal See the AMOS User s Guide for more information on the line editor For a more extensive explanation of what each of these items represents see the System Operator s Guide to the System Initialization Command File 5 Use the SETJOB statement to link the terminal defined in the TRMDEF statement with the job defined in the JOBALC statement SETJOB statements include parameters to o Define how much memory to allocate to a specific job o Define the specific disk and account the specific job will log into o Unlock the terminal s keyboard with the VER command SETJOB statement
39. SETJOB VTM2 VTM2 500K JOB JIN SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB SETJOB VTMS3 VTM3 500K JOB VTMA VTMA 500K JOB VTM5 VTM5 500K JOB JBPC1 COM1 500K JOB JBPC2 COM2 500K JOB JBPC3 COM3 500K JOB JBPC4 COM4 500K JOB JBPC5 COM5 500K JOB JBPC6 COM6 500K JOB JBPC7 COM7 500K JOB JBPC8 COM8 500K JOB JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN JIN Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 VTSER LPT1 reserve 20 more blank ersatz slots for UPDates for DVD amp MAKDVD Page F 6 Appendix H SETJOB JBPC9 COM9 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC10 COM10 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC11 COM11 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC12 COM12 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC13 COM13 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC14 COM14 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC15 COM15 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC16 COM16 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC17 COM17 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JBPC18 COM18 500K JOB JIN T SETJOB LPT1 DUMMY 20K LPTINI LPT1 PIN WAIT LPT1 SETJOB NETSER NETSER 100K NETSER JIN WAIT NETSER SETJOB VTSER VTSER 100K VTSER JIN WAIT VISER SETJOB NETLOG NETLOG 50K SETJOB TCPEMU TCPEMU 3M TCP GOTCP CMD LOG OPR DEMO sleep 1 JOBLVL TCPEMU 2 Set job level to 2 for tcpemu for better response sleep 1 JOBLVL TELNED 2 Set job level to 2 for telned for better terminal response LOG SYS set prompt ip152 gt MEMORY 0 Local AMPC INI file in use
40. TRMDEF COM1 PCCOM 1 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF COM2 PCCOM 2 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 9 POR TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF 9 POR TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF TRMDEF T cable A to USB1 for 18 PC PC COM ports plus Am113 ports ensures error messages displayed as text allow time for am113 to boot or PCI board COM3 PCCOM 3 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM4 PCCOM 4 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM5 PCCOM 5 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM6 PCCOM 6 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM7 PCCOM 7 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM8 PCCOM 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM9 PCCOM 11 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 COM10 PCCOM 12 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 T cable B to USB2 COM11 PCCOM 13 COM12 PCCOM 14 COM13 PCCOM 15 COM14 PCCOM 16 COM15 PCCOM 17 COM16 PCCOM 20 COM17 PCCOM 21 or second PCI board 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF LPT1 PCLPT 1 TELTYP 100 100 100 TRMDEF COM18 PCCOM 22 TRMDEF VISER
41. TX terminal server 1 3 Eagle 800 Bios 1 8 Eagle 800 CPU board 1 2 Electrical noise 2 6 Environmental specifications 2 5 Expanding the AMOS 8 x Server 2 9 External terminator E 2 F Fast Wide SCSI See Wide SCSI FCC ruling A 2 File names AMOS 10 2 names WINDOWS 10 2 Firewall 7 7 configure 6 34 FMDOS 10 1 10 4 command format 10 2 options 10 4 wildcards 10 2 FMTS2 Command 6 15 Folders sharing 6 34 Formatting diskette 6 21 hard disk 6 15 FULNET INI 6 12 Function key C 1 summary C 2 terminal emulators C 2 using C 1 G Ghost software 6 40 restore 6 43 Graphic 3 1 Graphics printing 6 5 Graphics conventions 1 8 Grounding 2 5 H Hard disk drive formatting 6 15 6 21 Hardware details 1 2 Hidden Features 1 7 I INI files samples F 1 INSTAS 4 1 Installation Overview 2 3 Installing AMOS 8 x software 2 8 Installing system software 2 8 ISAM 1 6 J Jobs adding 6 8 JOBALC statement 6 9 JOBS command 6 8 SETJOB statement 6 9 6 11 WAIT command 6 10 K Key symbol 1 8 Keys ALPHA key 4 5 ALT MODE key 4 5 CAPS LOCK key 4 5 CONTROL key 4 5 Index Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Index DELETE key 4 5 ESCAPE key 4 5 RETURN key 4 5 RUB key 4 5 SHIFT key 4 5 L Line editor 4 6 6 9 B 2 LOG command 4 4 6 3 LPT ports sharing 6 7 M Main enclosure cleaning 8
42. changes its job level 8 After adding the SETJOB and WAIT statements you are ready to perform a test reboot using the procedure described earlier in this chapter Changing User Memory How much of the Server s total available memory assigned to each job is determined by the memory parameters in the SETJOB statement or the MEMORY command If you decide to add jobs or alter memory allocations first refer to the System Operator s Guide Remember that assigning the total memory to AMOS is controlled by the RAM size in MB input box of the lt AMPC Configure gt program See chapter 3 for this information To see a display of the current memory allocations on the Server use the SYSTAT command SYSTAT N ENTER In addition to many other pieces of information about the status of the Server SYSTAT shows how much memory is assigned to each job The SYSTAT command is explained in detail in the System Commands Reference Manual To permanently change the amount of memory allocated to a job modify the system initialization file per the instructions below 1 Make a copy of the initialization file and edit it as discussed previously 2 Scan through the file until you find the SETJOB statement that attaches the terminal to the specific job whose memory you want to change The amount of memory allocated to that job is one of the parameters in the SETJOB statement immediately following the terminal name Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 S
43. click and Rename the copy to E6Sio Boot or new name you choose c Right click and Select Properties d In the Shortcut Target line Place cursor over the L E10SIO INI and Type E6SIO INI e Select OK 7 Double click on the boot shortcut and verify that COMI through 6 are scanned and are assigned to an AMOS port 8 Testall new COM ports with serial devices and verify operation then you are done Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 40 Chapter Six ACRONIS SOFTWARE To enter the Acronis True Image 2011 utility software from the lt Diagnostic gt window Select gt Tools gt Acronis backup and left click The lt Acronis True Image menu will appear This may also be accessed from the All Programs start menu in Windows To create a Eagle760 Data Recovery DVD and perform a Backup of the C boot partition 2 Tools amp Utilities o Try amp Decide amp y Help Add backups v More features Disk rim EA backup DA F File backup Protect your computer from a disaster y EX E mail Nonstop Backup EZi E mail backup Protect partitions and files continuously a Browse for backup Figure 7 Acronis True Image Version 2011 The backup process is very easy The menus are easy to read and follow There is Help link available in the upper right hand corner of the dialog box Backups can be made on many different media types We have tested the following with success
44. devices named DSKO DSK1 DSK11 o If you change the Configure menu to boot the Server from a different AMD file the first pseudo drive might be referenced as disk devices named WINO WINI to WIN11 and the new pseudo disk drive is named DSKO Remember this is only an example Your Server may be set up to reference the hard disk as more or less than 12 logical devices The disk device containing the system initialization command file and other system software the device AMOS boots from is always called DSK0 Normally this is the first logical device of the pseudo disk AMPC AMD When you change the device you boot from it will also change the names of other devices on the Server You must change the Configuration to specify each AMD file to be assigned a disk device name like DSK or SUB or NEW etc A different system initialization command file on the alternate drives may define devices differently Once the Server is booted to see a list of the disk devices on the Server type SYSTAT and press RETURN The end of the display lists the available disks DEVTBL can show you the relationship between physical AMD devices and logical drives within the AMD drive With original AMOS formatted SCSI drives the actual disk drive is called the physical device and each partition is a logical device These disks are still accessible if a new disk driver is generated using FIXLOG Use SCZPC DVR as the input driver specify the number of logicals
45. e d AMG d dien de ee eng Ee dee LE eds 6 5 Graphic Printers po EET 6 5 Using Windows Printets t becada 6 6 Using Serial Printers ci ie E Ie ree eee edv ee des a ede 6 6 Adding a PEE nint inito Rp ie 6 7 Setting Up The AMOS Spoolers 00 eceeeessseceeeseceseeseeseceeesaeeeesaeeseesessacseeeseeaeeseseeseeeesessesaeeeeseeeeaeens 6 7 ADDING JOBS niran pa B ERR eee Ege Eee e ayia nanan 6 8 Changing User Memory ute e n b eed UR e ep se Le e e eds 6 10 MODIFYING PRE CONFIGURED NETWORK CONFIGURATION FILES 6 11 AMOS DISK MAINTENANCE ninii etne nne nnne nennen nenne entes nennen a nene trennen tenent nnne 6 12 Analyzing the Disk 0 A dive die n e eaves be een ede 6 12 The REDALFCornmafd ettet e tr te He Do ND Oops rts 6 13 The DSKANA Command arre Ee be re P ERE bed 6 13 DSKANA OPON Siit rine ie aa tire oett ipte eap UR 6 14 The CHECK Option and Automatic Backups eese ener nter 6 15 AMOS Formatted SCSI Drives ONLY eese esee estne netten nennen ea trennen nens 6 15 BACKING UP THE SERVER DATA eiii tet tede ore e Eee Puede ek Due de da ede dea 6 16 Backup Data Types oet nter nete Qr ee eee add NE deve re GR ids 6 16 AMOS Only Data Backups to on eee re Dae brave 6 16 WINDOWS Data Types nente reti e pr en RW EF PM earn Ee Re 6 17 Acronis True Image Data ioi n bit 6 18 Backup Media Types eite eet ee e dee et den e RE EE ER Ee RE eR ee 6 19 Formatting and Initializing DVD RAM Me
46. execute XMOUNT UPD followed by the MOUNT UPD command This will mount the new AMD disk file How this works is a lot like DVD RAM and the DVD LIT program When XMOUNT is executed the UPD device gets DEVTBL and BITMAP entries in the system When MOUNT is executed it will load the bitmap and displays the new disk labels The drives are then used just like the standard method AMD disk files on removable USB hard disks can then be mounted or un mounted to provide large data storage Once the drive is un mounted XMOUNT Dev U it can then be removed from the system This technique does not allow the AMD disk files to be stored on a DVD R media T Only internal hard drives USB drives and DVD RAM media that are re writeable are allowed to store AMD disk files that can be accessed In AMOS copying files to the new UPDx disk device is faster than copying files to an already created DVDx disk Creating a backup with the MAKDVD program is still the fastest full disk backup The time it takes to create the initial AMD file on the backup hard disk is still the same The reason why the UPDx disks can be updated quicker is that Windows write caching is helping to write to the AMD disk device Updating the DVDx disks are slower because there is no write caching to help out Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 25 DVD Software Revisions The DVD software and device drives have been updated to function under AMOS 8 x F
47. internal disk caching software is used AMPC EXE works with the AMPC monitor which makes up the AMOS 8 x operating system AMPC EXE opens the AMD disk files and reads and writes to these files just like a physical disk drive The AMD file is created from the AMOS Disks tab of the Configuration screen in the AMPC program Since Windows does the disk caching for AMOS you do not need AMOS disk cache for these pseudo disk devices Installing AMOS disk cache on top of Windows cache is slower and less efficient therefore we advise you not do this You will be double caching data and AMOS must look up the record in both caches before the disk record is returned To create AMD disk files see the procedure AMD File Creation The AMD files themselves can be copied providing a complete image backup These AMD files can reside on any supported file system normally NTFS UDF or FAT32 The copies can be defined to AMOS 8 x through the AMPC configuration program Windows must perform the copy which is FAST about 2 minutes per GB if using an internal hard drive as the destination This can be slower depending on the drive media being used Other Hard Drives Older AMOS formatted SCSI disks can be accessed for compatibility and to do data transfers but are slower since Windows doesn t know about the AMOS file system These disk devices are accessed Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 15 through a SCSI library AMPC
48. network El E WINDOWS r J CD Drive D es DataVolume E is SystemVolume2 F e DataVolume2 G us Control Panel Shared Documents E 3 My Network Places 2 Recycle Bin users of this computer select the first check box below and type a share name m Ej BE iH E Figure 6 10 Disabling Folder Shares Configuration for a Complete Network Firewall Follow the procedure below to verify that the Network Firewall is enabled with ALL ports disabled This procedure will place the machine setup back into the standard settings as shipped from Alpha Micro for all AMOS 8 x Servers This firewall protects the Windows operating system from unauthorized intrusion No ports are allowed Do not allow any folders to be Shared By keeping the system folders Not Shared peer to peer viruses will be kept off of the Server 1 From the AMPC Diagnostics window a Select Tools Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel Right Panel double click Select Network Connections a Select Local Area Connection and Right Click and Select Properties b Select Internet Protocol TCP IP with left mouse click c Select Properties button d The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window will be displayed i Select Advanced button e The Advanced TCP IP Settings window will display Select gt Options tab i TCP IP Filtering will be highlighted in Blue ii Select Properti
49. new printer Check the RAWMODE check box on the right side of the menu d Using Windows Printers Before AMOS can use the Windows printer it must be fully installed and tested from the Windows side If the printer will not work from Windows applications it won t work from AMOS To test the printer on the Windows side double click on any text file and select Print from the file menu to verify the printer produces output To configure AMOS to use a Windows printer it must be defined in the Printers tab of the lt AMPC Configure see Chapter 3 Once a Windows printer is mapped to the LPTx channel in the AMPC program you then need to modify a TEST INI file to define it to AMOS Please recognize the distinction between hardware LPT port vs the AMOS LPT port assignment e This LPT does not have to be the same as the Server s parallel port usually referenced as LPTI b Each LPTx can reference any Windows printer even a network or USB printer Because each AMOS LPTx configuration also includes the Windows fonts the same Windows printer could have multiple LPTx references For example AMOS might be configured to use a network laser printer as LPT2 for Times Roman 10pt for letter printing and as LPT3 for Ariel 8pt for condensed printing and it could be the same physical printer For each Windows printer configured for AMOS activate or add the appropriate TRMDEF in the line in the TEST INI file TRMDEF LPT3 PCLPT 3 TELTYP 100 100 100
50. of Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Select OK button To exit out of Local Area Connection Select Close button This completes the Firewall Enabled section If you made changes to the system settings the system will reboot If no changes were made you re done 8 Allow the system to re start SAMS If these settings do not work for you try adding TCP port 53 Remember that the system is now KSA open but restricted to the above ports When you are done with remote administration it is a good ww idea to remove the ports defined above to re enable the complete firewall protection If you are having problems with DNS you may enable IP Protocols by selecting Permit All An alternate is to only add IP Protocols 0 1 6 and 17 To test the VNC connection use the procedure titled Remote Administration 21x General Advanced l General Atemate Configuratio Settings DNS WINS Options Connect using You can get IP settings assign ional settings 9 tei PRO 100 5 Serv eer te T TOPAR hain Obtain an IP address aut TCP IP Filtering 2 x This connection uses the followi C Use the following IP addr Teer Iv Enable TCP IP Fitering All adapters ivi al Fie and Pnnter Shanna Subnet mask C Pemit All Permit All C Permit All MA intemet Protocol TCP ie m Pemit Only _ Permit Only E Pemit Only 1 Default gateway TCP Ports UDP Ports AP Protocols a 137 137 Obta
51. on it Next from the popup menu Select FORMAT Select FAT32 format type and a name for this volume like DVD RAM1 and Select OK The Windows utility will format the media in FAT32 so it can be accessed from the Windows side Once formatted right click on the DADVD RAM1 media and create an AMPC folder This media format allow the system administrator to copy files directly to a Folder on the DVD RAM media For example from the Explorer application Select the AMPC folder and right click Select Copy Move the mouse to the D drive the DVD RAM media and Right click and Select Paste The whole folder will copy to the DVD RAM media Be patient this can take up to 2 hours if the Folder has 4GB of data AMOS and MAKDVD The MAKDVD program copies complete logical AMOS disk drives onto the DVD media in a format that is compatible with the DVD program A DVD media can contain approximately 4 7 gigabytes of data MAKDVD program will copy AMOS files and the directory structure to the DVD RAM media This software package is our first choice to be used under AMOS 8 x A big advantage with the MAKDVD software is different sized disk platters can be written to the DVD RAM media in the same pass So if the DSKO to DSKS platters are 80MB and SUBO is 32MB all these platters can be written in one pass The only disadvantage in this example is the resulting DVD6 is padded with nulls to equal 80MB in size The last logical
52. panel but do not need a SCSI terminator until an expansion cable is used Then a terminator must be placed on the external subsystem back panel Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page E 2 Appendix E WIDE SCSI CONFIGURATION RULES Each Wide SCSI bus allows up to 15 SCSI IDs so the limiting factors are the number of device bays in the chassis and cabling considerations Because of the high performance of each Wide SCSI bus it is critical to follow the cabling specification strictly or performance and reliability will suffer The two cabling specifications which affect the total number of devices are o The total length of the cable cannot exceed three meters approximately 10 feet o Each device must be separated on the SCSI 160 cable by 5 25 as a minimum The standard internal wide SCSI cable available for the Eagle 760 ensures adequate space between internal devices One SCSI bus should be dedicated to interconnecting high speed disk drives This bus allows up to four internal LVD capable drives plus an internal terminator The first SCSI bus is reserved for internal devices A special cable may be purchased to install an external LVD RAID subsystem to a SCSI channel external to the Eagle 760 chassis NARROW DEVICES ON THE WIDE BUS Any narrow SCSI device may be attached to a Wide bus by using a 50 pin to 68 pin adapter PDB 00440 9 The adapter connects the device to the 68 pin cable However if you use both a narrow and a wid
53. serial 35cDisgnos cs lt lt USB Microcode Revision fi86 gt gt lt lt USB SSD Signature 8 B3 F1 F8 7E 23 6F A7 AG gt gt USB Device notification initialized E8298 Startup arguments C High resolution timer frequency 3 579545 Mhz High resolution timer tick 279 1366945 nanoseconds Startup parameter C will enter AMPC configuration mode AHPC system supervisor is C AMPC AMPC EXE Initializing the Amos disk driver Serial port COM1 detected and available Scanning for Ethernet adapters done Scanning for SCSI and ATAPI devices done Reading Install cfg file for configuration settings Windows Date Time synchronization is enabled at startup Terminal device thread is running COM device thread is running Lpt thread is running tpuHhz 2666 Sczdur thread is running Ethernet adapter was opened successfully Ethchn thread is running ETE Figure 3 14 Diagnostic Windows The other diagnostic information windows are accessed through the pull down box under Window of the System Diagnostics screen These are information windows and are not used very often Most of the important information is displayed in the first System Diagnostics window To select the other windows move the mouse cursor over window name desired and left click The System Control Panel To access the Windows system Control Panel select the Tools item from the lt AMPC System Diagnostics window This is shown in Fi
54. the DVD and find the SetupAMPC Exe program Double click on this file and follow the on screen buttons to install AMPC 7 1 Software When the software load finishes eject the install DVD and the Server will display the AMPC Program Group Find the Configure AMPC shortcut and execute it and go thru the configuration tabs and set up the system Please reference Chapter 3 for details Press the OK button then select File Exit this will write the new settings to the Windows Registry Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Installation Page 2 9 Expanding the Eagle 760 Server Your Alpha Micro VAR can assist with setting up expanding or servicing the AMOS Server Once the Server is configured with the basic components additional subsystems may need to be installed Expanding the Server is easy Changes to the basic configuration to add more users printers and serial devices or change memory allocations are accomplished in two steps Step one for adding new hardware involves changing the AMPC 7 1 Configuration Step two is to make the changes to the System Initialization Command File to define the new hardware Changing the allocation of system resources also requires changing the system initialization file For information on modifying this file refer to the System Operator s Guide to the System Initialization Command File Please read that document carefully Modifying the system initialization command file without b understanding its el
55. volumes the new disk or RAID drives must have a Primary partition When adding a RAID subsystem the drive must be allocated as a Primary partition and formatted in NTFS To format the RAID Right click on the Disk 1 box in the lower panel and go through the Disk Wizard Follow the on screen menus for this process Right click when the mouse pointer is over the box in the lower panel to activate the command menu When finished formatting Right click on the Blue bar and Select gt Active from the pop up menu The RAID subsystem is not bootable at this point First exit the Disk Management application screen by Select X The RAID does not have a Boot Sector or a Windows operating system on it To load the Windows OS with a correct boot sector onto the RAID Alpha Micro has a special Eagle 760 Bootable Recovery DVD with an Image of this configuration To load this configuration place this DVD into the DVD RAM drive and restart the system with Acronis Boot From the Acronis True Image restore menu the RAID Image from the DVD to the RAID subsystem as a DISK RESTORE Once this is done reboot the Server The RAID system should have a Windows Operating System on it with a bootable AMD disk file You may erase the standard AMD disk file after generating your own AMD disk file Make the disk file as large as you want In our example we made the NEW AMD disk as 12 logicals and 2650MB in size This left a few GB of storage for the Windows system sof
56. 0 Magnus 2 0 2 0GB DC9250 Magnus 2 5 2 5GB SLR5 4 8GB AM 651 SLRS read only 4 8GB SLR7 20 40 GB AM 652 SLR5 read only 4 8GB SLR40 20 40 GB SLR50 25 50 GB SLR60 30 60 GB Table 4 2 Supported 14 Streamer Data Cartridges Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 4 8 Chapter Four OTHER MOUNTABLE MEDIA The other types of mountable media for the Eagle 760 Servers are Blu ray and DVD media The Eagle 760 can be equipped with a DVD RAM drive The DVD RAM drives will read CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD RAM DVD ROM DVD R and DVD RW media This drive will write to CD R CD RW DVD RAM DVD R and DVD RW media The AMOS Bootable Recovery CDs provided with the Servers are normally written on DVD R media Since the AMD files are readable while AMOS is booted the Console terminal VTM1 can select the Windows control panel task and copy the AMD files to DVD as a backup The one restriction is not to have many users on the system during the copy When the system is finished writing select gt Eject from the Explorer application Label the media and save in a safe location The better way to perform backups is Streamer tape with MTUSAV program This is the fastest way to backup data The next fastest is using MAKDVD program to write to DVD RAM media This media is re useable to a point The write to DVD can be selective on a logical basis Say you wish to only backup 6 out of 10 logical drives As long as the data will fit onto a 4 7GB DVD RA
57. 1 0 Serial Port 2 COM12 EdgePort V3433365 1 0 Serial Port 3 COM13 EdgePort V3433365 1 0 Serial Port 4 COM 14 EdgePort V34333651 0 Serial Port 5 COM15 EdgePort V3433365 1 0 Serial Port 6 COM 16 EdgePort V3433365 1 0 Serial Port 7 COM17 EdgePort V3433365 1 0 Serial Port 8 COM18 a Processors e SCSI and RAID controllers F Sound video and name controllers i Figure 3 8 Device Manager Ports assignment ede de dede ide See Chapter 6 the section titled PC Serial Port Installation and Renumbering Procedure for the details on this process The Windows side must be done first before the AMPC program scans the hardware for ports available for use to AMOS Restart the AMPC configure program Once the ports are installed under Windows correctly the COM ports on the left can be mapped to the corresponding AMOS COM port on the right with a select drag and drop technique with the mouse Printers Tab Clicking on the Printers tab sixteen printers can be defined to the AMOS system as shown All printers must be installed as Windows printers prior to setting them up for use under AMOS The LPT1 LPT2 etc parameters here have no relationship to the physical LPT ports on the host These parameters provide logical references for AMOS 8 x This assignment is in the AMPC INI file as LPT1 LPT2 etc driver This is ONLY supported for the LPTx ports when you check the
58. 2 Maintenance preventive 8 1 Media cleaning 8 1 maintaining 8 1 Memory 6 10 recommended sizes 3 4 MEMORY command 6 11 MIKE INI 6 12 Modifying the Test InI 3 17 MONGEN Driver 4 2 More SCSI devices 3 11 MULTI 5 3 N Navigation B 1 NETINI 6 11 Network configure 3 9 Network Configuration Files 6 11 Network Hardware 1 4 1 5 O Operator Console 2 7 Outlets 2 6 P Parallel port 6 5 A 7 Parallel Printer 1 3 Password 4 4 6 2 Peripherals E 3 Power connections 2 6 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 7 cord 2 6 requirements 2 6 PPN command 4 3 print spoolers 1 5 Printer cable A 4 Printers adding 6 7 configure 3 8 graphics 6 5 serial 6 6 troubleshooting A 4 Windows 6 6 Product Installation Code PIC 4 1 entering 4 1 Programming languages 5 1 AlphaBASIC 5 1 AlphaBASIC Plus 5 1 COBOL 5 1 FORTRAN 5 1 Project programmer number 4 3 Prompt symbol 1 8 R RAID bootable 6 31 Real Time Clock 1 4 Rear panel 2 4 deskside chassis 2 4 REDALL command 6 13 Remote administration 6 37 Reshipping 2 2 Restore Ghost software 6 43 RJ 45 connector A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 RS 232 cables A 1 definition A 1 standard A 1 S SCSI configuration 1 3 device types E 1 SCSI devices configure 3 10 SCSI disk drive E 2 external termination E 2 SCSI dispatcher software E 3 SCSI termination
59. 2 logicals and 2 56GB per logical The released operating system was then copied into the NEW disk file to make it bootable Later in this chapter we will detail the process for building new AMD disks Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 6 Chapter Three Virtual Terminals Tab Next click on the Virtual Terminals tab Eight virtual terminal windows can be defined depending upon the AMOS user license Up to three terminal emulators come with AMPC 7 1 software With the mouse select the Down Arrow under the Emulator column to bring up the emulators available The Virtual terminals only run on the Console of the Eagle 760 Server Please note the system must boot from the VTM port Terminal emulators provided with the AMPC are AMPCLITE a version of AlphaLAN Lite or AMPCTerm a version of the ZTERM terminal emulator On line help is available for both terminal emulators by selecting Help in the emulator task bar AMPC Configuration ox General Amos Disks Virtual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices Emulator Command Line Start Mode AmpcLite AmpcLite exe Zip wtml aln Minimized VTM2 Ampclite Ampclite Ampclite exe p vimZaln I Minimized VIM3 Ampclite Ampclite Ampeclite exe p vima aiIn dT Minimized VTM4 Ampclite Ampclite Ampclite exe Xp vim aln I Minimized VTMS fampclite Ampclite AmpcLite exe p vtm5 an I Minimized VIM amp fAmpclite Ampclite Ampclite exe Xp vim6 alIn
60. 20 octal are valid The PCLPT interface driver is embedded in the AMOS monitor therefore you do not need to add a DEVTBL line or a SYSTEM statement to load the printer driver Verify that the lt AMPC Configure program has the LPTx device defined before modifying the TEST INI file Setting Up The AMOS Spoolers The print spooler is a background process that handles the transferring of print files to the printer Print jobs can be queued to the spooler by applications or by the AMOS PRINT command AMOS offers two types of print spoolers For this example we will illustrate the original version which is the memory based spooler with a background job for each spooler The job needs a dummy terminal to get the spooler started followed later by the actual start up command Add in the following statements into the TEST INI file in the appropriate area of the INI Refer to the Simple Initialization above JOBALC spool2 TRMDEF LPT2 PCLPT 2 TELTYP 100 100 100 TRMDEF DUMMY PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 SETJOB spool2 DUMMY 20K LPTINI LETTER PIN WAIT spool2 Change the DEVICE statement in the LETTER PIN Printer INitialization file to reference TRM LPT2 For example DEVICE TRM LPT2 Other Windows network printers may be added just use another number in the Printers tab of the AMPC Configure menu For more information on printer initialization files and printer spoolers refer to the A
61. 410 West Coast Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter gives general installation information for the Eagle 760 Servers It discusses the following topics o Unpacking the Server o Instructions for re shipping the Server o Preparing a site for the Server o Verifying AC power requirements o Installing the operator console mouse and keyboard o Turning on the Server o Initially testing the Server o Booting AMOS 8 x o Installing Alpha Micro software o Turning off the Server o Expanding hardware capabilities Your Alpha Micro VAR can assist you with setting up expanding and servicing your Server UNPACKING GUIDELINES Unpack the Server and save all packing material and cartons in case the Server ever needs be to transport again The shipping material was carefully designed to provide optimum cushioning and protection When re shipping or otherwise transporting the Server the original packaging must be used to ensure safe shipment When moving the Server handle it gently The hard disk in the main unit has moving parts and delicate read write heads Rough handling could damage the drive and prevent the Server from operating properly If your Server included a monitor unpack it now and set it aside The monitor will serve as the operator console Also set aside the mouse and keyboard that came with the system Reporting Shipping Damage from the packing list please call your VAR immedia
62. 760 Servers Keeping the system folders not shared will keep peer to peer viruses off the system Having said this let s first discuss what port numbers are needed to allow different access to the Windows side The list below is a portion of the Services file in the Windows directory and shows some ports and their descriptions which we may need to use domain 53 tcp Domain Name Server domain 53 udp Domain Name Server epmap 135 tep loc srv DCE endpoint resolution epmap 135 udp loc srv DCE endpoint resolution netbios ns 137 tep nbname NETBIOS Name Service netbios ns 137 udp nbname NETBIOS Name Service name lookup netbios dgm 138 udp nbdatagram NETBIOS Datagram Service network browsing netbios ssn 139 tcp nbsession NETBIOS Session Service file shares amp printer sessions printer 515 tcp spooler shared printers 5900 tcp VNC access To enable VNC and allow peer to peer network access or network printing the firewall must allow certain ports through To set up the firewall to allow the VNC remote administration to function and peer to peer network access follow the procedure below 1 From the lt AMPC Diagnostics gt window 2 Select Tools Control Panel a Inthe Right Panel double click Select Network Connections b Select Local Area Connection and Right Click and Select Properties c Select Internet Protocol TCP IP with left mouse click d Select Properties button 3 The Inter
63. A see the System Commands Reference Manual Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 14 Chapter Six NEVER use DSKANA unless using the C option described below while other users is accessing the specified disk doing so may damage the bitmap and the files on the disk To use DSKANA follow these steps 1 Log into OPR by typing LOG OPR 2 Type DSKANA followed by the device name of the disk you want to analyze For example to analyze DSK1 type DSKANA DSK1 ENTER As DSKANA checks the disk it displays the disk account numbers When it finishes it displays the results of its analysis For example DSKANA DSK1 Begin analysis of DSK1 14 2 100 20 The following blocks were marked in use but not in a file 1767 1772 2562 3456 6265 The following blocks were in a file but not marked in use Rewriting BITMAP No file errors If you see the No file errors message the file structure on the disk is intact If DSKANA lists a number of file errors there is a problem with the disk s file structure Your next step is to run DSKANA again using either the L or E option discussed below to see where the errors are on the disk For the complete procedure to follow if DSKANA finds any file errors see Recovering From Disk Errors in the System Operator s Guide DSKANA Options Following are the most common DSKANA options Please see the DSKANA reference sheet in the System Commands Reference Manual for a complet
64. BS statement represents the total number of jobs on your computer If your computer has 25 jobs now and you want to add two more jobs change the number in the JOBS statement to 27 or more For example Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 9 JOBS 27 3 On the lines following the JOBS statement there are one or more JOBALC statements Each job can be defined in a separate JOBALC statement or several jobs in the same JOBALC statement by separating the job names with commas For example JOBALC JOB4 JOB5 JOB6 JOB7 Each job name which can have up to six characters A Z 0 9 defines a job on the Server The total number of jobs defined in the JOBALC statements must be equal to or less than the number in the JOBS statement above 4 Define the terminals that will be attached to these jobs The TRMDEF statement defines the terminal characteristics and tells the Server which port on the back panel it s connected to Add any new TRMDEF statements after the last TRMDEF statement in the file Here is a sample TRMDEF statement TRMDEF TRM2 PCSIO 1 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 15 Using this sample here is the information about the terminal o TRMZis the terminal name Use any name containing six or fewer letters and or numbers Each terminal must have a different name o The next word is the Interface Driver IDV which has 4 different possible drivers which can be used with AMOS 8 x o
65. DEF COM1 PCCOM 1 19200 AM65 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF required JOBS 5 JOBALC VIM1 VTM2 JOB1 SCZDSP SCZPC SYS required DEVTBL DSK DEVTBL SUB DEVTBL TRM RES MEM DEVTBL STRO Tandberg streamer BITMAP DSK BITMAP SUB ERSATZ ERSATZ INI B 20 reserve 20 more blank ersatz slots MSGINI 50K SYSTEM SYSMSG USA SYSTEM CMDLIN SYS SYSTEM DVR TRM DVR SYSTEM DVR MEM DVR SYSTEM DVR RES DVR SYSTEM DVR ACD DVR SYSTEM DVR STR DVR SYSTEM DVR SUB DVR SYSTEM DVR UPD DVR for UPDates SYSTEM DVR DVD DVR for MAKDVD amp DVDRES System Dvr DBD dvr for MAKBD BDRES SYSTEM SET HEX SET NOCACHE DSKO SET NOCACHE SUBO MOUNT DSK SETJOB VTM2 VTM2 500K JOB JIN SETJOB JOB1 SI0001 500K JOB JIN ET PROMPT SAFE BOOT EU AMPC INI AMPC INI System Start UP Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page F 2 Appendix H Date 05 11 11 mpw SL LOAD SYSMSG USA ensures error messages displayed as text LOAD AMO000 0VR 1 4 LOAD TRMDEF LIT 1 4 SLEEP 4 allow time for am113 to boot TRMDEF VTM1 PCVTM 1 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 Console boot terminal VER TRMDEF VTM2 PCVTM 2 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM3 PCVTM 3 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM4 PCVTM 4 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM5 PCVTM 5 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM6 PCVTM 6 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10
66. DF CD Data 6 18 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Index XPE data types 6 18 XPE system 6 23 Boot monitor file 4 2 Booting AMOS 7 5 Booting the Server 3 1 4 2 Booting up with AMOS 8 x 2 8 C Cables A 1 construction guidelines A 2 length 2 6 A 2 printer cable A 1 type A 2 CD drive cleaning 8 1 CD DVD alternate boot 4 2 CD ROM E 3 Cleaning system enclosure 8 2 Command buffer B 2 Commands AMOS 8 x D 1 DEVTBL 4 3 DSKANA 6 13 FMTS2 6 15 JOBS 6 8 LOG 4 4 6 3 MEMORY 6 11 PPN 4 3 REDALL 6 13 SET DSKERR 6 13 SETJOB 6 9 6 11 SYSACT 6 3 SYSTAT 4 3 6 3 6 10 WAIT 6 10 Computer maintaining 5 4 Configuration system initialization file 6 4 System initialization file 6 8 Configure AMOS Disks 3 5 General Tab 3 4 Network 3 9 Printers 3 8 Reboot 3 12 saving 3 12 Serial Ports 3 6 Virtual Terminals 3 6 Page 6 D Data cables 2 6 Data transferring 10 1 Deskside chassis 1 1 Device definition 6 5 drivers 5 2 names 4 2 system disk 4 2 DEVTBL command 4 3 Diagnostic programs DSKANA 6 13 REDALL 6 13 Diagnostic status 1 4 Disk accounts 4 3 6 2 AMD Pseudo 3 14 analysis 6 12 bitmap 6 15 blocks 6 13 diagnostic programs 6 13 6 15 Disk Defragmenter 6 32 Disk drive device names 4 2 Disks Tab 3 5 DSKANA command 6 13 CHECK option 6 15 options 6 14 DVD software 6 25 E Eagle 450
67. DSK2 ONE TXT 23 4 If the file is on the current disk include just the account number and leave out the device name If you are more familiar with Windows syntax use it instead The last sample command would then be TODOS DSK2 ONE TXT 23 4 C USER ONETEST TXT Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 10 4 Chapter Ten RECEIVING FILES FROM WINDOWS INTO AMOS FMDOS The FMDOS command will copy Windows files to AMOS Use either of these formats FMDOS amos filespecj Windows pathname options This example transfers the AMOS file ONE TXT to Windows with the file name ONETEST TXT in the directory C USER C USER folder must already exist TODOS can t create a new directory If ONETEST TXT already exists in CAUSER TODOS overwrites it automatically Or FMDOS Windows pathname amos filespec options The Windows pathname is the name and directory of the file being copied to AMOS The default is the device and directory the user is logged into FMDOS understands only Windows eight character file names not long file names To copy a e file with a long file name to AMOS either use the Windows version of the name generally ending with 1 or change the file name in Windows before using FMDOS XDIR Windows pathname will display both the eight character file names and the long file names The optional amos filespec is the disk account and file name being copied to It defaults to the current account and the same name as the Win
68. DSKANA s normal display when you use the C option except for the Rewriting BITMAP message AMOS Formatted SCSI Drives ONLY When installing a new AMOS formatted hard drive follow these steps Power down the system and install the drive onto the appropriate disk interface channel Power up the system and verify that the new drive is detected during the Adaptec device scan Allow the system to boot Select gt Configure menu of the lt AMPC program then Select gt SCSI devices tab Map the new SCSI Disk drive at an unused AMOS SCSI ID This is done by a select drag and drop technique from the upper panel to the lower panel as described in Chapter 3 Select gt OK and then File Exit to write the system registry Reboot the Eagle 760 system and log to the OPR account Use the FMTS2 command from the OPR account to format the drive in AMOS format Select either Traditional or Extended format Exit FMTS2 Please refer to the System Commands Reference Manual for instructions on FMTS2 10 Log DVR and execute FIXLOG and use SCZPC DVR as the input driver Input the mapped SCSI ID and the number of logicals Select a new driver name 11 Save the new driver to the disk in the DVR account 12 Log SYS and edit the TEST INI file 13 For the new device add DEVTBL BITMAP SYSTEM and MOUNT statement to the INI 14 If the SCSI drive will be a permanent device Add SYSTEM DCACHE SYS N M U xxxK to allocate a read ahead
69. EXE program Command Function AMPC option Launches AMOS from the Windows shortcut IC Launch the Configuration Window without booting AMOS L filename Boot AMOS using specified file INI stored in the AMPC folder M filename Boot AMOS using specified file MON stored in the AMPC folder If no M switch is specified the default AMPC MON file is used in the booting process This file must exist in the AMPC Folder The following table summarizes the AMOS commands specific to AMOS 8 x For information on other AMOS commands see the AMOS System Commands Reference Manual Command FMDOS Windows Amos op or FMDOS Amos Windows op TODOS Amos Windows op Windows or TODOS Windows Amos op Options are NOD D IQ NOQ tion tion tion tion Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Function Copies the Windows file Windows to the AMOS file Amos Copies the AMOS file Amos to the Windows file Do not copy over the existing file no delete Overwrite the existing file Ask for confirmation No confirmation Appendix E SCSI Configuration Details The Eagle 760 may have a SCSI interface optionally available After a discussion of the type of SCSI devices that can be used the following sections describe configuration rules for the SCSI bus including mixing device types and termination issues This card has both SCSI channels available on the rear panel with VHDCI connectors Never plug a SCSI device into the SCSI c
70. Eagle 760 alpha micro Owner s Manual DSM 00229 00 Rev A04 A04 May 2011 To re order this document request part number DSM 00229 00 FCC Notice This equipment is assembled from components that have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement This equipment does not exceed Class A limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to take whatever steps are necessary to correct the interference Avis de Conformit aux Normes du Ministere des Communications du Canada Cet quipment ne deapsse pas les limits de Classe A d mission de bruits radio lectriques pour les appareils numeri
71. Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 17 COPY When AMOS is booted the COPY program will move data to other disk drives which can be AMOS formatted drives or AMD pseudo disk drives on hard drives or DVD RAM media The data format between these data storage media is the same and therefore compatible Moving the data to other drives gives you a backup but not necessarily on another media type Copy can restore data to the original location from a backup disk If you mount a DVD RAM media created with MAKDVD using the DVD program the data on this media type can easily be restored back to the your working disk drive MTUSAV When AMOS is booted you can move disk data to another media type like a Tape cartridge using the MTUSAV program This will backup to Streamer and DAT tapes The MTURES program will restore the data tapes to a disk drive The tape format is AMOS MTUSAV format and is only readable by MTUSAV MTUDIR and MTURES no other program can read this data structure With MTURES restoring data to different AMOS systems is a standard way of interchange that is quick and easy The MTURES and MTUSAV programs cannot restore or backup data in the Windows environment directly MAKDVD Within AMOS the MAKDVD program can create logical disk backups to a DVD RAM media in the exact AMOS disk data structure it came from The DVD program can mount the media as a new disk drive type called DVDx drives The DVD drive
72. I accidentally be erased This allows the Server to boot and allows the user to TODOS the working AMPC INI file o Never un plug the USB SSD device it will shutdown AMPC 7 1 if this happens The security device must always be plugged into the system The system is looking for a DHCP Server on the network which does not exist On the primary physical Ethernet interface there are two systems AMOS and Windows Without a DHCP Server on the network Windows will hang the AMPC EXE boot In the standard system configuration the Windows s Network Connection is set to Obtain an IP address automatically AMOS and Viruses AMOS 8 x uses Microsoft s Windows 7 operating system for many supporting services including low level networking Previous versions of AMOS have been immune to network related viruses We now recommend that Microsoft Security Essentials be the minimum installed on your system Many VARs have inquired as to whether AMOS 8 x is now subject to certain virus risks using Microsoft software The answer is a simple one Keep the configuration a purely AMOS system and AMOS 8 x remains as immune as all other AMOS systems have been Specifically AMOS 8 x uses the same AlphaTCP as other AMOS systems Any new network related virus weakness depends upon the Microsoft features we install and activate We only install and activate Microsoft Windows features needed to support AMOS 8 x There is no Microsoft Web Server no Microsoft E mail
73. KO 1 4 and contains several predefined ersatz names The administrator can add more accounts to this file For example one of the predefined ersatz account names is OPR for DSKO 1 2 So whenever you need to log in the account DSKO 1 2 you can type LOG OPR ENTER instead The AMOS User s Guide contains more information on ersatz names and how you can use them Adding New Accounts There is no specific number of accounts the system must have as long as there is room on the disk When the Server is brand new the only accounts are the ones the system software has predefined To add more accounts from time to time as applications are added use the SYSACT command following these steps 1 To see a list of the disk devices on the AMOS 8 x Server type SYSTAT The end of the display lists the available disk devices Decide which device to add the accounts to Log into account 1 2 on any disk device for example DSKO Type LOG DSKO 1 2 If the user was not already logged into another account enter your user name after the LOG command If there s a password for this account you ll be asked for it too Type SYSACT followed by the name of the device to add the accounts to For example SYSACT DSK1 ENTER SYSACT responds with its prompt symbol an asterisk To list all the program options type xH ENTER The program options that can be performed are listed To add a new account type A and the account n
74. L TXD 3 gt gt CTS 8 lt lt 7 RTS DSR 6 lt DCD 1 lt RXD 2 lt lt 3 TXD RTS 7 gt gt 8 CTS GND 5 Note Pins 1 6 and 8 on the workstation connector are jumpered together Table A 5 Pin out for Workstation to Computer Cable IBM PC AT and Compatibles Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page A 6 Workstation Serial I O Port Male DB 25 SIGNAL PIN TXD 2 CTS 5 DSR 6 DCD 8 RXD 3 RTS 4 GND 7 DIRECTION gt gt lt lt Appendix A Server End FDB 9 Connector PIN SIGNAL 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD CTS 5 GND Note Pins 5 6 and 8 on the workstation connector are jumpered together Table A 6 Pin out for Workstation to Computer Cable IBM PC XT and Compatibles INDUSTRY STANDARD DEVICES The industry standard devices on every Eagle 760 Server are 00000 VGA Video Connector 15 pin PS2 style Mouse PS2 style PC keyboard USB ports Ethernet Network cables Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Connector Configurations PARALLEL PRINTER PORT Eagle 760 Servers have one parallel port The parallel port supports the industry standard Centronics interface The signal pin outs for the parallel ports are as follows To insure the reliability and performance of your parallel ports avoid using parallel printer cables longer than six feet PIN SIGNAL NAME 1 Data strobe 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Data 8 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy
75. M drive with MAKDVD or DVD programs do not eject the media before executing a DVD U to un mount the media Additionally make sure that you are not logged into any DVD disk device when un mounting the DVD media The job will be frozen not able to log out until the original DVD media is installed and mounted o VersiCOMM considerations When using TRANS or RETRV with AMOS 8 0 on the remote system use the NOHOG switch Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Hints Restrictions amp Shortcuts Page 7 7 o Within COMM make sure JWAIT upper right is ON and that FLOW HW ON Usually this is handled in the TALK INI with FLOW ON and JWAIT o With respect to AUTOLOG SLAVE LIT currently only works correctly on the PC COM serial ports o Within AUTLOG be sure to SET FLOW RTS as RTS CTS hardware flow control is required for reliable behavior Make sure the cabling supports the flow control signals o When MONTSTing you may notice that the MONTST arguments get TODOS ed to Windows This provides backup copies and maintains consistency When modifying the AMPC INI file always MONTST or TODOS the INI to update the Windows copy especially the AMPC INI which is used by AMPC EXE on the first boot o The MONTST procedure always transfers using the AMOS file name 6 3 format Alpha Micro has provided backup copies of the original AMPC MON There is an AMSAFE BOOT MON and AMSafeBoot INI in the AMPC folder as an emergency backup should the AMPC IN
76. M media you can back up this data The AMOS system does not have to be rebooted Once the MAKDVD program finishes the write Execute the DVD program and it will mount the 6 DVD platters with the backed up data Operator Note Please label all the disk logicals on the Server before backup The label blocks will be written to DVD RAM and displayed when the media is mounted with the DVD LIT program This will help in identifying where the data came from Then restoring a file is simple Copy the files needed to the original disk location by identifying the correct data platter from the DVD logical drive File look up and restore from DVD RAM is faster than tape Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 5 AMOS Software Applications The Alpha Micro Server is extremely versatile and can do many different things The next step is to learn something about the software that can run on the Server This chapter deals with some of the questions you may be asking o What software is available for Alpha Micro Servers o What Alpha Micro documents should I read next o What about On Line Documentation AMOS AND DELETING OLD UNSUPPORTED PROGRAMS AMOS the Alpha Micro Operating System supervises all of the programs that run on the Server Regular updates to the AMOS operating system and its accompanying system software are available from your VAR There are different revision levels of AMOS The Eagle 760 Server uses AMOS 8 2 102 8 or later Plea
77. MOS Users Guide For information on constructing cables to connect a printer see Appendix A In addition to Windows network printing AlphaTCP LPR network printers can be defined AlphaTCP LPR network printers are the same as on any other AMOS system and are not covered in this section A large number of processes must work together for this printing to work correctly These are tied together by logical names link by link Many installations use the same logical name for all of the links thus reducing installation issues An example of this is using the name LPT2 for all of the links Others use names that seem appropriate for that specific process such as the printer model application location Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 8 Chapter Six etc Here we have used different names for each of these logical links so that you can better understand the interdependencies and troubleshoot any problems In the above example the names in lower case are arbitrary but must match other specific names The SPOOL2 must match a JOBALC statement DUMMY in SETJOB must match DUMMY in the TRMDEF statement and LETTER PIN must be the name of the printer initialization file for this printer Before using a printer create a PIN printer initialization file This is the LETTER PIN file 7 referred to in the last line above See your AMOS System Operator s Guide for a description of this file which tells AMOS the characteristics of y
78. MS eese 10 1 Gont eguous File Trafnsfet nione RE ete ED ete eee nise 10 1 Preparing to Copy iae A EE ER RR E Ee e RR eR ae 10 1 Command Formats sedente tosta o E etii ai do 10 2 AMOS AND WINDOWS FILE NAMES estere enne nenne nnen nennen etnies 10 2 WIEDCARDS bistrot ete dett tete eo ee ete t te a bees aee id yat tecti are aa 10 2 SENDING FILES TO WINDOWS FROM AMOS TODOS nen enne 10 3 RECEIVING FILES FROM WINDOWS INTO AMOS FMDOS oococcoccccccconcnnnoncnnnoncnnonccnacnnnoncnnnons 10 4 COPYING FILES TO ANOTHER PC COMPUTER eerte eee enne nnne nnne 10 5 COPYING FILES TO OTHER ALPHA MICRO COMPUTERS eere 10 5 APPENDIX A CONNECTOR CONFIGURATIONS eere esee eene tn statuens entia sna en sn sunon A 1 SERIAL I O CONNECGTORS iiie iti terere eto Ee De didnt A 1 What Is RS Paca RR e ane eee eene e n Ee e v nee rhe cred A 1 Important Note nitide ete De OE queo EP GO D e CH ORDRE s A 2 CABLE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES esent ennemi nennen A 2 Cable T ngth 3c e sho id A 2 Cables Ey D NN A 2 SERIAL ADAPTERS ite te rettet t e e rers ene tede an Ene n tee e e te Ye inp ate tts A 3 PC COM Port RS 232 DB 9 Connector Signals esee eene A 3 RS 232 DB 25 Terminal or Printer Adapters eeeeeeseeeeeeneeeeeee nenne nennen A 3 Serial Modem Modular Adapter sees nennen nennen nennen nennen A 4 Wor
79. Owner s Manual Rev A04 Introducing EAGLE760 Systems Page 1 5 The Eagle 760 Systems run the same AMOS 8 x dual operating system software that runs on the AMS8000 and Eagle 800 systems Be warned do not try and mix the Eagle 760 software between the AM8000 series systems Alpha Micro has implemented Software Security measures that insure the Eagle 760 software only works on the machine it was shipped from Alpha Microsystems Most of the other AMOS programs are the same with a few exceptions The Eagle 760 s underlying operating system is Windows 7 Home or Windows 7 Professional and does the low level work for the AMOS 8 x system This software component is referred to as Windows Windows provides disk caching network serial USB LPT ports SCSI controllers IDE devices and video display drivers to AMOS 8 x The Windows software is hidden from normal telnet users of AMOS but not for the operator at the system console The operator can use Windows to perform other Windows functions If the windows application creates large amounts of system interrupts this will affect the AMOS performance If you play internet radio or streaming videos that require large amounts of CPU overhead AMOS will slow down If this is required Alpha Microsystems can provide a higher speed processor for the Eagle 760 system AMOS runs under the control of the AMPC EXE program on the Windows side The AMOS 8 x Operating System does all of the other functions t
80. REE CHKUPD SMEM block added 88 Unimplemented SVCA call 90 TRMICP Input buffer 1023 Overflow BB Diagnostic TEST C1 Parity error C2 Parity error EE PCNDV NDV Invalid socket in Ethernet port EF Supervisor Stack is 83 3 used BO ACE DVR No channel control block index B0 ACESIO DVR Unassigned channel packet received EE Invalid socket in Ethernet port from PCNDV NDV Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 9 2 Chapter Nine AM 113 XX BOOT ROM CODES 33 Controller boot ROM started after being reset B1 Reading the EAMOS MON from disk and loading into the AM 113 board An error at this point indicates the file may not exist Data that was backed up is not guaranteed B2 Reading the EAMOS INI from disk and loading into the AM 113 board An error at this point indicates the INI file is missing B4 Started booting EAMOS C5 Do you want to enter CMOS setup You have three seconds to press the key on the terminal attached to port 0 of the AM 113 xx board The terminal must be set at 19200 baud CC The AM 113 board detected a CMOS checksum error CE CMOS parameter Checksum Error This code will flash on the optional status display for several seconds while the board reinitializes the CMOS parameters AM 113 XX CONTROLLER DIAGNOSTIC CODES 00 AM 113 controller normal and running 01 Start EAMOS Mon 02 Blinks between 2 and 0 watch dog reset is functioning 03 Watch Dog rese
81. System Configuration 918 918 Listening on 127 0 0 1 4442 for socket requests from virtual terminal 2 Starting UTH2 emulator AmpcLite AmpcLite exe 4442 utm2 aln Socket request from 127 6 6 1 1982 accepted for virtual terminal 2 COM1 Opened successfully Disk SUB assigned to C AMPC sub amd Setting job leuel for TCPEHU job number 8 JCB at 856E2 from 1 to 2 Setting job level for TELNED job number 16 JCB at 152DFA from 1 to 2 Figure 3 1 AMPC 7 1 System Diagnostic window The Server is initialized with a special file containing commands that define to the AMOS operating system all hardware and software programs needed from the booted environment As the Server boots it reads the AMPC INI file and builds the operating system in memory Changes to the AMPC INI file are needed whenever hardware is added like drives tapes terminals printers or new programs are added into system memory The Server processes the commands in the system initialization file Each line executed is displayed on the operator console When all of the commands in the initialization file have been processed successfully the Server is up and running The last command in any system initialization file is MEMORY 0 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 3 5 AMPCLiTE Main vtmi F lol x xj Session Edit View Settings Transfer Tools Window Help Bobs ACH eSOrm 2 P AA ee NR T e LIAE UA 2a HAIT HETSER
82. TRMDEF VTM7 PCVTM 7 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF VTM8 PCVTM 10 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 QUEUE 10000 TRMDEF Ser002 PCSIO 4 38400 teltyp 200 200 200 null optional serial net TRMDEF COM1 PCCOM 1 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 pc com ports TRMDEF COM2 PCCOM 2 19200 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRMDEF LPT1 PCLPT 1 TELTYP 100 100 100 pe lpt port RMDEF NETSER PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 RMDEF TCPEMU PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 RMDEF NETLOG PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 RMDEF DUMMY PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 TRMDEF VTSER PSEUDO NULL100 100 100 optional alphanet vt Server TRMDEF 45 100 100 100 EDITOR 5 optional 5 alphanet slots DVDEF AM62 AM62A AM62C AM65 AM65A VT100 AM75 terminal drivers TRMDEF Required JOBS 40 jobs allocated JOBALC VTM1 VTM2 VTM3 VTM4 JOBALC VTM5 VIM6 VTM7 JOBALC JBPC1 JBPC2 com ports JOBALC NETSER TCPEMU NETLOG LPT1 VISER SCZDSP SCZPC SYS required for amos 8 x DEVTBL DSK amos boot c AMPC AMPC AMD file DEVTBL NEW c AMPC new amd DEVTBL BIG e AMPC bigl amd DEVTBL SUB c AMPC sub amd DEVTBL TRM RES MEM STRO DEVTBL TLPO BITMAP DSK BITMAP NEW BITMAP BIG BITMAP SUB ERSATZ ERSATZ INI B 20 reserve 20 more blank ersatz slots MSGINI 100K NETINI ETH101 NIN Ethernet network for AMOS 8 x
83. Update the desired default Internet domain and name Server DNS entries to your particular configuration If the HOSTS file is being used then remove the from the tryhostfile line If you are not using DNS leave the in place e FTPUSR Change the pre configured user names and passwords for FTP access f HOSTS Change the hostname information to reflect your particular installation You do not need the HOSTS File if you are using just DNS The original file is provided as an example g TIMZON Adjust the parameters for your local time zone 5 Log to SYS and VUE the ETH101 ERZ file Add any ersatz names for your installation 6 If your INI file currently does not enable the network we recommend you use the AMPC INI or a modified version of AMPC INI as the TEST INI 7 Use MONTST AMPC TEST INI to shut down the system and then reboot to test the network enabling INI file AMOS DISK MAINTENANCE Analyzing the Disk A disk diagnostic program reads data from a disk If the Server cannot read an area of the disk it reports the problem Checking the disks frequently with disk diagnostic programs helps prevent data loss the sooner you catch a malfunction the less data is likely to be affected The type of problem found by disk diagnostics is known as a hard error because it means data is lost A soft error means the Server had trouble reading the data but data was not lost Disk diagnostics do not report soft errors
84. VER EMORY 0 M S WAIT LPT S M CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM FOR PRINTERS Defining the Parallel Port Eagle 760 Servers contain one parallel port which is not automatically defined for you If you want to use the parallel port make sure that the TRMDEF LPT1 definition is uncommented in the INI file Verify that the LPT1 Generic printer is defined in the lt AMPC Configure Printers section Graphic Printers This is only required if graphics is sent to the printer by AMOS such as bitmap images If this type of printing is NOT required then skip down to the next section To set up an AMOS compatible graphics printer do the following 1 The printer must be added to Windows using the Generic Text Only driver 2 Inthe Printers and Faxes gt screen after the printer is installed right click on printer name and Select Properties Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 6 Chapter Six 3 Select gt Advanced tab and verify that the Driver input box shows Generic Text Only If not Select gt down arrow button or New Driver button to change the driver 4 While on the Advanced tab Select Print Processor button 5 The Default data type dialog box should display RAW 6 Select OK to exit these dialog boxes Then click on Apply 7 Select OK to exit the Properties menu 8 From the lt AMPC System Diagnostics window Select Configure 9 Select Printers 10 For the
85. XT from the C USER directory to the file ONE TXT in account 23 4 If the destination file already exists FMDOS overwrites it If you are more familiar with Windows command syntax use it For example enter the previous command as FMDOS C USER ONETEST TXT ONE TXT 23 4 FMDOS automatically truncates file names when copying Windows files to AMOS if they are longer than six characters so let FMDOS shorten the file name for you instead of specifying a destination file FMDOS 23 4 NEWSYSTM TXT This syntax creates the AMOS file NEWSYS TXT COPYING FILES TO ANOTHER PC COMPUTER To copy AMOS files to another PC copy the AMOS files to the Windows partition with the TODOS command Then copy the files over the network to move them to the other PC COPYING FILES TO OTHER ALPHA MICRO COMPUTERS One way to copy files from computer to computer is to use the AlphaTCP File Transfer Protocol FTP across the network This software must be installed on both computers See the AlphaTCP User s Guide and AlphaTCP Administrator s Guide for more information on this protocol If the Server has a SCSI tape drive installed the easiest way to copy files to or from other non networked AMOS computers is by using the MTUSAV and MTURES commands See the AMOS System Commands Reference Manual for information on these commands Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Appendix A Connector Configurations The types and number of connectors found on the rear p
86. able or remove one from the cables while system power is on Doing so could seriously damage the device and the CPU board The AMPC uses LVD and tolerant active negation on the SCSI busses making the busses sensitive in these situations SCSI DEVICE TYPES You can attach any supported SCSI device to either SCSI bus of the SCSI controller board using the appropriate adapter if necessary as described below Supported devices include o Narrow single ended SCSI Drives 8 bit o Wide SCSI single ended SCSI drive 16 bit o Ultra wide LVD SCSI disk drives fast 16 bit o Y streaming tape drives AM 625 AM 626 AM 627 AM 628 AM 629 have a single ended interface o The AM 650 AM 651 AM 652 SLR tape drives all have a Wide LVD SCSI interface o The AM 448 RAID subsystem uses a wide LVD interface SCSI 160 and is normally attached to the first high speed SCSI bus A special cable adapter can be ordered to make the first high speed SCSI bus accessible externally If you install a slow speed Single Ended interface drive on this channel the whole bus slows y down to the slowest device Do not mix slow single ended interface devices and fast LVD devices on the SCSI bus For the Eagle 760 Server the narrow bus devices are connected internally such as the Y Streaming Tape drive External connection to the PCI SCSI card requires a VHDCI interface cable An External SCSI RAID system may be connected Both busses are available on the rear
87. access via AIphaBASIC still works as before Configuration and Maintenance It will be hard to tell the difference All normal system configuration files are exactly the same structure as on previous AMOS systems With new hardware as always there are new disk and interface drivers A lot of older hardware related programs have been removed from the AMOS 8 x release Their behavior under AMOS 8 x is unknown and unsupported The booting defaults are AMPC MON and AMPC INI so you can keep your old INI files All additional AMPC specific configuration and maintenance is done from the System Diagnostic screen on the system console The AlphaMicroDisk AMD files are 100 compatible between Eagle 760 800 s 900 s amp AM8000 AM9000 systems However AMPC 5 0 and AMPC 6 0 Dynamic disks are not readable under AMPC 7 1 software If you are doing an upgrade from one of these system types generate a Fixed Disk AMD file under AMPC 5 0 or AMPC 6 0 and move the data from the Dynamic Disk to the Fixed Disk AMD file Then you can read the customer data and programs from AMPC 7 1 from the Fixed Disk AMD file What Is Hidden Actually there are a number of hidden areas that should only be accessed by VARs and system administrators or qualified service technician o The lt AMPC 7 1 System Diagnostic screen accessed by using ALT TAB on the system console o Windows 7 operating system Accessed through lt System Diagnos
88. ager The Event viewer is accessed from here The System and Application event logs should be cleared about once every other month The Device Manager is used to update device drivers and set up serial ports and other hardware functions You may add new serial ports tape disks or DVD RAM drives with this utility program Fonts to add fonts for printers Many are already installed Folder options Leave the standard setting alone Internet options The Internet browser is not recommended for use on the system for virus protection All Internet files and temporary directories have been deleted from the Eagle 760 Servers We strongly suggest installing Virus protection software Keyboard The option for key repeat is settable Mouse options are accessible but the standard setting should be used Power options The standard setting should be used Never allow the disk to spin down Never allow the system to hibernate Never allow the system into a standby mode The AMOS Server must always be available Printers and Faxes Use this program to add Printers to the system so they can be mapped for AMOS use in the Printers option of the AMPC program Scheduled Tasks Normally not used User Accounts User accounts for the Administrator The functions that are not used for Eagle 760 Servers or have little use may be disabled in Windows are lt Control Panel gt applications O 0000 O Accessibility Options not needed D
89. ains short reference sheets on over 200 AMOS programs The third book describes how to change the system configuration by editing the AMPC INI file Please refer to Appendix G for INIs used on Eagle 760 Servers I Want To Write Computer Programs If you have programmed in BASIC before and want to learn how to use the AlphaBASIC programming language refer to the AlphaBASIC User s Manual Also refer to the AlphaBASIC PLUS User s Manual for information on the enhanced AlphaBASIC PLUS programming language If you are an experienced assembly language programmer who wants to write machine language programs for the Alpha Micro computer we recommend you read these books o Alpha Micro Instruction Set which contains information on the assembly language instruction set used by the Alpha Micro computers o AMOS Assembly Language Programmer s Manual which contains information on the assembler linkage editor object file librarian and global cross reference program used by the assembly language programmer o AMOS Monitor Calls which contains information on the interfaces to the AMOS operating system available to the assembly language programmer Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMOS Software Applications Page 5 5 o AlphaFIX User s Manual which contains information on the screen oriented debugger program AlphaFIX What Third Party programs are known to work on AMOS 8 x The following Alpha Micro third party programs have been report
90. ally copy the files to the wrong location If this happens it will cause you extra work to get the files to the proper location The worst problem would be to copy over existing files erasing needed data Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 10 2 Chapter Ten Command Formats Both AMOS and Windows command syntax work with both TODOS and FMDOS Use whichever you re more comfortable with The general syntax for AMOS commands is Command Destination Source option Windows command syntax has the general format Command Source Destination option The source and destination file specifications are in opposite order in AMOS and Windows When separating the file specifications with a space AMOS interprets the command 7 according to Windows DOS syntax when using an equal sign AMOS 8 x uses the AMOS syntax Whichever syntax used be sure to put the file specifications in the right order or you could copy the wrong file and possibly erase data you wanted Most wow AMOS commands ignore spaces before and after an sign This one does not The options at the end of the FMDOS command line in either Windows or AMOS format allows optional command features The options for FMDOS are described in the FMDOS section NOTE Place a space before any option AMOS AND WINDOWS FILE NAMES Windows file names may be very long but AMOS file names cannot be longer than six characters Take this difference into account when using FMDOS to
91. an electronic mail system for sending and receiving messages and reminders among multiple users and combined with AlphaTCP over the Internet o AlphaFAX an easy to use faxing program provides the ability to automatically send faxes from within application programs just like printing to a local printer o MULTIis a window based environment manager letting the user access multiple programs on one terminal at the same time and providing a number of desk accessory features including a phone list alarm clock notepad and others o VersiCOMM is a versatile general purpose communications system capable of performing a broad range of communication services See your VAR for more information on these and other Alpha Micro office information products When upgrading to AMOS 8 x please check for update patches to the above software packages Most software had to be updated to run under AMOS 8 x ON LINE DOCUMENTATION On line documentation is installed on each system The Adobe Acrobat Reader is also installed on the Server The Reader can be used on the Console to review the on line PDF documentation files To access the PDF files use the Control Panel interface to browse to a directory and find the PDF file you desire to read Double click on the PDF filename and the Acrobat reader will launch and display the document Not all documents are on all models of the AMOS 8 x Servers Only the devices installed on the particular model of the Serve
92. ance with the FCC rules However you should be aware that if other devices such as terminals and printers are attached to these systems even if the devices are attached in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual the resulting configuration may not be in compliance with the referenced FCC rules Corrective measures if any are required are the responsibility of the user Information on emission levels of peripheral devices should be obtained from the manufacturer of the device CABLE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES To construct your own cables there are a few things to keep in mind before installing a cabling system Most modern installations are wired for networking This same cabling system may be used for RS 232 communication Just the termination of the circuit must not go into Ethernet switches or hubs Parallel patch cords from the cabling system patch panel connect the serial I O ports of the Server and then to the remote serial device The wall plates at the work station locations will have a parallel patch cord to a modular adapter pined out for the serial devices I O connector All serial diagrams in this appendix refer to the RJ 45 pin outs and twisted pair numbering The high speed serial lines TX data and RX data must never be in the same twisted pair The RXD is paired with a low speed signal RTS The TXD signal is paired with DTR Engineering has tested this cable design scheme up to 300 feet with no transmission or cross tal
93. and the mapped SCSI ID give the driver a name Save the resulting driver in the DVR account DISK ACCOUNTS Disk accounts are an organizational feature the Alpha Micro Server uses to help keep track of data Instead of searching through one enormous list of files for the specific one you re looking for the AMOS operating system is designed to group files into accounts also know as Project Programmer numbers P PN A two part account number identifies accounts The two numbers are separated by a comma and enclosed in brackets The first number is called the project number the second part the programmer number 1 2 200 0 and 34 11 are examples of account numbers Since they are actually octal numbers the digits 8 and 9 aren t used and the highest possible number is 377 376 and the lowest is 0 1 The two part structure of the account number allows another level of organization Besides grouping files into accounts group related accounts in the same project For example all accounts containing files dealing with payroll can be in project 50 50 0 50 1 etc Accounts are called disk accounts because each account is specific to a particular device usually a disk For example you may have the account 63 1 on both DSKO and DSK1 Though these accounts have the same account number since they are on different devices they are different accounts and contain different files As a security measure a password can be assig
94. anel of the Eagle 760 will vary depending on the hardware configuration ordered See Figure 2 2 amp 2 4 for the position of these connectors on the Server s rear panel SERIAL I O CONNECTORS The Eagle 760 Servers are equipped with 1 PC COM port Using the DWB 10317 30 modular adapter makes these ports look just like an AM 359 serial port The system may also be equipped with the PCI 4 or 8 port PC COM port interface and Octopus cable supplied with male DB9 connectors The USB 8 port serial interface also can be used with the Eagle 760 Servers The USB box has a 4 conductor USB cable The flat end connector is plugged into the Server rear panel USB port The square connector is plugged into the USB box The USB cable supplies 5V power and high speed data All the PC COM options can use DWB 10317 30 modular adapters for each DB9 port to make the external cabling compatible with AM 359 style connector pin outs What Is RS 232 All AMOS Servers support RS 232 RS 232 is the name of a standard developed by the Electronic Industry Association EIA to encourage standardized interfacing of devices to computer systems The letters RS stand for Recommended Standard The RS 232 interface standard specifies electrical signal characteristics and names and defines the functions of the signal and control lines that make up the interface Basically implementing this standard involves assigning standardized signal definitions for the various pins of th
95. any liquid makes its way inside the enclosure severe damage to the computer could result So a light dusting is the safest cleaning procedure and probably all the main enclosure will require Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter9 Status Display Codes When the Server boots a series of codes appears in succession in the System Diagnostics display window This information is presented here for the System Administrator s use The diagnostic window has more information than the 2 digit display on previous Alpha Micro systems If an error occurs during booting it will display in Red and a text description may follow Normal AM 113 40 status codes are displayed in Magenta AMOS Status Display XX Any program that writes to the FEOO status display has this message This is displayed in Or nse The older status codes that are active in AMOS 8 x are documented here The status code is indexed on the left with xx double braces and a description follows Different programs in the system can also display a status Table 9 1 Diagnostic Display Status Codes AMPC AND RELATED PROGRAM STATUS CODES 01 Start AMPC MON 04 AMPC Mon Ran out of queue blocks 09 AMPC Mon Memory parity error 10 The IDV was not found in account 1 6 on the boot device 11 The TDV was not found in account 1 6 on the boot device 12 AMOS IND file not found in account 1 4 on the first logical of the boot device 22 AMPC MON DIR
96. ask the speed penalty disappears The SATA RAID 1 system can also be used as a backup device to internal SCSI drives on the Eagle 760 system This device can also be made the alternate boot device There is no down time with RAID Level 1 and no system restarts other than Administrative functions RAID Level 5 has redundancy built in to provide data security There are hot spares available to RAID level 5 subsystems These subsystems are normally quite large depending on the disk drives used The newer RAID systems can use up to 200GB disk drives The whole disk subsystem would then be partitioned into logical drives under Windows and formatted in NTFS file system Then whole logicals could be used for online backups of the Server data Even with this redundancy you should still backup the RAID to Streamer tape The RAID unit which Alpha Microsystems provides has a SCSI 160 interface and is normally installed on AM8000 Servers This unit is available in 3 4 5 6 8 drive configurations A USB Disk is also new to AMOS systems These drives can be plugged into the spare USB 2 0 port on the system and are recognized by Windows as a removable volume Data files can be moved from the active internal drives to the USB drives Using USB disk is slower than internal drive because the data is converted into a serial stream This option is faster than using DVD RAM media with a copy The USB drive can be used from AMOS as a backup AMD device The AMD disk file is e
97. ata Sources odbc has not been tested and may not function Mail not allowed on the system for virus protection Game Controllers Do not use Sound and Audio Devices Do not use this program Sound and the audio drivers degrade the system response so they should not be used or are disabled Scanners and cameras This function is not supported under AMOS 8 x Taskbar and Start Menu You can customize the task bar to your liking Administrative Tools Overview The lt Administrative tools gt application is used to de fragment disk drives clean up the event logs and add delete or restart Services Use this tool to add and format new disk drives These programs are only used once in a while by the System Administrator and are not for the general AMOS user These programs will only run on the Console terminal To add network printers to the Server double click on the Printers and Faxes item to accomplish this task Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 28 Chapter Six Clear Application and System Logs The Administrator should clear the Event Logs with the lt Event Viewer gt for the Application and the System about once a month This will keep the size of the logs down to about 65k each These logs keep growing because certain Windows functions may log an entry From the lt Computer Management gt application Select gt Event Viewer Select gt Application and right click Select Clear all Events This is show
98. ble par l utilisateur qui n cessite l ouverture du boitier L alimentation de cet ordinateur peut preduire des nivaeux de tensions dangereux le boitier ne devrait donc tre ouvert que par un technician autoria SOFTWARE SECURITY DEVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER The Alpha Micro Software Security Device SSD is a customized integrated circuit that personalizes the computer providing identity verification for it Certain Alpha Micro and non Alpha Micro software may require that your computer contain an SSD in order to run software that has been customized to run only on your computer Please enter the identification of your SSD above The SSD identification number should be on your computer ID label under SSD Serial No Another way of finding the number is to look at the SSD itself The SSD is located in an integrated circuit location on the AM 113 XX board its identification number is printed on the SSD itself Software vendors may ask you for the SSD number if they are customizing software to run only on your computer ALPHA MICROSYSTEMS INC 17534 Von Karman Irvine CA 92614 800 289 2574 Support alphamicro com Table of Contents CHAPTER1 INTRODUCING EAGLE 760 SYSTEMS e eeeeeeee eese eese teen stas tenens tasa sensus 1 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW eiecti eerte FE nette te d teh dte rae eere 1 1 HARDWARE DETAILS tte pe tne ea eee tee lag e P a La cate dete tated uota 1 2 Eagle 760 Server System Board esses
99. board command to select the correct task USING MULTIPLE VIRTUAL TERMINALS You will find virtual terminals on the console very easy to use Switching from one virtual terminal to any other is just like switching from one Window to another As you switch from one virtual terminal to another the processing continues for the task running on the virtual terminal you left When using AMPCLITE to switch VTM jobs press Control Tab on the console keyboard or use the mouse to click on the terminal session if the tiled display option is used To select full screen click on the full screen box in the upper right hand corner of the VTM session Or with the mouse place the cursor over the window header and double click When using AMPCTerm press Alt Tab to select the correct VTM job Many systems have been shipped with the Metropolis function keys enabled for AMPCLITE This will cause some function keys such as Page up Page down Insert and Delete to not send the expected codes to AMOS If Metropolis function keys enabled is not desired from the AMPCLITE window Select gt Setting gt Keyboard Miscellaneous and uncheck the Metropolis Function Keys option Before saving this setting modify the terminal emulator and select one desired from the list Then this setup must be saved to disk From the AMPCLITE window for the session displayed Select Session Save As and the Save As window will appear With the mouse select the SessionX Aln fi
100. cache buffer Write caching is not allowed or supported under AMOS 8 x systems 15 Add a SET NOCACHE statement for all accessed AMD disk devices This will improve performance of the Server 16 Log OPR and COPY or MTURES data to the new disk drive Ge pO SQ 09 cl ON Be extremely careful when using the FMTS2 command Formatting a hard drive will delete all data and system files It is important that only a knowledgeable technician perform these tasks Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 16 Chapter Six BACKING UP THE SERVER DATA Once the Server is in use you will soon find yourself operating it with confidence and ease However no matter how smoothly everything goes please remember one important thing you must keep current copies of the data contained on the Server This copy is your backup Computers and data storage devices are very reliable but no one can guard against an unforeseen occurrence like a power outage fire or hardware malfunction Such disaster can happen to anyone Your data is probably one of your most valuable possessions How long would it take to re enter the entire company payroll all of your accounts receivable invoices or your inventory if they were lost What if you could not reconstruct the information no matter how much time you had All Alpha Micro Servers come with some type of data backup device Whether your backup p device is a streaming tape DVD RAM device learn to use it Develop re
101. ccess these files place the DSK device name in the device column on the AMOS disk tab option of the Configuration program Save these settings See Chapter 3 o DCACHE should not be used with AMD disk files but should be used with AMOS Formatted SCSI disks Using DCACHE with AMOS formatted devices improves disk performance Using DCACHE with AMD disk files which are already cached by Windows degrades performance If both device types are installed use the SET NOCACHE dev for the AMD disk files Place a line for each AMD file in the AMPC INI o There is no hardware status display Status display numbers are shown in the system diagnostic window o The following have not been tried and functionality is unknown o AMIGOS OSEXEC FORTRAN PASCAL COBOL RJE o The Eagle 760 s parallel port is not interrupt driven Using it may degrade system speed o If upgrading from a system with two 2GB disks DSKO to 4 and DSKS to 9 Create one 4GB AMD pseudo AMOS disk with a 10 logical split giving DSKO to 9 All of your software will work just the same o When 2 GB of memory or larger is installed on the Eagle 760 only 760MB is actually usable by AMOS This is a restriction of Windows Since 760MB is larger than the capacity of any previous AMOS system this should not be a problem Windows uses the extra memory for a disk cache buffer and the Windows Swap File We recommend a maximum of 512 MB for AMOS 8 x on AMPC systems o When using the DVD RA
102. cessary add it to the booting INI file Then you can access all of the AMOS files in the AMD drive disk file The special part is getting the AMD disk file from the Acronis Partition backup This is done using the Acronis Explorer Open up Explorer and browse to the D OSBackups folder and double click on the TIB file you wish to recover from Once Acronis Explorer is open then open the appropriate drive letter Find and select the desired AMD file Right click and COPY Browse to your desired disk drive location that has room for this file Right Click and paste Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 45 Remember that if AMOS is active and the filename of the disk file is the same as the one open and the destination is the same folder Acronis Explorer will not be able to complete this function Exit AMOS and then you may write the disk file back to the active location It is always safer to restore to an Alternate location Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 7 Hints Restrictions amp Shortcuts MINIMUM SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION The Eagle 760 Server must have the following Keyboard mouse amp system console must be installed Always boots into the VTM1 terminal as the console job Always boots from an AMD disk file One Hard Drive formatted in NTFS file system The Windows XP operating system installed on the first boot drive The USB SSD dongle must be installed for AMOS
103. ch cases consult the manufacturer of the device to find if they moved the NOT READY or Busy signal to Pin 11 or possibly 19 T Caution While this cable configuration enhances the use of the Alpha Micro terminals it may Serial Modem Modular Adapter To attach a serial modem to our defined cabling system use a parallel twisted paired patch cord to connect any serial port on the AMOS Servers This adapter will handle just about any modem connected to either the RJ 45 serial ports or the PC COM ports The data signals are Modem TXD out to Server RXD in Server TXD data out to Modem RXD in Flow control is handled by RTS CTS connections Server hang up Modem control is DTR out to DTR input on the modem Modem status output DCD to DCD input on the Server Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Connector Configurations Server End RJ45 M DB 25 modular adapter Modem Pin Direction Pin Color Signal 5 lt lt 3 Grn TXD 4 gt gt Red CTS 3 gt gt 2 Blk RXD 6 gt gt 20 Yel DTR 2 lt lt 5 Org RTS 7 lt lt 7 Brn GND 8 8 Wht DCD 1 lt lt 6 Blu DSR Table A 4 Serial modem modular adapter Workstation Modular Adapters For RJ 45 connectors use the standard parallel RJ 45 patch cords to mate to the modular adapters defined below Female DB 9 connectors plug into the remote PC AT serial port Workstation Serial I O Server End Port Female DB 9 FDB 9 Connector SIGNAL PIN DIRECTION PIN SIGNA
104. ch the correct program selection BOOTING THE EAGLE 760 SERVER Booting is the process the system goes through whenever the power is turned on or the reset button is pressed The main CPU board goes through a POST the SCSI devices are scanned and the CMOS settings are displayed The CPU reads from the CMOS to find the selected order of the boot devices Then the CPU loads from the first listed hard drive the operating system into RAM and executes its instructions The first program set loaded into memory is Windows 7 software and drivers The Windows 7 software also loads configuration information about the specific hardware and other software drivers allowing AMOS to access these resources Once loaded if you place the Boot AMPC shortcut into C Documents and Settings All Users Start MenuNProgramsNStartup then the Boot shortcut takes over and executes the AMPC EXE program which controls the AMOS 8 x operating system If there is a problem with the system configuration you can fix it from the Windows software environment or execute the AMPC Configuration program shortcut in the C AMPC folder Once in the Windows environment you may update the AMPC software or move copy or create AMOS disk files to the correct locations Sometimes a Hard disk or RAID subsystem will be added These devices must be initialized from the Windows environment first This process is accomplished with Windows from the Control panel Administrative Eagle 760 Owner
105. change without notice o 68020 addressing modes are implemented o 68020 integer multiply and divide instructions are implemented o All other 68020 and 68040 instructions are not implemented including o cmp2 cas cas2 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Introducing EAGLE760 Systems Page 1 7 o pack unpack not to be confused with the monitor calls of the same name o callm rtm chkxx bkpt trapcc o All bit field instructions AMOS 8 x denies 68020 capabilities but will attempt to run programs that have the required 68020 processor flag set Of course routines that directly access I O Ports will generally not work as this is different hardware Some system and job information in AMOS memory is either not valid or has different meanings Most of this is directly related to the internal operation of AMOS 8 x such as the job run queue Generally this is only an issue if you are using custom assembler code and not using pre existing monitor calls to access the information All current AlphaBASIC versions are fully supported with their existing RUN or RP files There is NO advantage to re compiling An AMOS 8 x system will generate the same code as on an older AMOS system The run files can be moved to any system As AMOS 8 x assembler libraries have been updated during the Eagle 760 development not all re assembled programs will have the same hashes However they should still work the same even on older AMOS systems SSD
106. ckups without shutting down AMOS to change the disk configuration To provide this capability follow this procedure 1 Define the subsystem name and file name in the AMOS Disk tab of the Configuration program For example UPD E AMPC UPDATE AMD The AMD file must be on a hard drive or DVD RAM media 2 Save the Configuration with the OK button 3 Modify the AMPC INI and only define the disk subsystem driver for example SYSTEM UPD DVR 1 6 Do not define the DEVTBL or BITMAP statements in the INI Allocate SMEM for the Bitmaps so that they will XMOUNT correctly Start at 20 MB and add more if any other AMD files will be used The amount of SMEM required is proportional to the bitmap size of the AMD file being mounted Save the INI file Log DVR and COPY UPD DVR PCDSK DVR if it does not already exists Log OPR and MONTST the new INI and boot the system normally From AMOS execute XMOUNT Dev for example XMOUNT UPD The system will respond with how many logicals the AMD disk file contains Execute MOUNT DEV for example MOUNT UPD You can use the new XMNT dev command to accomplish step 6 amp 8 in one step 9 The system will respond by mounting the UPD device with as many logical drives as the AMD disk file contains 10 To un mount the UPD disks in our example type XMOUNT UPD U ADA This technique can even be used interactively by changing the Disk filename to another name on a different logical and exit the Configure screen Then
107. connected to the same power circuit as the Server All outlets providing power to the Server should have a common grounding point restricted to only those connections coming from the computer installation Data cables should not be located near high voltage power lines power transformer telephone cables or in elevator shafts They should not cross walkways If cables must cross walkways cover the cables with a cable bridge Please consider how long the serial communication cables will be Single ended serial circuits are susceptible to all forms of electromagnetic interference As line length increases beyond fifty feet the Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Installation Page 2 7 reliability of the RS 232C cable connected to the terminal and printer decreases rapidly If local terminals are to be located further than fifty feet from the computer we recommend you use low capacitance twisted paired overall shielded cables If this cable does not solve the problem then use a Terminal Server to extend the reach of serial devices See Appendix A for more information Verifying Voltage Compatibility Different parts of the world use different standards for electricity Most areas of the United States use 115 Volt electricity Many other areas of the world use 220 to 240 Volt electricity Power Supply AC Voltage and Receptacle o The Eagle 760 requires that the Voltage selector switch be set for 115 or 240 VAC for the site See Figure 2 1
108. conocnncnncnocnoonnononacnncnncnocononnnonnon conc nennen nennen nennen 7 7 Patches available from Microsoft esses eene enne trennen nac ronca rancia 7 8 How To Make AMOS Virus PrOOf ooooconccncnnocooncnncnnnncnnnonncnncnnonoconnnn non nenne enne tentent ener trennen nnne 7 8 WINDOWS ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES eerte nennen nnne 7 8 CHAPTER8 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE reset etes enne sts tn stone enia stn tns en sua 8 1 DVD MEDIA RERO nu a EU 8 1 DVD RAM OR BLU RAY DRIVE piceun adnan C RR HE edes 8 1 CARE OF STREAMING TAPE CARTRIDGES seen eene nennen nennen nnne 8 2 14 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE CLEANING eerte eene nennen nenne etre enne nenne 8 2 MAIN ENCLOSURE STANDARD PEDESTAL STYLE eere enne 8 2 CHAPTER9 STATUS DISPLAY CODBS eeeeeeeeee eene tn sento sensn nest tn tosta sn sensns tatnen sna n 9 1 AMPC AND RELATED PROGRAM STATUS CODES eene enne 9 AM 113 XX BOOT ROM CODES vroren iaaiiai iiaa ai E es 9 2 AM 113 XX CONTROLLER DIAGNOSTIC CODES essent nnne 9 2 AMPC DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS eeseeseeseeeeneeenen nete nr etne nnne trennen enne cra craneo 9 3 CHAPTER 10 TODOS AND FMDOG esee eeee eese tn en sente tns tn statu sensns tasa tns en sns sns tosta sns en sun 10 1 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Table of Contents Page v HOW TO COPY FILES BETWEEN OPERATING SYSTE
109. copied to Windows Leaving out part or all of the file specification it defaults to the current disk and account and all files As shown multiple specifications can be entered separating them with commas The optional Windows pathname is the file name and directory to copy the file to The default is the C AMPC directory because this is where AMOS 8 x boots from e TODOS understands only Windows 8 3 file names not long file names The destination file D name entered must be eight characters or less with a three or less character extension If the destination file already exists in the Windows folder TODOS overwrites it with the file being copied Be careful not to accidentally overwrite existing files when using TODOS Here are a few examples of TODOS To send a file from the current AMOS account to the C AMPC folder and renaming is not needed enter only the AMOS file name TODOS PAYROL DAT To send the file to another directory and give the file a different name on the Windows side specify something like this TODOS C NUSERNONETEST TXT ONE TXT This example transfers the AMOS file ONE TXT to Windows with the file name ONETEST TXT in the directory C USER The C USER folder must already exist TODOS can t create a new directory If ONETEST TXT already exists in CAUSER TODOS overwrites it automatically Finally if the file is not in the current AMOS account you need to use the complete syntax TODOS C USER ONETEST TXT
110. copy files from Windows to AMOS Either assign a new name to the file copied or FMDOS will automatically truncate the names to six characters When a file name is truncated the three character extension which follows the file name in both Windows and AMOS is not affected WILDCARDS TODOS allows the use of and Wildcards as part of the file name and extension in the Windows and AMOS file specifications FMDOS allow the use of these characters only in the Windows specification The replaces any number of characters in the file name or extension The stands for any one character Wildcards are not allowed in the Windows directory or AMOS device specification but you can use wildcards in the AMOS account specification e g 100 represents all disk accounts in project 100 For example TODOS C USER TXT 23 Transfers all AMOS TXT files in the accounts in project 23 on the current disk device to the Windows directory C USER using the AMOS file names For more information on the use of wildcards in AMOS file specifications see the AMOS User s Guide Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 TODOS and FMDOS 10 3 SENDING FILES TO WINDOWS FROM AMOS TODOS TODOS copies files from AMOS to Windows Use either of these formats for TODOS TODOS Windows pathnamej amos filespec amos filespec Or TODOS amos filespec amos filespec Windows pathname amos filespec is the name of the file to be
111. d correctly for the AC power service in your region 2 Insert the socket end of the AC power cord firmly over the three prongs in the power cord receptacle in the back panel Then plug the pronged end of the cord into an electrical outlet 3 Turn on the Server by switching the AC power ON OFF switch on the rear panel to the ON position Then push the power button located on the front panel Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 2 8 Chapter Two 4 To verify that the power is on o Are the Power and Run or Disk activity indicator lights on the front panel lit See Figure 2 1 o Are the cooling fans running To check the fans place your hand behind each fan opening in the back panel you should feel air blowing out If the power light and the fans are not on you have a problem Call your VAR for troubleshooting help BOOTING UP WITH AMOS 8 X All Eagle 760 Systems have AMPC 7 1 and AMOS 8 2 system software installed by Alpha Microsystems before the Server leaves the factory This includes Windows 7 software and motherboard drivers Since this is the case all you need to do is turn on the Server The first thing displayed on the Console is the power on self test POST diagnostic Once this process is completed the system software on the hard disk or RAID subsystem will start to load In a few seconds the Windows logo will display If the user wishes to automatically boot up into AMOS they must place a copy of the Boot AMPC shortcu
112. d new AMD files add serial devices map SCSI or IDE devices etc The Boot AMPC shortcut will execute with AMPC MON and AMPC INI BOOT SHORTCUTS AND SPECIFIC INITIALIZATION FILES To boot with a specific AMOS initialization file from the Windows environment simply use the AMPC EXE L FileName option by changing the shortcut properties to include the following line AMPC EXE L Ini file M AMPC MON Ini file is the initialization file e g TEST INI or AMPC INI or other filename You must specify the file extension Refer to the appendix for sample INI files The initialization file must exist in the C AMPC folder under Windows when using the L switch AMSAFE Boot shortcut will execute the AMSAFE BOOT MON and AMSAFE BOOT INI file This is a minimal system configuration for trouble shooting the system if the current AMPC INI has problems For Eagle 760 Servers we provide E18SIO Boot will initialize 18 PC serial ports You can create your own by copying and renaming one of the provided shortcuts Select the shortcut and right click and select properties Then change the boot INI in the target line GENERAL HINTS amp RESTRICTIONS The following list contains miscellaneous items to watch out for which may not be Eagle 760 specific o When working in the BIOS configuration the flat panel screen may complain about the resolution and ask that you press buttons 1 amp 2 to cancel the message Buttons 1 and 2 are the f
113. d printers are defined somewhat differently These device names are defined in the AMPC INI system initialization file Alpha Micro device names conform to a specific format to make it easy for you and the Server to refer to the same piece of equipment All device names contain three letters and a number and end with a colon For example DSK where is a decimal number up to 3 digits DSK is usually the name for a hard disk device and STRO is the name of a streaming tape drive Having names for each device let s you specify which device is to be used for a specific command This permits you to see a list of files from just one disk drive or copy data from one disk logical to another drive Normally the Servers are setup as two logical drives C amp E for the first physical hard drive formatted as NTFS under Windows Each drive should contain an AMPC folder where multiple AMD disk files should be located The Eagle 760 system only boots from the AMD pseudo drives The standard boot drive that is shipped is C AMPC AMPC AMD which is 4 logical drive of 32MB each contains logical devices named DSK0 DSK1 DSK2 DSK3 The different pseudo disk drives may be generated with different number of logicals The example here will be the DSK device with 12 logicals Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMOS Overview Page 4 3 o When the Server boots from the AMPC AMD disk file the normal occurrence the system drive will be referenced as 12 disk
114. davies ovate dni nine Sai abet e Revita tines 5 2 Office Information Products rt P Rede dee ee EO Tenga 5 2 ON LINE DOCUMENTATION cima 5 3 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Table of Contents Page iii ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION isc cirio 5 3 I Want To Start At The Beginning sinan n E E EE R 5 4 I Want To Learn How To Maintain My Server eerte nennen nnne 5 4 I Want To Write Computer Programs eeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeee eerte enne nennen nenne nne netr enne 5 4 What Third Party programs are known to work on AMOS 8 x coconccononocconcnncnnncnnonnconannconcnnccnncn conan 5 5 What Third Party programs do not work on AMOS 8 x sss eee 5 5 CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIOON cccsssssssscsssssssssesessrssessssecsecsessseessessessssesseseese 6 1 ADMINISTRATIVE EASKS 2 n n Rm ee RR RR IEEE POE 6 1 Alternate Booting the AMOS Server eene eene neet nennt neenr nnne nenne 6 1 DISK ACCOURLS aeu tio tette eii e od el Label hs 6 2 Passwords adim oen ode e ee i fee s a eec eg bint das hice Det iet dine ute oe tna a 6 2 Oreanizing the Disk iun isnt be ete RI ed Gale BL eerie drei idera be Hs 6 2 Adding New Accounts reete e ee ree hne tee ree phe e Ue eee sve Ie sci a ede 6 3 Using Virtual Lermin lss an rica qt e DI rae 6 4 MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILE eerte nnne 6 4 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM FOR PRINTERS esee eren entente 6 5 Defining th Parallel Port dsrin ie uei
115. dd DEVTBL entries and load the BITMAP for each of the new logicals during the mount See the system command reference sheets for more details on these programs AMOS and FMTDVD FMTDVD will format the DVD RAM media into as many logical devices of the same size that you require After the format is complete mount the media with the DVD program Copy files from any disk logical to any of the newly defined DVD logicals The disk labels are not written with the copy The LABEL program must be used to label each logical This must be done manually or through a command file The copy to the DVD disk logicals is slower than using MAKDVD and will wear out the media faster than MAKDVD The excessive media wear is due to the fact that the BITMAP must be updated for each file copied The DVD RAM media is lifetime is 100 000 read write cycles The DVD RW and CD RW media lifetime is 1000 read write cycles There is no write caching available for this process so it is slower writing data to the media than having AMD files stored on the media formatted in UDF MAKDVD can create a six logical 32MB disk in about 15 minutes If you use the FATDVD COPY method may take 12 hours for the same task We strongly recommend not to use FMTDVD Copy method We do not encourage using DVD RW media for this process because it is only a 2X write speed device DVD RAM is 3X write speed TYPES OF BACKUPS NEEDED There are two types of backups needed for every system They are
116. der and all the subdirectories The alternate boot disk file and the original AMPC AMD file are stored in the AMPC folder on the C SystemVolume The E DataVolume is a logical partition of the first physical drive This drive is where the E Backups folder is located The system administrator should build the AMD disk files in the E AMPC folder The older Windows XP smaller drive is shown here E Computer Management aE ll File Action View Window Help del es om E E X sal Computer Management Local E E System Toals El i mera cum El 2 Shared Folders tem apa SbDataVolume E Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 12 94GB 12 32GB 95 amp SRaidVol F Parttion Basic NTFS Healthy Active 38 283 GB 5 53GB 14 No Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 4 15GB 3 09 GB 74 No f SystemVolume C DataVolume E 43 15 GB NTFS IN 12 94 GB NTFS Healthy System 224 if Healthy Local Users and Groups m E Performance Logs and Alerts 2 Device Manager E ey Storage Disk Defragmenter 9 Disk Management EH Es Services and Applications lt PDisk 1 Basic RaidVol F 38 28 GB 38 28 GB NTFS Online Healthy Active No Media ES 4 gt j lll Primary partition Ml Extended partition li Logical drive z Figure 6 7 Computer Management Tool Disk Management Adding a RAID Volume amp Selecting the RAID as Bootable for the Eagle 760 To make Active and Bootable Drive
117. dia essere enne rancia cn 6 20 TYPES OF BACKUPS NEEDED 2t e ie ER eU sc 6 22 WINDOWS System Backup eerte iii 6 22 AMOS Data BackUPDindi no CERE EE P renti ine orem 6 22 Backup Considerations ci ure Siete Bie an tan teres EGRE EE ER REPE ee ode 6 23 Are the Older AMOS DVD RAM Backups Compatible eee 6 23 Unmountable and Mountable AMD Files eese enne nne rancia conos 6 24 DV D Software Revisions iniisa ette ite i rere e iaa 6 25 WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION seen een nennen nennen nennen sten neenr enne nennen nennen 6 26 The System Control Panel miii Ce ice ree I ree Hee dedere edet 6 26 Administrative Tools Overview essent enne therein enne oran meten trennen enne 6 27 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page iv Table Of Contents Clear Application and System Logs eese netten nennen 6 28 Other Administrativo Tools ridad 6 30 Adding a RAID Volume amp Selecting the RAID as Bootable for the Eagle 760 6 31 Disk Defragmenter ssc eene pen Ratas 6 32 Howto set WINDOWS IP uti t ete eate m erre 6 33 Disabling Folder Shares eee Cere re ee Roh ee e nte ke eC eee fee 6 34 Configuration for a Complete Network Firewall eese enne enne 6 34 Network Firewall Changes to Enable Remote Access ooococonccoconoccononaconannconncn nono conananoncrnnona conan conos 6 36 Remote Administratiotiz 5 nii EE data 6 37
118. display console o PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports o CPU temperature and voltage monitoring o Four USB ports on the back and two on the front o CMOS BIOS setup for configuration and boot options Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Introducing EAGLE760 Systems Page 1 3 Memory The Eagle 760 System board has two sockets in which main memory DIMMs Dual Inline Memory Modules memory is used to a maximum of 4GB Most of this memory is used by the Windows 7 software and allocated for the page file and Disk Caching buffer Currently the maximum memory allocatable to AMOS is 900MB This is a Windows 7 restriction Since DCACHE is not needed for AMOS this is not a problem See the specification sheet included with your computer for more detailed information on memory capacity and the Eagle 760 Computer Service Manual for instructions on installing it Disk Configurations The Eagle 760 System comes standard with a 160GB SATA Drive This drive is partitioned into two logical drives of approximately 80Gb The C Boot Volume contains the Windows 7 software and utility programs such as Acronis Adobe 10 0 reader AMPC 7 1 with the AMOS 8 x Operating System Software The E DataVolume drive is made available for the customer to create an AMD disk files for their operating application programs Additionally this volume contains a AMOS Backup folder OSBackups with an image backup of the C Boot Volume as shipped from Alpha Micro Larger drive sizes are avai
119. don t want to keep the new configuration you can always reboot with the former system initialization file Follow this procedure any time the system initialization file is modified T Be careful not to copy the TEST INI file too soon You might want to let the Server run awhile Here is a sample simple initialization file SL a Simple AMPC Ini file JOBS 10 JOBALC VIM1 JOB1 LPT1 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 5 QUEUE 10000 TRMDEF VIM1 PCVIM 1 AM62C 200 200 200 EDITOR 15 TRMDEF TRM1 PCCOM 1 19200 AM65 200 200 200 EDITOR 15 TRMDEF LPT1 PCLPT 1 TELTYP 100 100 100 TRMDEF DUMMY PSEUDO NULL 80 80 80 TRMDEF Required VER Unlock keyboard SCZDSP SCZPC SYS SCSI dispatcher DEVTBL DSK DEVTBL TRM RES MEM DEVIBL STRO Streaming tape device BITMAP DSK Paged bitmaps for AMOS 8 X ERSATZ ERSATZ INI B 10 reserve 10 blank ersatz slots SGINI 50K SYSTEM SYSMSG USA SYSTEM CMDLIN SYS SYSTE SCNWLD SYS SYSTEM QFLOCK SYS SYSTEM TRM DVR 1 6 SYSTE STR DVR 1 6 SYSTE EM DVR 1 6 SYSTE RES DVR 1 6 SYSTEM UPD DVR 1 6 for UPDates SYSTE DVD DVR 1 6 for DVD RAM drive SYSTE SET DSKERR OUNT DSK ETJOB LPT1 DUMMY 20K LPTINI LPT1 PIN LPT1 Printer ETJOB JOB1 TRM1 500K
120. dows file If the Windows file name has more than six characters refer to the information below for help If the destination file already exists FMDOS copies over it unless the NOD switch is included The NOD switch is described below The AMOS account where you want to put the file must already exist FMDOS cannot create accounts The options let you choose various FMDOS features Please Note Place a space before the that precedes the option Using any combination of the available options NOD If an AMOS file exists with same name as the file being copied do not delete it FMDOS overwrites the destination file name if the NOD switch is left off R Make the AMOS file a random access contiguous file This specifies how the file is arranged on the disk See the section Contiguous File Transfer earlier in this chapter To transfer a file from the C AMPC directory into the current AMOS account and renaming is not necessary specify just the Windows file name If the Protection violation error message appears the user is not logged into 1 2 during the copy to another account Here are some examples of FMDOS FMDOS PAYROL DAT Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 TODOS and FMDOS 10 5 To copy a file from a different Windows directory to another AMOS account or give the file a different name specify something like this FMDOS ONE TXT 23 4 C USER ONETEST TXT This example copies the Windows file ONETEST T
121. e Create Disk Subsystem 7 mmm Browse Create DiskSubsystem8 Base Create Disk Subsystem 9 i S S Browse Create aa Apply Figure 3 17 AMOS Disks Defined Once this is done you can inspect the location of the new AMD disk file If you select the control panel and browse to the E drive and find the AMPC folder you will see the newly created BIG AMD disk file as shown in Figure 3 21 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sack C v D O search i Folders d Y x Addess okEvwc dgw Folders El e DataVol1 E 4 096 001 KB Figure 3 18 Location of BIG AMD Modifying the TEST INI amp Initialize the new Pseudo disk file From AMOS the next step is to modify a TEST INI file to add the new BIG disk device Select the Boot AMPC shortcut in the lt AMPC gt folder and boot up AMOS LOG SYS VUE TEST INI ENTER 1 Add DEVTBL BIG 2 Add BITMAP BIG 3 Add SYSTEM DVR BIG DVR 4 Add MOUNT BIG After the last system command Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 18 Chapter Three Finish and save the TEST INI Now LOG DVR ENTER COPY BIG DVR PCDSK DVR ENTER tocreate the disk driver All AMD disk files use a copy of the PCDSK DVR Once a copy of the disk drive is in DVR LOG OPR ENTER MONTST AMPC TEST INI ENTER Please refer to AMPC INI in the appendix for the resulting INI file from this discussion The MONTST wi
122. e Network Connections screen a Press l3 to highlight Local Area Connection b Press F opens the File menu item c Press R for Properties 5 In the Networking Properties screen a Press to highlight Internet Protocol b Press R for Properties 6 Inthe Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen set the IP information as desired If you do not have a DHCP Server do not check Obtain an IP address automatically Instead assign a permanent IP This IP address is needed for Microsoft Printer and File sharing and for VNC access to troubleshoot system problems For AMOS to initialize the packet driver the Windows side must have an IP zl Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 24xl E General Ad Connect using Fe ES Intel R PRO 101 The sample on the left shows this but your numbers will probably be different Fill in the DNS addresses if you have any You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address address 192 168 2 2 vi loos Packet S E Vi E File and Printe Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 i P ck gener 192 168 2 1 instet Obten ONS sewer address automatically Descnption Use the following DNS server addresses
123. e device the narrow device s lower transfer rate slows down the entire bus causing the wide device to lose its performance advantage INTERNAL SCSI TERMINATOR The Eagle 760 requires the internal tape drive to have the terminator SIPs installed and placed at the end of the 50 pin SCSI cable The second channel does not require a terminator on the back panel EXTERNAL SCSI TERMINATOR The preferred method of terminating the SCSI bus for the Eagle 760 Server is the installation of an external terminator The external terminator must be an active LVD model part number PRA 00222 20 The main controller board terminates one end of the SCSI bus and the other end of the bus is terminated with the external active terminator The SCSI controller board provides the termination power for the SCSI bus Figure E 1 Active LVD External Terminator Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 SCSI Configuration Details Page E 3 ATTACHING EXTERNAL DEVICES To attach an external SCSI device use the VHDCI cable to attach to an external raid or tape subsystem Install the external active terminator in the unused SCSI I O port of the external SCSI device at the physical end of the SCSI bus Attaching an external narrow SCSI device such as a tape drive to a Server using the Wide SCSI bus is a special case Any narrow external device must be the last device on the cable with all wide devices inside the chassis Make sure all 16 lines of the Wide SCSI bus ar
124. e Consult the AMOS TCP documentation for QA ISS wa additional details 1 All AMOS 8 x Servers use the ETH101 NIN file to enable both AlphaNET and AlphaTCP to function This is called out in the AMPC INI file with the NETINI statement The Ethernet driver is a simple packet driver called PCNDV NDV The following statement is incorporated into the AMPC INI command file to configure your Ethernet hardware for all models of the AMOS 8 x Servers NETINI ETH101 NIN The format of the ETH101 NIN is as follows NETWORK 101 GROUP 2 NODE 100 NODECOUNT 100 NAME AMPC SYSTEM DRIVER PCNDV Network driver for all systems 2 Use VUE to modify the ETH101 NIN to reflect your AIphaNET settings defining the Network Group and Node numbers If you are not using AlphaNET just leave the file as is 3 In AMOS LOG TCP 4 Using VUE update the following files as indicated below Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 12 Chapter Six a NETWRK Update the Ethernet entry to reflect your network IP address This IP address must be distinct from the host Windows 7 IP address b CONFIG Update the route IP address at the end of the file to reflect your router IP address If the AlphaNET network number was changed from 101 in the SYS ETH101 NIN file then make the same change to the 101 in the ifconfig ecO 101 arpa 100 line c MYNAME Update the entry to reflect your Internet domain name d RESOLV
125. e RS 232 connector at either end of the terminal or printer cables For example the wire attached to Pin 2 carries the signal interpreted on the computer end as Input Data from the Terminal and on the terminal end as Transmit Data To Computer You enable these specific signals by attaching cable wires to certain connector pins If a terminal or printer manufacturer says their device is RS 232 or RS 232C compatible it will probably be easy for you to connect it to your Alpha Micro Servers Before constructing the cable to connect a printer or terminal to the Alpha Micro Server consult the manufacturer s manual accompanying the device It should describe how to wire the connector on the device end Few devices use all of the defined signals In most cases you need to connect about four pins Although printer cables are sometimes a little more complicated on the printer end terminal cables are often the same on both computer and terminal ends Alpha Micro uses RJ 45 connectors for RS 232 device connection The maximum length of RS 232 cables is 150 feet between devices when using Twisted Paired Level 3 CMP cabling Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page A 2 Appendix A Important Note The Federal Communications Commission FCC has established rules regarding allowable emission levels of Class A computing devices ref Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules The Alpha Micro systems to which this manual applies have been determined to be in compli
126. e any book mentioned in this manual separately in addition a multi volume software documentation library is available containing all the AMOS software books listed below You can order any of these books by calling your VAR To find which documents are available use an Internet browser and look up www AlphaMicro com and select Support gt Documentation An index into all Alpha Micro documents available will be displayed Documents can be downloaded and viewed by the Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer Here s an idea of what to look at next I Want To Start At The Beginning If you have never used AMOS before we recommend you read the AMOS User s Guide This book is a practical introduction to the Alpha Micro computer containing instructions for many of the procedures used every day It expands on many of the topics discussed in Chapter 4 I Want To Learn How To Maintain My Server If you are going to be responsible for making data backups adding new PC s terminals or printers to the Server running disk diagnostics and otherwise managing and maintaining the Server we highly recommend you read the System Operator s Guide and obtain a copy of the System Commands Reference Manual and the System Operator s Guide to the System Initialization Command File The first manual explains how to perform the maintenance and diagnostic procedures required by the Alpha Micro system software The second book will prove an invaluable reference tool it cont
127. e listing of options Option Function None Displays account numbers on disk and summary only IC Check the Bitmap but does not rewrite bitmap E Lists files and blocks in which any errors occurred L Lists all files and blocks on the disk To use one of these options place it after the DSKANA command like this DSKANA DSK1 C As mentioned above use the L or E option to find the location of any file errors DSKANA detects The C option is discussed in the next section To see the list of DSKANA options type DSKANA without specifying a device name Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 15 The CHECK Option and Automatic Backups At times use DSKANA to examine a disk without re writing the bitmap especially when using an automatic backup method such as a command file or the Task Manager to perform the backup The reason for this is simple assume you run DSKANA at night as part of an automatic backup procedure If anyone on the Server leaves a file open such as an AlphaVUE or AlphaWRITE document on the device DSKANA is checking DSKANA doesn t take the open file into account when it rewrites the bitmap for the device When the person returns in the morning and writes the file to the disk it causes a bitmap error because the Server didn t know the file was open This process could corrupt the disk causing data loss To run DSKANA without rewriting the bitmap use the C option switch You see
128. e terminated with an active terminator To do so 1 Use an external wide to narrow SCSI cable which actively terminates the high nine lines of the Wide SCSI bus Alpha Micro offers this cable in both three foot and six foot lengths PDB 00440 80 and PDB 00440 81 2 Plug the narrow active external terminator PRA 00222 21 into the unused SCSI I O port of the external device This terminates the low half of the SCSI bus Notice that in this configuration the Wide SCSI active external terminator PRA 00222 20 which is normally plugged into the external SCSI port is not used SCSI DISPATCHER SOFTWARE AMOS 8 x includes a SCSI dispatcher which controls all SCSI devices in the system The SCSI dispatcher is set up in the system initialization command file The following AMOS 8 x specific command is added to the INI file after the JOBALC statements but before the first DEVTBL statement SCZDSP SCZPC SYS required Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Appendix F Eagle 760 INI s The following files are sample INI files for the Eagle 760 booting for your reference The lines or commands in BOLD are AMOS 8 x specific statements AMSAFEBOOT INI AMSAFE BOOT INI file for AMPC 7 1 System E LOAD SYSMSG USA LOAD TRMDEF LIT 1 4 LOAD AMO000 0VR 1 4 TRMDEF VTM1 PCVTM 1 AM62c 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 console terminal VER QUEUE 10000 allow plenty of queue blocks TRMDEF VIM2 PCVTM 2 AM62c 200 200 200 EDITOR 10 TRM
129. ead is running Ethernet adapter was opened successfully Ethchn thread is running hd ETEF Figure 3 12 Exit amp Quit to Save the Configuration When you select the Quit button the AMPC Shutdown warning box will be displayed and the S program will exit The Reboot selection in the File menu will power down the system and restart The system must go through the system POST phase and the SCSI scan phase which takes a while To shut down and power off the Server and stay off Select Shutdown from the File menu Both Reboot and Shutdown will flush the disk caches Other AMPC Information amp Tools If you select the Help item from the AMPC Diagnostics window you will see the current version of the AMPC software and information on the software libraries in use Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 13 About AMPC Eagle 760 x AMPC Eagle 760 Computer System Release Version 1 1 950 alpha micro Copyright 2010 Alpha Microsystems Inc Acknowledgements tAWerace RaweEther Library Copyright 2001 PCAUSA c SCSI Library Copyright 1998 2001 Micro Magic Figure 3 13 About AMPC TE AMPC Eagle 760 System 1 1 950 System Diagnostics 15 x Thank you for pl Battery Charging Tie USB SSD will be u 3 3 ecks AMPC 7 1 USB SSD Y AER munication has been opened successfully lt lt USB SSD serial 2N t ork Diagnostics lt lt USB SSD
130. ed as working For more details contact the software developer 000000000 00000000000 AlphaFAX Version 2 0 Multi Version 2 1 192 14 with the latest patches for AMPC AlphaMAIL Version 1 2B with EMAIL LIT updated AlphaWRITE Version 2 2 AlphaCALC Version 2 0 VersiCOMM 3 1 399 ZCMP 2 1 105 Folders 3 0 109 AutoLog Ver 3 5 305 works with this known restriction o SLAVELLIT works on the PCCOM ports does not work on the SIO ports MSP SSD Protector 2 8 both PIC LIT and CODE LIT SFORCE both Versions 1 0 112 and 2 2 135 Metropolis Version 7 5 VICS Models amp Macros Version 7 2 SuperVUE Version 3 1h IMS Version 5 0 18 Madics software DART ESP Glue Version 2 2 from the ESP consortium Starr Accounting Version 4 1 Ultra Safe Version 3 5 150 What Third Party programs do not work on AMOS 8 x The following Alpha Micro third party programs have been reported as not working or with special limitations under AMOS 8 x For more details contact the software developer o TALKTO does not work o SLAVE LIT works on the PCCOM ports does not work on the SIO ports o DataVUE does not work This package does not work on Roadrunner systems either Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter6 System Administration System Administrator is the title we give the person whose job it is to make sure the Server runs efficiently and who has access to the files and programs that comprise the system software T
131. eeseesaseeeeaeeneens 6 35 Figure 6 12 Firewall Enable for VNC to Function nennen enne 6 37 Figure 7 Acronis True Image Version 2011 essseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeentnr ener nnen enne 6 40 Figure 7 1 AMPCLITE Enable Unsafe Disconnect eese tenente eene nenne 7 3 Figure 7 2 AMPCTerm Enable Unsafe Disconnect eese eene eene enne 7 4 Figure E 1 Active LVD External Terminator ecccccceccceeceseseseesceeseceseeesecseeeseeceeeeseeeaeeeaeceaeeaeeeeeaees E 2 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 1 Introducing Eagle 760 Systems SYSTEM OVERVIEW Alpha Microsystems has developed a new version of software to allow users to run AMOS on a standard PC running newer versions of Windows These include Windows 7 Vista XP Professional or Home Editions This software will be known as AMPC 7 1 and is the main software component to the Eagle 760 System The AMOS 8 2 operating system software is included with each Eagle 760 system This allows VARs and end users to run a wide range of business applications on the Alpha Micro supplied Eagle 760 system AMOS 8 x has the power to support many users simultaneously in local or networked configurations The Eagle 760 Servers lend themselves to virtually any business data processing environment The Eagle 760 System is a single processor system targeted at smaller more cost sensitive installations These Servers are many times faster than previous generation AMOS computers yet
132. ements is dangerous A serious mistake could damage the file and leave the Server unable to boot from the defined System Disk Instead of modifying the file directly alter and test a copy then replace the original file with the validated copy Please refer to the sample INIs in the last Appendix of this manual for AMOS 8 x specific information that is not contained in the older documentation TURNING THE SERVER OFF Turn off the Server whenever o You add to or modify the system hardware configuration o You move the Server for required servicing o Add or remove external SCSI devices To turn off the Server always follow these steps 1 Make sure all users have exited all programs and are logged off the system 2 Remove any backup media such as CDs and tapes or USB drives from the Server 3 From the lt AMPC 7 1 Diagnostic screen Select File gt Shutdown 4 Or use the xAdmin utility ShutDn from any terminal This utility will power off the Server Read the on line help files on the system 5 If the system will not power down after a few minutes using the above procedures you should first try pressing and holding the AC power button on the front panel for about ten seconds until it powers off If the server still will not power off turn the rocker switch on the rear panel to the OFF position 6 Data corruption may occur if any data has not been flushed to disk when the server is powered off using the hardware switches
133. erties gt by Select gt OK Close the lt Control Panel gt Select gt X EAS can Ss Browse the My Network Places from the lt Explorer gt application locate and double click on Microsoft Windows Network Under this selection find the new workgroup name you entered Double click on that new name Under this selection you should see the Eagle760 Sn100 system name along with other systems or workstations in the local workgroup Your system will have a different SN1xx PC Serial Port Installation and Renumbering Procedure This procedure is required only when you add in a new PCI or USB serial interface to the system Use the manufactures install CD to install the driver software for the new hardware 1 On the console using the mouse find the control panel and execute the task manger 2 In Task manager gt click on NEW TASK a Inthe Task Box type in EXPLORER Enter b Minimize the Task Manager box click on _ in the upper right hand corner Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 39 3 In the Explorer application a Select Folders in Task bar to Split screen b Select Control Panel c Select System and double click d Select Hardware Device Manager 4 Device Manger window Find the Yellow under MultiFunction Controller a Select Yellow mark unknown hardware right click Select Update Driver button b Select Install from a List or Specific L
134. es button f Inthe TCP IP Filtering window i Verify that the Enable TCP IP Filtering All adapters check box is checked ii Verify that the Permit Only for TCP Ports is Checked iii Verify that the TCP Ports Window displays NO Port Numbers Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 wide area network protocol tk Prefered DNS server System Administration Page 6 35 internet Protocol TCP AP PL advanced TCP IP settings zx General Advanced General Atemate Configure iP Settings DNS WINS Options Connect using You can get IP settings assign Optional settings this ility Otherwise you HB Intel R PRO 100S Sen te sppropote IP setings TCP IP fitening Obtain an IP address aut MAMA cad xd This connection uises the followi C Use thek IP addr Client for Microsoft Net IP dress IV Enable TCP IP Filtering All adapters ivi E QoS Packet Scheduler O MI El File and Printer Sharing Subnetmask C Permit All C Permit Al C Permit All Ml 7 intemet Protocol TCP Sem Permit Only Permit Only PemitOnly D efaull gateway TCP Ports IP Protocols a a LL Obtain DNS server addre Description Use the following DNS s Transmission Control Protocol across diverse interconnectes O Altemate GMS server Show icon in notification are iv If ports exist under that column Select gt the port number and Click on the Remove b
135. es available for the Server such as AlphaC Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 5 2 Chapter Five Networking The Networking software AlphaNET and AlphaTCP are included in the AMOS 8 x release AIphaNET is Alpha Micro s 2 generation software to transfer files exchange information and share resources between different models of Alpha Micro computers It is provided primarily for compatibility with the older AMOS system that might be on a network AlphaTCP is Alpha Micro s 3 generation networking software allows the Server to transfer files exchange information and share resources between different computers on the Internet This package also provides Telnet and network printer services Web Server and e mail Server can be set up under AMOS 8 x Please read the AlphaTCP Administrators Guide for more information on this flexible software Text Preparation To create documents on the Server there are multiple word processing programs available Alpha VUE a screen oriented text editor allows the user terminal to create and change documents The text of your letter or report is displayed on the terminal screen as you enter it with a keyboard With AIphaVUE you can move quickly through the document correcting and adding words inserting or deleting lines moving paragraphs and so on AlphaXED is a programmers screen editor that has a few different features but still does the same thing as Alpha VUE See the section on Office In
136. es labeled or with an arrow that curves to the left is the carriage return key Just as you press the carriage return on a typewriter to begin a new line on the page a tells the computer you are ending a line of input and are beginning a new line The computer does not normally process an instruction from you until you press to let it know you are finished with that line Is the deletion key it backspaces AND deletes It may be labeled or DEL If you make a mistake while typing an instruction to AMOS you can erase it using the key The key on most keyboards acts much like the shift key on a typewriter By holding down SHIFT you can type upper case letters and the symbols on the upper half of the keys with two symbols While the CAPS LOCK key is enabled letters you type appear in upper case The CAPS LOCK key on most keyboards does not affect keys other than letters This key may be labeled ESCAPE or ALT MODE It is used with several application programs such as AlphaVUE to signal the end of input or to switch between command modes however you do not use at AMOS command level Use the or CONTROL key with other keys to enter a different kind of character a control character AMOS and much of the software on the computer interpret control characters as special instructions To type a control character hold down the key and press the other key For example to type a Control C hold down the key and type the le
137. esee entente nennt rn nana 1 2 lj nM ERN 1 3 Disk Configurations ina aa 1 3 Serial VO Capability onde npo AA aaa ta 1 3 Parallel Printer Portes a 55 e Eu e Ee RA 1 3 Network Hard Wate tetendit io tae 1 3 System Console amp Diagnostic Status Display eese ener enne 1 4 ARA AAA A ael ste tede edit tete Pepe e Pret lash adel 1 4 Rear VO Panel E 1 4 Add On Equipment iecit e a e eu lee o de eee deo e de dai dede 1 4 SOFTWARE BENXTURPDS d ore De e ete Ret er P PEU SR 1 4 Software Compatibility stos nia 1 6 What Is Hiddeti cte eei ee E eee rer etie t ea t inden 1 7 ABOU T DHIS MANUAL ted eerte eerte ee dn oto Fett ee adde OR Cea lye eee tet tet etd 1 8 Graphics Conventions and Definitions nennen nennen trennen nnne 1 8 Text Conventions and Definitions enice nennen tenentes teen nne 1 9 SERVICE INFORMATION itt eiie tee ee rine e n eee e Re t ell eu deo tices ee ean 1 9 Post Sales SUpport eeren oet e riter ere Ee RR Ret eR E Ek re E Pe ex Pret eee 1 9 For Further ASSIStance ote deci Ute c n eel sons on er ote aite aba 1 10 CHAPTER2 INSTALLATION eere etes tates tntn tns ta statu sensns tn sensus ease tos tatnen sias en ens en sua 2 1 UNPACKING GUIDELINES trei etre i i i E 2 1 Reporting Shipping Damage iore qt ta 2 1 Instructions for Reshipping the Server cococcnncnncnocnnocnononncononnono corona nonnon noma conan nennen nennen tnnt nnnene 2 2 What s Included and What E
138. et port in the Windows lt Device Manager gt All network adapters SCSI Devices Tab On an AMOS Server all installed SCSI and ATAPI compatible devices present on the host should be identified in the upper portion of the SCSI Devices screen as shown in Figure 3 11 The detected devices can be mapped to an AMOS SCSI device numbers 0 through 6 by dragging the selected device to the AMOS SCSI device number desired Tape drives are normally mapped as AMOS device 6 and the DVD device is mapped as Device 5 This leaves the other 5 IDs open for AMOS formatted disk drives which can be attached to the system for data transfer Normally moving the data from the AMOS formatted drive to an AMD disk file is preferred The AMOS formatted drives are not known to Windows and cannot take advantage of Windows disk caching software If you are using AMOS formatted disk drives it is recommended that you to enable AMOS disk caching for these devices AMOS 8 x has provided a program to turn off AMD drives from being AMOS cached This is activated by SET NOCACHE dev for the AMD disk device in the System Initialization Command File With this scheme you get the maximum performance from both disk device types Older RAID systems and disks are plug and play with AMOS 8 x through this method The AMD disk file always has faster access than the AMOS formatted drive because all access to the AMOS formatted drive is done through a SCSI library which adds an additional
139. etc The WINDOWS firewall configuration Windows includes a basic firewall This firewall has no effect on AMOS 8 x network traffic but can be used to totally isolate the Windows from any network traffic To block network viruses on the Windows environment we now ship the AMOS Servers with the Windows Firewall enabled for all Ethernet Interfaces We also disable the Microsoft File and Printer sharing AMOS 8 x and AlphaTCP work fine without these services enabled If the system administrator needs a particular function we have described in Chapter 6 the procedures and ports that may be enabled by the system administrator Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 7 8 Chapter Seven Patches available from Microsoft As patches are made available from Microsoft we incorporate them into future builds However only a few even apply to the components we have installed Because the Windows features are locked down at build time for each Server The Eagle 760 system may be upgraded in the field by using the Windows Update link in the Start programs group How To Make AMOS Virus Proof Please keep all system folders set to Not Shared to keep viruses off the system For systems manufactured after March 5 2004 do nothing For systems manufactured prior to March 5 2004 make sure the Windows Firewall is fully enabled and neither local Windows paths nor local Windows printers are configured for Microsoft sharing See chapter 6 for this procedu
140. ettings If you are familiar 3 Desktop RDA Adjust your comput mf 3S Add Hardware Installs and trouble with XP Professional this will be very is 3 is aay A E a MP easy to understand All the settings are amp db 3 Floppy A romeo e Sass inre E See SystemVol C ep Data Sources O Maintains at already pre set for the System ADA SP DateandTime Set the date time Administrator by Alpha Microsystems E lt DataVolume E Sh Display CEE E Spee El x RaidVol F iG Folder Options Customize the displ Normally you do not need to change any Bp Gud EfyFonts Add change and of these settings 3 Administrative Tools T gt Game Controllers Add remove and c E Fonts Y internet Options Configure your Inte Network Connections Keyboard Customize your key Ey Printers and Faxes gt Scanners and Cameras ic Scheduled Tasks E Shared Documents El V9 my Network Places a Recycle Bin Mouse a Network Connect Power Options AyPrinters and Faxes V Regional and Lan Sy Scanners and Ca PA R Figure 6 1 System Control Panel The functions or programs you should be concerned with are as follows lt Control Panel gt applications Customize your mo Connects to other c Configure energy s Shows installed prin Customize settings Add remove and c o Add or Remove Programs Use this to properly Add or Remove program packages on
141. etup exe for 64bit systems Transfer this file to your remote PC that is running Window 2003 Windows XP or Windows 7 Execute the setup program on the remote system This will install the help files PDF files and the Server and viewer programs Follow the instructions this program displays To gain access to the Eagle 760 Server each system has a unique access name in the following formats o Eagle760 Sn100 for Eagle 760 serial number 100 o To change the default password follow the UltraV NC Server documentation or reinstall the Ultra VNC software on the Eagle 760 Server Input the new password when the installation program asks for it o To terminate a VNC session Select gt X in the VNC program window o To disallow VNC access remove the TCP port 5900 from the network firewall properties Defining a Local Workgroup The Eagle Server should be part of the local work group so it may be located easily To change to your installation s workgroup execute the following procedure In lt Control Panel gt Select gt System and left double click The lt System Properties gt menu will display Select gt Computer Name Select gt Change button to Display the lt Computer Name Changes gt menu a In the Member of box the Workgroup input box will display AM Type over this entry with your local workgroup name Select gt OK button Windows will then join the local workgroup you entered Close the lt System Prop
142. ewer Computer Management Local E s System Tools B En Event Viewer 48 Application n mesas 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor Information 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor GO Information 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor GO Information 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor gtoformation 3 13 2004 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor 4 31 20 Service Control Ma Nor ESB Local Security Policy Ii Microsoft NET Framewc In Microsoft NET Framewc Eie Microsoft NET Framewc Sip Microsoft NET Framewc BS Performance Re Services m Lm Shared Fal 8G Local Users 3 4 Performan Ed Device Mar fj Storage 3 A 4 29 43 Tcpip Nor Re ble View Tee 0 t MM poke 13 2004 4 29 37 Application Popup Nor dian eel 13 2004 4 29 37 Application Popup Nor e Services and Server Nor Server Nor eventlog Nor eventlna vod Figure 6 4 Computer Management Event Viewer Select System logs to be cleared Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 30 Chapter Six Computer Management lIaol x HM File Action View Window Help ee I m ES 2 Eg Computer Management Local 2 System Tools Ga Event Viewer j Application
143. feet Some COM ports do not drive the cable with full 12 volts Some COM ports only output 9V which can cause reliability problems RS 232 DB 25 Terminal or Printer Adapters This section documents the signal to pin definition of a standard DB25 modular adapter to allow connection with terminals and printers supported by Alpha Micro We have grouped the signals into pairs which will also allow longer and more reliable communication to the Server The AM 60 AM 62 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page A 4 Appendix A 62A 65 65A 70 72 and AM 75 terminals are all RS 232 devices and use the same cabling pin outs The patch cords used should be internally twisted pair cable with RJ 45 connectors on both ends The pin assignments are straight through pin for pin with no swapped ends Server End RJ45 M DB 25 modular adapter Terminal Pin Direction Pin Color Signal 5 lt lt 2 Grn TXD 4 gt gt 5 Red CTS 3 gt gt 3 Blk RXD 6 gt gt 8 Yel DCD 2 lt lt 20 Org DTR 7 lt lt 7 Brn GND 8 lt lt Wht RTS 1 lt lt 6 Blu DSR Table A 3 Serial Terminal Connector Signals The terminal DTR signal pin 20 is connected to the Server CTS signal RJ45 pin 2 and serves as READY NOT BUSY handshake line to prevent overrunning the terminal with data This protocol is also effective for many printers used by Alpha Micro not work with certain printers if they do not provide a compatible DTR on pin 20 In su
144. for the original 32MB disk is only readable not re writeable with the DVD program A SYSTAT will show that DVD6 is Bitmap Kaput because of the padded nulls The backup can contain one or many disk platters up to the media capacity of 4 7GB DVD RAM media is used as the backup media using the MAKDVD program Label your disk platters with a description of the device and data contained This label description is written to the DVD media along with the full disk logical being backed up The MAKDVD formats and writes the data in one pass This process will extend the life of the media longer than using FMTDVD and COPY Another advantage is AMOS does not have to be shut down to access the backup media The DVD RAM backup is mountable under AMOS with the DVD program Once the DVD media is mounted individual files may be copied to or from the DVD RAM media just like any hard disk drive just slower on the Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 22 Chapter Six write to RAM media Using the DVD is faster to restore individual files or p pn s than a streamer tape To change the media execute DVD U Enter first to un mount the current DVD media then install the next AMOS formatted media into the DVD drive Allow about 30 40 seconds for the drive to recognize the media and then type DVD The new media will be mounted and can have different logicals The disk labels of the original hard drive platters will be displayed The DVD command will a
145. formation Products below for information on the AlphaWRITE word processing package Utility Programs The standard AMOS release contains over 200 utility programs and device drivers In addition because of the unique way AMOS handles commands you can easily create your own utility programs Some of the standard utility programs allow you to do such functions as copy rename and erase files sort the data inside files use a task management system to schedule and perform background tasks that run without operator control print files while you perform other tasks at the same time use the ISAM system to organize and retrieve information quickly and back up data automatically at a convenient time when nobody is using the computer in the middle of the night for example Application Programs Your local Alpha Micro VAR has a variety of programs available for these Servers many of which are aimed at specific business needs such as general accounting dental office legal office real estate management manufacturing inventory control educational learning systems restaurant management medical office billing laboratory analysis and many others Please see your VAR for details Office Information Products Several office information products are available separately from your local Alpha Micro VAR The office information products series includes Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMOS Software Applications Page 5 3 o AlphaMAIL is
146. gular backup procedures and follow them If disaster strikes you ll be glad you had a little foresight The administrator should back up some or all of the data on the Server at regular intervals How often to back up depends on how often data is added or changed If data is added every day you should back up the Server each night Month end and Year end backups also make sense Because both backup and diagnostic procedures usually must be done when only one job is accessing the disks it is wise to run them when other users are logged off the Server at night or on weekends With the Task Manager or the SLEEPR command within a command file you can run tape backups in the middle of the night when they won t interfere with other users See the Task Manager User s Manual for details on how to do this Backup Data Types There are three types of DATA BACKUPS with different data structures o AMOS Data o Windows 7 Data o Acronis True Image Data These data types are not interchangeable Each backup data type must be used with the program environment in which it was created Following is an explanation of these types and the programs that created them in more detail AMOS Only Data Backups There are three different programs that can create a data backup and two programs that can restore the data from the backup o COPY to backup and restore o MTUSAV to backup use MTURES to restore o MAKDVD to backup DVD to mount and COPY to restore
147. gure 3 15 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 14 Chapter Three This one window has the greatest power and largest options to control the Eagle 760 Servers If you are familiar with Windows Professional this will be very easy to understand E AMPC 7 0 System 1 0 936d File Tools Configure Window Help rana tatus code tatus code Task Manager the AH114 Editor Figure 3 15 System Control Panel The System Control Panel is also accessed by selecting System from the main Control Panel Please refer to Chapter 6 for a more detailed discussion of these programs The other tools are used infrequently and should only be performed by the system administrator The Control Panel Task Manager Editor and Acronis tools will be covered in Chapter 6 AMD DISKS AND OTHER HARD DRIVES AMD Pseudo AMOS Disk AMPC only boots from an AMD AlphaMicroDisk file located in any AMPC folder on any disk volume Windows controls the NTFS formatted hard drives where the AMPC folder is placed The AMPC folders can contain multiple AMD files Each AMD file contains the equivalent of one physical hard drive Inside the AMD disk can be traditional disk formatted for 32MB logical or an Extended disk formatted for larger than 32MB per logical The AMD file contains the label block bitmap directory structure and files just like any AMOS formatted physical drive To give the Eagle 760 far superior disk performance Windows
148. hat you are normally used to Additionally a special version of AMOS called EAMOS Embedded AMOS boots up underneath AMPC software to provide access to AMOS controlled serial ports and the AMOS Software Security Device SSD EAMOS has been eliminated when using the USB SSD security device Some of the features of the standard system software are listed below Your VAR can provide software packages specifically suited to your needs such as accounting software programming languages e mail and fax packages and so on Those packages are not included in this list See your VAR for information on service and support for such packages o The VAR can order the system with Windows 7 professional or Windows 7 Home edition either the 32 bit or the 64 bit versions o The AMOS 8 x operating system performs many functions one of which is to manage the Server s resources so multiple users can run on the Server at the same time Both AMOS and Windows also include all support software for the hardware devices mentioned above o Windows software for the control of the main board including the main CPU amp chipset drivers unique to each model o Acronis True Image Home 2011 for backup and restore of system volumes o EAMOS Embedded AMOS controls Alpha Micro style serial ports and the SSD device o Adobe Acrobat 10 0 Reader to display online documentation o AlphaTCP allows your Alpha Micro Server to communicate using the popular TCP IP protocol Thi
149. he Network interface and displays the different Ethernet interfaces and which adapter is mapped for AMOS use The SCSI window displays the current configured SCSI and ATAPI devices mapped for AMOS use Real Time Clock The Eagle 760 Servers have a Real Time Clock with battery back up The TIME and DATE may be set from OPR as on any other Alpha Micro system See the AMOS Command Reference manual for the format The clock chip is physically on the main CPU board The RTC is accessible from Windows control panel Rear I O Panel Refer to the figures in Chapter 2 for the different connectors and their functions Add On Equipment Since the Eagle 760 System is a multi user business system you will need to add terminals PCs or Thin Clients via network connections or hard wired serial connections to support these devices You will probably want to also add one or more printers to provide printed copies of reports or documents and perhaps a modem for serial data transmission via the telephone lines Your Value Added Reseller VAR may have provided these items as part of your computer system purchase If you want to expand these Servers in the future by adding additional storage and backup devices see the Eagle 760 Service Manual for a diagram of where additional peripherals should be located in the chassis SOFTWARE FEATURES Computer hardware is all potential and no action until the software programs instruct it to do something Eagle 760
150. he system While the Server is in use it is important to maintain a constant line voltage free of power surges fluctuations and impulses Ideally a separate power circuit should be available for use only by the Server and the subsystems connected to it However if this is not possible a line conditioner capable of suppressing transients or spikes to eliminate power surges and noise will be required Make sure the power rating for the power outlet is large enough to power the Server and any future subsystems to be installed In North America a standard 15 Amp 115 Volt grounded connector type outlet is required for the CPU chassis In some other countries the requirement is a 230 Volt AC power source q The maximum power requirements for the Servers are S o 115 Volt AC at 5 Amps o 230 Volt AC at 2 5 Amps Additional outlets are required for each I O chassis and or peripheral connected to the Server Alpha Micro Servers come with a standard six foot power cord If this is not long enough be sure any extension cords used are rated for the full 15 Amps otherwise the full voltage will not reach the Server This can affect the efficient operation of the Server A point to remember is that the closer the voltage gets to either end of the AC power range the less efficient the Server will be To avoid electrical interference sources of electrical noise such as air conditioners copiers electric typewriters or cleaning equipment should not be
151. he user name was set up For example LOG CARRIE SMITH This logs into Carrie Smith s root account If the account has a password assigned the user is asked for the password before the account transfer takes place The account number and password list for each device is separate so duplicate account numbers on different disks can have different passwords Once the user is logged onto the system LOG is used to switch to different accounts The user name is not needed again just the account number To completely specify which account is desired enter both the device and account number For example LOG Dsk2 36 14 User Name Alex ENTER User Password xxxxxx ENTER The password above is never echoed on the screen type the password up to 6 characters long and press return You only have to enter the device name if the same account exists on more than one device If the account does not exist a message is displayed on the screen indicating an invalid account number For more details about the LOG command see the System Commands Reference Manual For information about user names see the System Operator s Guide Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMOS Overview Page 4 5 THE TERMINAL KEYBOARD The first step in communicating with AMOS is to be able to type your instructions on the terminal keyboard Take a moment to look at your keyboard so you can easily locate these keys later KEY CAPS LOCK CTRL DESCRIPTION Sometim
152. hen select the Defragment button in the lower panel A sample session is shown below This process requires 15 free space on the drive to complete ement S Fie Actor View Window Help 184 I e 2 mm Computer Management Local E ls System Tools SystemVolume C Defragmenting F amp g Event Viewer EJDataVolume E E Shared Folders 3RaidVol F Defragmented m Ma ani nr 8 Local Users and Groups E Performance Logs and Alerts a Device Manager E Ey Storage j Disk Defragmenter 9 Disk Management Estimated disk usage before defragmentation j TIONI d i A Estimated disk usage after defragmentation Defragment Pause Stop View Report MM Fragmented fles Bl contiguous files E Unmovable files Free space gt systemVolume C Defragmenting 69 Compacting Files Figure 6 8 Disk Defragmenter Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 33 If you generate a large AMD file that consumes all the storage you cannot defrag that volume This process is necessary to fit as much data onto the drive and to be able to fit the data onto a CD R media for a system Acronis backup How to set WINDOWS IP s 1 From the AMOS console VTM1 Terminal Enter to display the lt AMPC Diagnostics window gt a Select Tools Control Panel 3 Inthe Control Panel screen a Enter N or to select Network Connections Press 4 Inth
153. his can be avoided by installing the Server in a better environment For information on cleaning the Server and taking care of its components refer to Chapter 8 Preventive Maintenance The selected location for the Server must be within certain temperature and humidity ranges Air circulation around the system is something that should be considered Do not put a computer in a closed closet where there is no cooling See the separate specification sheet for detailed requirements It is very important for the health of the Server that its cooling system is not obstructed The Server takes air in from the front and exhausts air at the rear Allow at least six to eight inches at the rear of the unit for ventilation Environmental Specifications Server external operating temperature 60 to 90 degrees F 16 to 32 2 degrees C 10 degrees C per hour maximum fluctuation Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Static Electricity and Grounding One of the greatest enemies of computers terminals and printers is static electricity The chief villain is climate dry winds and dry seasons On dry and windy days when humidity is low static electricity could affect the Server Be aware that both carpets and the plastic mats often used under desks are a prime source of static electricity If possible install the Server in an uncarpeted area If the Server is placed in a carpeted area where static electricity could be a problem treat the area with anti sta
154. his chapter explains some of the tasks that the System Administrator should accomplish The first half of this chapter addresses the AMOS only tasks and the latter half of the chapter covers the Windows Administrative functions AMOS provides many program tools to support system administration functions This chapter covers many of these procedures including o Alternate Booting the AMOS Server o Allocating disk accounts o Modifying the system initialization file to o Add Printers amp Spoolers o Add Jobs and Terminals o Change memory allocations o Defining logical devices o Disk diagnostic procedures o Backing up the Server o Windows Administrative programs and Backup Procedures ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS Alternate Booting the AMOS Server Alternate Booting the Server is an Administrator task This is a new procedural concept that needs to be understood for all AMOS 8 x Servers This task is only performed to reconfigure the system or build new pseudo disk files When building new AMD AlphaMicroDisk files the system uses 100 of the CPU time Do not have the system booted under AMOS 8 x when generating the AMD disk files As mentioned in previous chapters be sure to make at least one copy of the System Disk onto another AMD file or copy the AMPC AMD file to another hard disk drive This action will provide an alternate boot disk for the Server As shipped from Alpha Micro the SUB AMD disk file resides in the C AMPC folder for this purp
155. in DNS server addre 5300 128 Description C Use the following DNS se Transmission Control Protocol v wide area network protocol tH Pietetred GN Scserver across diverse interconnectet Miera DN Geer Auemate a Serne Add Add Add Show ican in notification are Figure 6 12 Firewall Enable for VNC to Function Remote Administration Eagle 760 Servers may be remotely managed with the UltraVNC program or RDC Remote Desktop Connection from Windows Ultra VNC software allows a Virtual Network Connection to the Windows side of the Server This allows the VAR or system administrator to configure or make minor system changes without being at the Console Terminal To allow this access an Ethernet network must be used The network router must allow TCP port 5900 to pass through The IP of the Windows side of the Server Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 38 Chapter Six is what the remote administrator connects to The remote system must install the UltraVNC viewer and provide the Server s password to gain access to the AMOS Server UltraVNC uses the Windows side s IP address not the AMOS IP address The default password to the Eagle 760 Servers is ampc This 4 character password is case sensitive To install the UltraVNC viewer on the Remote PC browse to the C AMPC Windows folder Find the program named UltraVNC 1 0 9 5 x86 setup exe for 32bit systems UltraVNC 1 0 9 5 x64 s
156. ind the Command Reference sheets for the DVD programs and follow their directions on how to use the DVD programs The minimum working versions are listed below Program PPN Version or Hash Comments DVD LIT 1 4 8 0 101 3 updated Jan2011 DVD DEV 1 4 new devices added DVD000 NEW 14 8 0 101 updated for Eagle 760 systems FMTDVD LIT 1 4 8 0 102 AKDVD LIT 1 4 8 0 101 6 updated DVDRES LI 1 4 8 0 101 7 new restore program DVDRAM DVR 130 755 711 243 654 for all units except Panasonic DVDPAN DVR 76 151 436 033 442 Only the Panasonic LFD 521U To install the both drivers for both models of DVD drives do the following LOG DVR COPY DVD DVR DVDRAM DVR ENTER for all units except Panasonic or COPY PAN DVR DVDPAN DVR ENTER for the Panasonic LFD 521u LOG SYS To check if the PIC code is installed type DVD PIC The system should display the PIC if installed If the system response is Invalid SSD do the following from the SYS account Log SYS COPY DVD0OO OVR DVDO00 New ENTER Then enter the PIC code by typing DVD Enter the DVD PIC provided by Alpha Micro Verify that the DVD DVR is loaded into system memory If not VUE the AMPC INI and add in the drives to system memory SYSTEM DVR DVD DVR Finish out and save the file Test the new file Log OPR ENTER MONTST AMPC ENTER The system should boot up and reach MEMORY 0 Place a DVD RAM media in the drive and test the
157. int The command buffer is an area of memory where the computer stores commands that have been entered Pressing CTRL R shows you what commands are in your command buffer If the line editor is installed on your computer you can use CTRLYCR_J to call up previous command lines make changes to them and then submit them again This is a great convenience if you want to enter a series of similar commands you can just keep making minor changes to one command and reusing it Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Appendix C Console Function Keys Under AMOS Many Alpha Micro software packages such as AlphaWRITE and AlphaCALC contain function key translation files that let you use the function keys on your terminal to perform actions while using the software For example when using AlphaWRITE on an AM 65 terminal pressing at your document display takes you to the Editing Menu Each software package has a separate translation table file for each Alpha Micro terminal driver AM62 TDV AM65 TDV and so on When using AIphaWRITE using the function keys may insert spaces To avoid this be sure to set ACKWAIT TRUE in your AlphaWRITE initialization file Unless you are using the AM 70 or WYCOL emulation the correct translation table for the Console s function keys is the same as the translation table for an AM 62A terminal USING FUNCTION KEYS Both the AM 62A and AM 65 terminals have sixteen function keys However most PCs keyboard has
158. irst and fourth buttons from the left on the lower front of the flat panel o Serially connected PCs should always have the terminal emulator ZTERM AIphaLAN etc running It should be in the PC s Start folder If the PC is powered on but the terminal emulator is not running it will signal the AMOS system to hold terminal output In some cases this can on any AMOS system cause the boot or other processes to hang o The PARITY program is no longer supported because it was a hardware specific program Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 7 6 Chapter Seven o If the CMOS setup is configured to boot a RAID subsystem as the primary boot device the RAID must be turned on The RAID must finish the internal self test and memory test before the AMOS Server will boot o Do not map your NTFS formatted SCSI Drive ID 0 on the Eagle 760 or the NTFS formatted IDE disk drive 0 to an AMOS disk device This will corrupt the data on the drive and make the system not bootable o Always keep the system folders as NOT SHARED which will keep viruses off the system The only port that is shareable is the printer port o Level7 uses virtual console terminal 1 and cannot be used over a modem o Booting from tape is not supported Booting a WRMGEN monitor is not supported These are erased from the system with the ERAS70 DO file in the OPR account o Alternate booting is handled with multiple AMD disk files in any AMPC folder on any disk drive To a
159. itrary designation for a group of files Your system software is already organized into various accounts and you can add as many or as few additional ones as you need The following paragraphs describe how to add accounts to your computer Passwords The Administrator should assign passwords to any disk accounts If the same account exists on multiple disks each disk can have its own separate password for the account The password acts as a mild security measure to prevent a casual user from accidentally logging into the wrong account Passwords do not prevent files from being copied into or out of an account and can be easily changed or erased using the SYSACT command described below Organizing the Disk Because there is the possibility of logging into the wrong account if you have accounts with the same account numbers on different disks please establish a different numbering scheme to prevent duplicates AMOS 8 x operating system has reserved the accounts 1 2 2 7 and 10 1 10 2 accounts on DSKO Any application software can use any of the other account number possibilities 11 100 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 3 200 and so on Most software applications have already organized themselves with proper account numbers 9 If remembering account numbers is cumbersome you can substitute a predefined Ersatz name for the account number The ERSATZ INI file is located on DS
160. k problems with Level 5 cables Cable Length When using twisted paired shielded cable you may increase the length to 150 feet using Level 3 or Level 5 Twisted paired cable for RS 232 connections The premises circuits should all be parallel circuits Here are some things you can do if the cables absolutely must be longer than what is specified 1 Signal conditioning equipment for example a short haul modem can improve signal quality 2 Use Eagle 450TX terminal Servers to connect RS232 devices 3 Convert the device to Ethernet and Telnet into the Host Server 4 For reliability reasons do not allow PC COM ports to drive cables longer than 100 feet Cable Type We recommend that you use a twisted paired shielded jacketed cable The cable should be rated at least CMP Level 3 but you can use CMP Level 5 cable for lines longer than 150 feet Most cities require that any low voltage communication cable have a CMP Communication cable Plenum rating This type of cable should comply with your local fire codes for installation in your facility Using a high quality twisted paired overall shielded cable helps minimize electromagnetic interference Reducing this interference protects the Server from signal noise It also protects other devices around the Alpha Micro Server such as a TV or radio from interference radiated by an improperly shielded system Except for the PC COM ports and PC serial port adapters the AMOS RJ 45 serial ports ha
161. kstation Modular Adapters essent enenen ene entnennet nr enne nennen enne A 5 INDUSTRY STANDARD DEVICES eese nete ennnnne tenens A 6 PARALLEL PRINTER PORT ed idee npe HR Pn ghe ghe agb Code ee A 7 APPENDIX B THE CONTROL CHARACTERS ccssssssssssscsssseeseesssecsecsscsssessessesesscsecsesseese B 1 APPENDIX C CONSOLE FUNCTION KEYS UNDER AMOS eese eese entente nnno C 1 USING FUNCTION KEY Si ui tee ete He den ede e e deen Le arse exa deus C 1 AMOS FUNCTION KEY TRANSLATION essent nnens C2 USING FUNCTION KEY S iiie initia t ai eU eibi C2 APPENDIX D AMPC COMMAND SUMMARY eese ee enne etant tn tnstn stata sns en sensa sn seen enano D 1 APPENDIX E SCSI CONFIGURATION DETAILS eere esee entente nennen senten tna en s nenuoa E 1 SCSTDEVICE TYPES oe e a EN Et e ERR tenant Te o eter A EC HET Pu E 1 WIDE SCSI CONFIGURATION RULBES eese nen enne ner etne nennen nete enne E 2 NARROW DEVICES ON THE WIDE BUS eene nennen rene nnne nnne nen nnens E 2 INTERNAL SGSI TERMINATOR itte tieni themate rien eth gens epe Re dug tu inge ctia E 2 EXTERNAL SCSI TERMINATOR ae cei iii id E 2 ATTACHING EXTERNAL DEVICES eeeeeeeeeeeee eene enne enne nenne nenne een nennen stent tenete nnns E 3 SCSLDISPATCHER SOFTW ARE brem ente a et e RR RE E 3 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page vi Table Of Contents APPENDIX F
162. lable for the system which can be ordered and integrated into the Eagle 760 At order time please provide Alpha Microsystems with the drive partition information you need All Eagle 760 Systems boot AMOS from an AMD pseudo disk file This will be detailed in Chapter 3 The Eagle 760 System has an optional SCSI interface controller normally used to provide a SCSI bus for an internally mounted streaming tape drive This controller also has two SCSI busses The second bus is available externally through the rear panel for external SCSI devices through a VHDCI connector Serial I O Capability In addition to the standard serial I O ports previously described other serial I O ports can be added to the Eagle 760 System in a variety of ways The Eagle 760 System has two spare PCI bus slots on the main board so you can install two 8 port PCI serial boards or one SCSI controller and one 8 port PCI serial board You can also install two 8 port USB expansion boxes but the maximum allowable PC serial port count is 18 Parallel Printer Port All Eagle 760 Systems have one industry standard parallel printer port In most installations network printing is used so there is less need for local LPT ports Refer to Appendix A for cabling info Network Hardware All models of the Eagle 760 Systems contain an Ethernet port allowing AMOS access to a network The system has one 10 100 Mbps Ethernet port which is mapped for use by AMOS Eagle 760 Owner s
163. le and double click Select the YES box with the mouse or press Enter Then the next time the system boots the new settings will always be applied to that VTM session If the settings are not saved the defaults will be used Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Hints Restrictions amp Shortcuts Page 7 3 terminals For example don t use one virtual terminal to run DSKANA to analyze the disk while 7 As in any multi tasking environment be careful not to run conflicting tasks on multiple virtual another virtual terminal is editing a file on that disk or you may damage one or more files See Chapter 3 for more information on setting up virtual terminals and choosing the terminal emulations they use RE STARTING A VTM SESSION If the operator accidentally closes one of the virtual terminal sessions what do you do The operator can restart a closed virtual terminal session without rebooting the system Follow this procedure In the lt AMPCLITE window Select Session and a pop down window should display 8 boxes The second from the bottom will list all the SessionX Aln or VTMx files in use or that have been used Using the mouse Select gt Session1 which was disconnected and double click to restart the VTM1 session This should restart the session without having to reboot AMOS UNSAFE DISCONNECT Terminal Options O xl Some users may wish to enable the Unsafe Connection Terminal Type Safe Discon
164. le of one item in a menu or application screen SERVICE INFORMATION The following sections give support information for the Alpha Micro Eagle 760 Server Systems Post Sales Support Alpha Micro provides a comprehensive post sales support program for its entire product line Our Technical Support organization is structured to provide the Alpha Micro dealer with fast access to support assistance and information Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 1 10 Chapter One Our customer commitment is maintained through the expertise and skills of our competent professional staff whose dedication assures all Alpha Micro customers the maximum benefits of quality support Alpha Micro warrants its products through our VAR network Alpha Micro will repair or replace a defective product under warranty without cost to the purchaser Should you wish to arrange for factory warranty service for your equipment you should obtain a Return Authorization Number from the Alpha Micro Order Administration For Further Assistance If you are unable to contact your dealer Alpha Micro will be glad to refer you to another one If you relocate and want to learn the name and address of an Alpha Micro dealer near you please call Alpha Micro at 800 Buy Alpha 800 289 2574 or write us at the address inside the front cover For national field service at your location contact our authorized service provider Birmingham Data Systems at 800 968 0860 East Coast or 800 461 8
165. ll boot the new configuration When the system finishes the boot LOG OPR ENTER In OPR find INTNEW CMD file which can help initialize all platters of a new device Edit this file and change the device spec from NEW to BIG and save the file Then execute the INTNEW CMD file to initialize all 50 platters of the BIG device The logical platters must be extended format to take advantage of the space allocated in the BIGI disk file For an alternate way see Chapter 7 on the xAdmin utilities for other DO files that can initialize disk platters INTNEW Windows superior disk caching makes Extended Logical disks run at virtually the same speed as Traditional Logicals Once all the platters are initialized you can COPY or MTURES any data to the new disk file Normally start by coping DSKO to BIGO to create a bootable logical COPY BIGO DSKO Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 4 AMOS Overview This chapter is a brief overview of the AMOS operating system The topics and procedures it discusses are o Installing the AMOS 8 x PIC code o Disk driver used by AMPC o System Device names and alternate booting o AMOS account organization for Server data o User names and how to log on to AMOS o The terminal keyboard and correcting typing errors o Streaming tape drives and capacities INSTALLING THE AMOS PIC FOR ADDITIONAL AMOS USERS To enable additional AMOS users a Product Installation Code PIC needs to be ente
166. ll need to be copied to the correct locations and then Configured in the AM9000 program as described in Chapter 3 of the AMOS 8 x Servers Owner s Manual Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 44 Chapter Six Getting to a Production Configuration If you had changed any of the Eagle760 configuration information since creating the bootable backup DVD such as adding Microsoft Network printers COMxx ports SCSI devices firewall settings etc then you will need to repeat those changes In addition the AMPC INI and other customized INI files and perhaps even the AMPC MON may not be current Production versions are normally on the AMOS 8 2 AMD disks on the Data Partition after restoring the latest backup see below these can be updated by simply MONTSTing from the latest backup copies like MONTST AMPC which will re syncronize the Boot Partition copies If the Data Partition partition usually E was restored then restoring the production system is done If this was the most recent backup of the AMOS data then the whole procedure is done If there is no Data Partition it was not on the backup then create a data partition using the New Partition Wizard described earlier in this manual If necessary create an AMOS AMD pseudo drive using the AMPC configuration process described in this Eagle760 Owner s Manual Generally we recommend disks of 4 GB or less so that each will fit on a DVD RAM media However the choice is you
167. ls and identify the following items o The software license and warranty cards o Documentation and System Manuals are now on line located in C AMPC DOC folder o The main enclosure and AC power cord o LCD Monitor and AC power cord optional o Mouse and keyboard o AMOS 8 x Bootable Backup DVD or Windows software CD In addition to the equipment Alpha Micro has provided and the operator console the following items are needed 1 Properly configured cables for connecting additional peripherals such as terminals modems and printers to the computer 2 The manufacturer s operator manuals for any terminals and printers 3 Ethernet Network Hub or Switch and Ethernet cabling for network connections 4 If the Server is set for 230 Volt AC you need a 230 Volt AC power cord with the correct plug for your geographical area Your local VAR may already have included this power cord with the Server if not contact the VAR for information on where to get it Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Installation Page 2 3 OVERVIEW OF INSTALLATION PROCEDURES Installing the Server is a matter of 1 ZO a RW WN Choosing and preparing a location for the system that is clean of dirt and dust and a ventilated environment to cool the system Please provide at least 6 to 8 inches behind the system and at least 8 inches in front The space used must not be confined like a cabinet or bookshelf where no cooling air can enter or exit the system enclosure
168. lse You Will Need esee enne 2 2 OVERVIEW OF INSTALLATION PROCEDURES eee etre enne enne 2 3 Eagle 760 Server Rear VO Panel vna 2 4 PREPARING THE SITE ttn re a CIE ne rv LEER re Re ER ee ERE ERU UR 2 4 Environmental Requirements ree ee ta 2 5 Environmental Specifications tono eran S a RO RE e D E nies 2 5 Static Electricity and Grounding esseseeeeseeeee ener nennen nennen retener nennen 2 5 Power and Cable Connections eese eene ennt eter ennt i ei 2 6 Verifying Voltage Compatibility esses nee nennen tnnt cnn 2 7 Power Supply AC Voltage and Receptacle ooooonconononocinononononancnanonononncnananononnncnn nono nonnn cnn nonncnancna nana 2 7 INSTALLING THE OPERATOR CONSOLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD 2 7 TURNING THE SERVER ON tere eec tete dio Ede carne 2 7 BOOTING UP WITH AMOS SA onto ep gem Do die 2 8 INSTALLING AMPC SYSTEM SOFTWARE eene nennen nenne trennen enne ne trennen 2 8 Expanding the Eagle 760 Servet osm munamainen nenne nennen corra cnn a e rn nnne 2 9 TURNING THE SERVER OPE 5 teret diese intet aea iii 2 0 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page ii Table Of Contents GETTING ASSISTANCE faintest eet A A vive e ve eee eda 2 10 CHAPTER3 AMPC7 1 CONFIGURATION PROGRAM eeeeeee eene tn etna sten ense tasa sensus 3 1 BOOTING THE EAGLE 760 SERVER mininainen nennen nennen nennen
169. mage Data As the name implies a complete disk volume image is compressed into a TIB file extent of any size The image can span multiple DVD R media or be stored on any hard drive other than the one being backed up The Acronis True Image backups are only readable by the Acronis Backup and Restore utility or the Acronis Explorer The Acronis Explorer can open and read the TIB file displaying the files compressed inside The data backed up are Windows programs AMOS programs and AMD disk files The operator can then select any file inside the Image and restore it to any location controlled by the Windows operating system The files cannot be restored to the AMOS operating environment directly The AMD disk files inside the TIB file can be restored but only to an NTFS UDF or FAT32 formatted disks One way to restore the data is to install a formatted DVD RAM media into the DVD RAM drive Using the Acronis Explorer restore the AMD file to DVD RAM media as long as the selected AMD file size is less than 4 2 gigabytes Then the operator must define the AMD file as another AMOS disk device Modify the TEST INI and boot the new configuration Data from the backup is accessible to AMOS once the disk is mounted Any AMD disk file of any size can be restored to any internal hard drive or USB hard drive that has space available Then the same procedure of modifying the AMOS configuration and INI files is used Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Ad
170. ministration Page 6 19 Reboot AMOS with the backup disk defined Then mount the device and access the backup as a different disk device The Acronis True Image backup is the only backup type that will backup and restore complete disk volumes from both environments in one pass This is a compressed data backup of the disk volume When writing to a File the backup must be stored on a different logical hard drive than the logical selected for backup Alpha Microsystems ships the Server with a File Image Backup stored on the E DataVolume as a backup of the Windows AMOS C BootVolume The system administrator can create data volume backups with Acronis onto disk drives or DVD media Windows programs and files can be extracted from the Acronis True Image but only files that are not open and in use by the Windows operating system Backup Media Types The following different backup media types are available on the new AMOS Servers Streamer tape DAT tape DVD R RW DVD RAM RAID Level 1 RAID Level 5 USB Disk Network File Server 00000000 Streamer tapes are the most commonly used backup media The tape backup is used for incremental and full disk backups of the AMOS Server data There are multiple backup densities for the tapes The new tape drives perform very well and have capacities up to 100GB Most installations use tape for daily backups for the Server data and programs There are 20 40GB 60GB and 100GB drives available mai
171. monitor disk calls are linked together through the SCSI library with the AMPC EXE program to provide access If you are using AMOS formatted disk drives we do advise you to enable AMOS disk caching for these devices AMOS 8 x has provided a program to turn off AMD drives from being AMOS cached This is activated by SET NOCACHE dev for the AMD disk device in the System Initialization Command File With this scheme you get the maximum performance from both disk device types Older RAID systems and disks are plug and play with AMOS 8 x through this method AMD FILE CREATION Since AMD files are used extensively in Eagle 760 Servers let s discuss how to create a new AMD file The first step is to select the Configure option from the System Diagnostics window How to create a new AMD disk file Select the AMOS Disks tab Find an empty disk subsystem line Disk Subsystem 3 in this example and place the mouse cursor over AMOS Disk window and left click With caps lock on type BIG and with the mouse Select Create button AMPC Configuration E xl General Amos Disks Virtual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices Amos Disk PC Data File Amos System Disk DSK Cam PCXAMPC AMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 1 sug CXAMPCNSUB AMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 2 NEW Cam PC NEW amd Browse Create Disk Subsystem 3 feic Browse Create Disk Subsystem 4 Browse Create Figure 3 16 Creati
172. mos Disk PC Data File Ntfs Amos System Disk psk CMAMPCSAMPCAMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 1 J Ce Browse Create Disk Subsystem 2 New CAMPCWEWIDAMD 00 Browse Create Disk Subsystem 3 jJ ee Browse Create Disk Subsystem 4 poo Browse Create Disk Subsystem 5 amp EXAMPC7119504AMPCIAMPCAMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem B fwin JFMAMPC7IIS50 AMPC SUB AMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 7 poo fo Browse Create Disk Subsystem 8 sub EAMPCGUBAMD Browse Create Disk Subsystem 9 juro JCMAMSOOOWAN2011 AMD 0 Browse Create PageDown Figure 3 5 AMOS Disks Using the Create button you will define the number of logicals the size of each logical drive in MB and the filename of the AMD disk The location of the file is typed into the PC Data File input box These files are stored on any Windows formatted hard drive connected to the system The 3 letter disk definition for the device must be the same in the DEVTBL BITMAP SYSTEM and MOUNT statements in the AMPC INI file The disk driver to use for all definitions in this screen is PCDSK DVR Log to DVR and COPY NEW DVR PCDSK DVR in our example Repeat this process for any other added disk device In the above example Drive C is a RAID Level 1 drive with an NEW AMD file created with 1
173. n in Figure 6 2 and 6 3 r Administrative Tools File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qu OD Dame Lore s X Event Viewer 3 24 2005 3 24 2005 2 50 30PM MSDTC 3 24 2005 2 50 30PM MSDTC 3 24 2005 2 50 30PM MSDTC 3 24 2005 2 50 30PM MSDTC 3 24 2005 2 40 08PM Eventiog 3 24 2005 2 40 08PM Eventlog 3 24 2005 2 40 18PM GhostStartService 3 24 2005 2 38 53PM Eventiog 3 24 2005 2 38 52PM Application Popup x Figure 6 2 Computer Management Event Viewer Clear Application Logs Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 29 Figure 6 3 Computer Management Event Viewer Select No save of the Application logs Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Help Oe O f orm amp 19 e mb ti nina inaar 3 24 2005 2 38 53 PM 3 24 2005 2 38 52 PM 3 24 2005 2 32 32 PM 3 24 2005 2 32 32 PM To execute this function Select No button Select Event Viewer Select System and right click Select Clear all Events This is shown in Figure 6 4 and 6 5 t Administrative Tools lt File Edit view Favorites Tools Help E An Que OD se y o is OE Address us Administrativ Administrative Tools J Eso deum e dm x Nam 3 gt cepere Management ic t Si ti M 12d pot ervices B File on view Window Help E j xi oe Sources ODBC oe jm m ES EE 2 desktop ini BilEvent vi
174. nect Secondary Por Disconnect option of the terminal emulator Safe Disconnect This will inhibit anyone from disconnecting Iv Enable Safe Connection Warning Iv Disable unsafe disconnect the VTMI terminal accidentally Follow the sere Sone Co ace procedure below to enable this feature for both Safe Sting admin Safe Row Fr terminal emulators Safe Column h Unsafe Disconnect Warning Message To enable this feature from the AMPCLITE TM1 Cannot be terminated window Select gt Settings gt Terminal gt Safe Disconnect I y Auto Disconnect Then check the Enable Safe Connection Disconnect if the following string is received from the host Warning Then check the Disable unsafe lied disconnect For the Safe String Enter admin Help cancel For the Unsafe Disconnect Warning Message fill in VTMI Cannot be terminated Select OK Then Select Session program option for the terminal emulator and Save Sessionl Aln This will write these settings to the disk For further information on this Click on Help from the AMPCLITE screen Figure 7 1 AMPCLiTE Enable Unsafe Disconnect To enable this feature from the AMPCTerm window Select gt Configuration gt Safe tab Then check the Enable Unsafe Disconnection Warning checkbox Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 7 4 Chapter Seven For the Safe String Enter vtm admin rhe y 5 fa x 213 For the Unsafe Disconnect Warning me
175. ned to each account on each disk Anyone who doesn t know the password cannot log into the account See Chapter 5 for how to assign passwords To display a list of all the accounts on any device on the Server use the PPN command Type PPN and the name of the device you want the list for and press ENTER To see all the accounts on DSKO type Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 4 4 Chapter Four PPN DSKO To show a list of all the files in any account use the DIR short for directory command To see a list of the files in the account you are currently logged into type DIR W While the DIR command will list the files from any account to access the files in an account the user must log into it as described in the next section Now that you have a general idea of what disk accounts are and how to use them you can decide how to organize your own files into accounts If you want to create more accounts on a hard disk see Chapter 5 You can find more information on the PPN and DIR commands in the System Commands Reference Manual LOGGING ON The LOG command serves two purposes it identifies the user to the Server and lets the user choose what disk account to access The user must log onto the Server after logging off or after booting the system Enter the disk account desired For example type LOG 25 1 Entering your user name instead of an account number is allowable The user is logged into the root account defined when t
176. ner enne nennen 3 15 Figure 3 17 AMOS Disks Defined crnini tosina sa ii ei n nennen enne a nennen nnne 3 17 Figure 3 18 Location of BIG AMD sseeeseeeeeeen eene netter nnne nenne tnnt nnne tnnt nennen 3 17 Figure 4 1 OSINST BIC PrOPram ei inet esas tede ee tene HR Hee e Lovet tope ie yt eere v leva 4 1 Figure 6 1 System Control Panel ete ee dae ee e tee ere t edu dee cede ee rere eda 6 26 Figure 6 2 Computer Management Event Viewer Clear Application Logs ees 6 28 Figure 6 3 Computer Management Event Viewer Select No save of the Application logs 6 29 Figure 6 4 Computer Management Event Viewer Select System logs to be cleared 6 29 Figure 6 5 Computer Management Event Viewer Select No save of the system logs 6 30 Figure 6 6 Administrative Tools eese eere nnetene nnne trennen nennen 6 30 Figure 6 7 Computer Management Tool Disk Management seen 6 31 Figure 6 8 Disk Defragmentiiivicaninnca eee re et oe e e esee ede ee ica 6 32 Figure 6 9 Setting Windows s IP sesseseeeeseseeeeeeeee eerte nennen metre nne R nnne teens 6 33 Figure 6 10 Disabling Folder Shares eese enne nennen rennen nenne 6 34 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page viii Table Of Contents Figure 6 11 Complete Firewall Enabled eee cscseseceseseeseceecaceeesseeeecessaceeesaeeaeeses
177. net Protocol TCP IP Properties window will be displayed a Select Advanced button b The Advanced TCP IP Settings window will display Select gt Options tab i TCP IP Filtering will be highlighted in Blue ii Select Properties button c Inthe TCP IP Filtering window i Verify that the Enable TCP IP Filtering All adapters check box is checked ii Verify that the Permit Only for TCP Ports is Checked iii Verify that the TCP Ports box displays Port Numbers 137 and 139 for peer to peer network access or only port 5900 for VNC remote administration You may add port 53 if DNS is needed but most sites do not need this port iv If not under that column Select Add button and fill in the missing numbers v Verify that the Permit Only for UDP Ports is Checked vi Verify that the UDP Ports box displays Port Numbers 137 138 for peer to peer network access You may add port 53 if DNS is needed but most sites do not need this port vii If not under that column Select Add button and fill in the missing numbers Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 37 viii Verify that the Permit Only for IP Protocols is Checked ix Verify that the IP Protocols box displays NO Port Numbers d For the lt TCP IP Filtering window gt Select gt OK button to apply these settings To exit out of lt Advanced TCP IP Setting gt Select OK button To exit out
178. ng an AMD Disk File In Step 1 specify a location for the AMD file and file name The window will have an input box so type in the location of the new disk file The E drive normally is reserved for the customer disk files and this will be the case for our example We will create the E AMPC BIG AMD file as shown below Amos Disk Generation Wizard Step 1 ES x To finish step 1 Select Next button Select the Amos disk filename ENAMPC BIG This is the name af the data file to be generated on the PC which simulates a single hard disk on an Amos machine If no extension is specified it will be given an extension of amd when it is created Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 16 In Step 2 Input the number of logicals and Select gt Next button Step 3 is to specify the size of each logical drive in MB Fill in the input box and Select gt Next Step 4 finishes the create process Select gt Finish button The system will create the 4GB disk file on E as shown on the right Be patient this process can take several minutes This will write the initial AMD disk file on the hard drive The generation of the AMD file requires 100 of the CPU time Do not have AMOS 8 x booted during this process When finished the system will clear the Step 4 menu off the screen and will show the new file name filled in the input box as shown in Figure 3 17 Chapter Three Amos Disk Generation Wizard
179. nly for the Eagle 760 Server The older 4 8GB drives are popular for both Eagle 760 and 800 Servers DAT tape drives are quickly disappearing These older DAT drives from your old system will work on the new Servers but are slower and have a single ended interface limiting the data transfer rate These devices do work if you follow the SCSI configuration rules and map the tape drive to an AMOS SCSI ID The typical tape holds about 2 to 4 GB of data Again these tapes are used for daily incremental backups or contain archived data DVD R media is use as Backup media Normally this media is used during a Acronis True Image Backup of the Server The Server does not need to shutdown AMOS for Acronis to make the image backup of the selected logical disk The DVD R media holds about 6GB of compressed disk data If your Server has more data than this you must feed the DVD drive with more DVD R media This is a long procedure to backup a complete Server This media is write once read many DVD RW media is new to AMOS systems This media can be used for both Read and Write operations from Windows The RW media can also be used on the Windows side for data backups from the lt Explorer gt Application The packet writing software allows you to drag and drop files onto the media if 1t has been formatted in UDF The DVD RW speed is not fast this takes a lot more time than with DVD RAM or DVD R media This media type does not work with Acronis or MAKDVD Eagle
180. ocation Advanced Select NEXT c Deselect Search Removable media Select Browse In the Pull down box Browse to C AMPC Windows ESC100 a Select OK b Select NEXT d Let the driver install Select NEXT when asked e Now Select under ports right click Select UPDATE Driver f Install from the Recommended Location Select NEXT g When done Select Finish 5 When the Device Manger is finished the system should have PORTS COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 1 Close Device Manager with the X in the upper right with the mouse Select OK 3 Inthe Explorer application a Find and Select the C AMpc Folder b Find Configure AMPC and double click 4 In the lt AMPC Configure window a Select Serial Ports Tab Make sure that the serial ports are sequentially numbered from 1 to 7 in the left box If they are not you must redo the port assignment task above again b Ifallis correct then Select with the mouse and Drag COMS in the left box and Drop onto COMBS assignment in the right box c Repeatthese steps for PORTS 4 5 amp 6 or as many as may be needed d Select OK e Select gt File gt Exit and Quit 5 Select your TEST INI file in the AMPC folder a Addthe PCCOM ports b Addthe TRMDEF JOBALC SETJOB statements c Finish and Save your TEST INI file 6 Create a Short Cut in the AMPC folder a Copy and paste E810Sio Boot into the AMPC Folder b Right
181. odify a Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 12 Chapter Three TEST INI and add DEVTBL BITMAP SYSTEM amp MOUNT statements as with any other AMOS system Saving The Configuration After setting up all the configuration screens described in the previous section click on OK Then make sure to select EXIT from the lt File menu gt This action will write the new configuration for the system into the System Registry on the hard disk When you select the Exit the next box you will see is the Confirm Quitting AMPC box Click on the Quit button 0 System D 5 xj File Tools Configure Window Help 81 x Thank you for plugging in the AC power Battery Charging USB SSD will be used for security checks AMPC 7 1 USB SSD found EE USB communication has been opened successfully lt lt USB SSD serial number 881881 gt gt lt lt USB SSD serial number2 66666634 gt gt lt lt USB Microcode Revision AGB6 gt gt lt lt USB SSD Signa AAA USB Device notif Startup argument High resolution High resolution Quitting AMPC will shut down all AMOS operations Startup paranetel Please insure that all data has been saved AMPC system supe Initializing the Serial port Scanning for Eth Scanning for SCS Reading Install Windows Date Time synchronization is enabled at startup Terminal device thread is running COM device thread is running Lpt thread is running CpuMhz 2688 Sczdur thr
182. or network printer to assign To select a Font Click on the Right hand box and the Windows 7 printer properties page will be displayed Use the scroll boxes to find the font and point size you wish to use Network Tab When AMOS 8 x is installed the communication network adapters present on the hardware should be identified in the Network menu as shown in Figure 3 11 If more than one adapter is displayed on the screen select the one you want to use with AMOS A yellow double headed arrow should indicate the selected network adapter Figure 3 10 illustrates how the Eagle 760 is shipped with the Ethernet port mapped for AMOS use This high speed port allows 10 100Mbps connections depending on your network equipment Please use the fastest routers and switches for connection to the Eagle 760 Server Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 10 Chapter Three General Amos Disks Virtual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices Ethemet adapters detected on this PC Adapter 1 ASUSTeK Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller 9X Adapter 2 1394 Net Adapter Figure 3 10 Network Tab for AMPC System must be displayed in the hardware configuration Only one network adapter needs to be mapped for AMOS use Only the actively mapped network adapter should have a physical cable connecting it to an Ethernet switch The maximum number of Ethernet adapters must not be greater than two o Do not disable any Ethern
183. ose This AMD file is a one logical 32MB disk with just the AMOS 8 x Release The SUB drive normally has the AMOS 8 x PIC code and DVD PIC installed for the system SSD If for some reason the Server cannot boot from the current AMD file you can re define the DSK device This is done in the AMOS Disk tab of the lt AMPC Configure program Change the top first column entry from DSK to SUB Then change the next definition from SUB to DSK Select Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 2 Chapter Six OK and then Select gt File gt Restart from the AMPC program This will save the configuration from RAM to the hard drive The Server will restart with the Alternate boot disk file as the DSK device and the Original DSK device as the SUB drive You can then do disk maintenance on the SUBO drive and check out the INI file and system files for errors Correct any problems on the SUBO drive When you are satisfied with your changes switch tasks from VTMI to the lt AMPC Configure program and invert the identities of the DSK and SUB devices Select gt OK and File gt Restart and the system should shutdown and reboot from the original DSK device Remember that the alternate boot file or the AMPC AMD disk file does not have to be in the C AMPC folder It may reside on E AMPC or another disk drive or RAID subsystem installed on the Server An alternate way to do the same thing is invert the DSK and Sub devices and save the ne
184. ou the ability to define your own type of terminal or printer to the Server o The System Firewall has been enabled to protect the Windows system environment For an introduction to AMOS software refer to Chapter 4 AMOS Overview that also provides a list of additional documentation available from Alpha Micro to assist you with specific information in your area of interest Software Compatibility In general all non hardware dependent AMOS code should work The full AMOS 68000 instruction set and monitor calls are supported in all cases When an unsupported but formerly supported instruction or monitor call is encountered a message is displayed in the System Diagnostic window Usually no additional changes are made to registers etc Unsupported 68000 instructions will also generate an AMOS Illegal Instruction exception Important If the system encounters an unsupported instruction or monitor call or any other a function that should be supported that is causing a problem please give Alpha Micro the specific details and why it is important Since the instructions are emulated changes could be made The Eagle 760 Systems are not limited by the CPU chip instruction set AMOS 8 x currently does not support the following AMOS monitor calls subject to change without notice o plock punlok prespn posspn spawn kill AMOS 8 x implements the Motorola 68000 microprocessor architecture with some additional capabilities subject to
185. our printer Create the necessary printer initialization file PIN using VUE Here is a sample LETTER PIN file EVICE TRM LPT2 AME PRINT iT FALSE PERATOR JOB1 FORMFEED TRUE FORMS NORMAL ouzo jon gt G BANNER FALSE HEADER FALSE LPP 60 WIDTH 80 The DEVICE TRM LPT2 is the connection to the TRMDEF for the printer either the Windows printer or a TRMDEF for a serial printer After booting the TEST INI file with the spooler added test the spooler installation with the command PRINT PRINT1 TEST INI ADDING JOBS When the administrator increases the number of terminals connected to the Server modifications to the system initialization file are needed to define what terminals are attached to which jobs The steps below are necessary to add an additional terminal to the Server However all the systems shipped from Alpha Micro have multiple INIs as examples to inform the administrator how to set up the system Please refer to the Eagle 760 INI s in the appendix for more information al Before adding jobs to the Server check the number of jobs that remain on your AMOS license p gt To increase the AMOS user license contact your VAR 1 To add jobs to the Server make a copy of the initialization file as discussed previously 2 At the beginning of the TEST INI file is a JOBS statement The number following the JO
186. played AM113 40 terminal 1 has been initialized Any serial port controlled by the AM 113 board has this message AMPC DIAGNOSTIC COMMANDS There are a few AMPC Diagnostics commands which are helpful in troubleshooting a system problem To execute the command select the AMPC Diagnostic window and type on the console keyboard the command and an Input box will be displayed with the command and press Enter The following list shows some of the most used commands Some of the responses will be displayed in the bottom status line of Diagnostic Window or will open a new display window LE List the errors into the Test error log Float The Float command will toggle between the traditional Floating point emulation method and the new native code Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 10 TODOS and FMDOS HOW TO COPY FILES BETWEEN OPERATING SYSTEMS The next section gives some general information about copying files then specific instructions on using FMDOS and TODOS Later in the chapter describes how you can copy AMOS files from the Server to other computers To use these commands you must be at the AMOS prompt The command names reflect the action taken To send files from AMOS to Windows or receive files from Windows into AMOS the following AMOS commands are used o TODOS to copy files from AMOS to Windows o FMDOS to copy files from Windows to AMOS al These utilities only support file names containing eight characters and a th
187. provided You should only have one hard drive plugged into the SATA controller This is your new drive you have pre formatted ready to use 1 Place the Recovery DVD into the DVD drive and hit the reset button Allow Acronis to boot from the DVD and press a space bar to accept to boot from DVD When the first screen appears select Acronis True Image Full Version and hit return Allow Acronis 2011 boot up The main screen should appear Select with the mouse Recovery and left click The Disk Recovery screen should appear 2 Click on the Browse for backup button A browser window will appear In this window either select the CD drive or browse to OSBackups double click to expand Double click on EagleBackups folder Find and select with the mouse Wes7BootC tib file and press on the OK button 3 In the Images display Find the Windows7BootC partition symbol and right Click select Recover The Recovery method should select Recover disk and whole partitions Click on Next 4 On select items to recover menu click on ONLY the box to the left of NTFS Windows7BootC Primary Active Click on the Next button 5 Now the Specify recover setting of Partition C will display New Location In Partition Destination dialog click on the NTFS Wes7BootC Pri Act 30Gb partition should highlight in Blue Click on the Accept button 6 Under Partition Type you should have displayed Primary Mark partition as Active
188. ques tels que prescrites par le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique tabli par le minist re des Communications du Canada L exploitation faite en milleu r sidential peut entrainer le brouillage des r ceptions radio et tele ce qui obligerait le propri taire ou l op ratour pendre les dispositions n cessaires pour en liminer les causes Battery Warning CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ATTENTION Il y a danger d explosion s il y a replacement incorrect de la batterie Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du m me type ou d un type recommand par le constructeur Mettre au r but les batteries usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant This computer contains a 3 volt lithium battery When necessary replace the battery with Panasonic or Ray O Vac CR2032 only Use of other batteries may present a risk of fire or explosion Replacement batteries may be ordered from your authorized Alpha Micro reseller Safety Warning This computer contains no user configurable components that require opening the computer case Because the power supply in this computer is capable of outputting high current levels hazardous to your safety the computer case should only be opened by an authorized service technician Cet ordinateur ne contient aucune pi ce configura
189. r TCPEHU job number 8 JCB at 856E2 from 1 to 2 Setting job level for TELNED job number 16 JCB at 152DFA from 1 to 2 Figure 3 3 System Diagnostics Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 4 Chapter Three The General Tab The first option check box Figure 3 4 will leave the Diagnostic window displayed or will minimize the diagnostic window after the AMPC system boots up Shutdown will ask for confirmation before proceeding with system shutdown if the next box is checked The use Metropolis terminal output for LBasic check box is checked only if your system uses Metropolis and Lightning Basic software In the next check box fill in the amount of RAM you wish to allocate to AMOS in 1 MB increments Table 3 1 below lists the recommended AMOS memory sizes for the various types of Servers System Type Recommended Maximum Standard Total AMOS Memory Size Server Memory Eagle 760 64 MB 512 MB Eagle 760 128MB 1024MB Eagle 760 256MB 2048MB Absolute maximum AMOS memory size for any system is 850 MB a restriction of the Windows 7 operating system Table 3 1 Recommended AMOS Memory Sizes xl General Amos Disks Vitual Terminals Serial Ports Printers Network Scsi Devices IV Confirm quitting AMPC I Use Metropolis terminal output for LBasic Disable Windows Amos date time syncronization AMOS ram size in Mb iso Job context switch count fiooo Number of error logs to save 4
190. r have the corresponding documentation Other documentation is shipped with each Server These will be the manuals for the installed devices from the peripheral manufacturer Some documentation files are in TXT DOC or HTML formats AMOS documentation related to the server can be found in C AMPC DOC folder Documents that may be included are o Acrobat Pdf on the reader itself o Acronis We highly recommend that you read the Acronis Help on the workings of this useful Backup and Restore utility o AMPCLITE documentation can be accessed through Help Contents from the emulator window o AMPCTerm documentation is accessed through Help contents from the emulator window PCI serial port adapters manual o USB serial port manual O ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION Now that the Server is up and running you are ready to start exploring the Alpha Micro world Your guide to the new territory is the Alpha Micro software documentation This section gives the user an idea of which documentation to consult for directions depending on the path you want to take The Eagle 760 Servers are members of the AMOS family of Alpha Micro computers and the software documentation that applies to other AMOS based computers applies to these new Servers But some of Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 5 4 Chapter Five the older documentation is out of date with respect to certain process and commands executed on the new AMOS 8 x Servers You may purchas
191. rdered o Chapter 6 System Administration mainly explains the AMPC INI file changes and Windows administration details and Acronis procedures o Chapter 7 gives Hints Restrictions and Shortcuts The minimum system configuration guidelines and general information on the use of the Servers is presented Some useful utility short cuts are also described o Chapter 8 contains information on Preventive Maintenance for the Server o Chapter 9 contains the diagnostic display codes which are active under AMOS 8 x o Chapter 10 contains information on TODOS and FMDOS software o Several appendices contain technical information including SCSI bus configuration details and instructions for serial cabling and installation The AMOS INI examples are documented The Eagle 760 Service Manuals contain additional information on opening and configuring the Server The service manuals are intended for authorized technical personnel only Graphics Conventions and Definitions Like other documents in the Alpha Micro documentation library this manual contains a number of standard symbols to make our text easier to read and understand Symbol Meaning TEXT Bold text in an example of user computer communication represents the characters ou type When the text is all capitals type exactly what s shown or text you typ p yp y Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Introducing EAGLE760 Systems Page 1 9 Symbol TEXT T O Z or RETURN x
192. re WINDOWS ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES xAdmin utilities are now available on all systems These AMOS utility programs provide quick shortcuts to Windows commands The system administrator should be the only user to run these XCMDs Most of these commands will only run on the VTMx terminals on the Console Alpha Micro has installed a custom version of this software on Eagle 760 systems that is different than Eagle 800 systems Some XCMDs must be run from the OPR account which can be password protected Most of these utilities are DO files and some BASIC programs so feel free to create your own variations with different names Most of these commands include HELP files HLP HLP and command will also provide help The xAdmin Utilities includes the following o ShutDn Shuts down AMOS and powers off the system o GoDown Does a MONTST and Shuts down the whole System o xDir Lists Windows files o xDel Deletes Windows files o xRen Renames Windows files o xIPcfg Reports the Windows IP information o xDisks Accesses the Windows disk manager o xPlore Accesses the Windows Explorer o xDot Accesses the Windows command prompt o xCP Accesses the Windows Control Panel o xCMD Creates additional Windows routines o xTasks Accesses the Windows Task Manager o xEdit Edits Windows files with MSDOS Edit o XNoteP Edits Windows files using MS Notepad o xAMD Handle the AMD configuration o InitM DSK Initialize raw AMD files can only be u
193. red at the Operator Console This twenty digit code should be supplied by your VAR when you order additional AMOS users The PIC code for the number of users you ordered with your system originally is installed at Alpha Micro as a part of the system manufacturing process To enter PIC from AMOS command level type OSINST U for USB SSD security device Figure 4 1 shows a prompt requesting the PIC First type a down arrow to get to the PIC code field With Caps Lock on type in the code being sure to use the correct letters amp numbers Be sure to include the between the 4 sets of 5 characters and press ENTER E Main vtmi NH Ai Example GLE41 51548 576LE 75EFW ENTER The next prompt asks to confirm that the entered PIC is correct Check your entry and if it s correct type Y ENTER AMPE Monitor PIC Prog Figure 4 1 OSINST PIC Program Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 4 2 Chapter Four DISK DRIVER FOR AMPC MON For the AMPC MON the main disk driver is different than for other AMOS based systems When building a new monitor using the MONGEN program specify the ACE DVR Do not use PCDSK DVR Additionally include your Language LDF file either ENGLSH LATINI BRITSH or your own when performing the MONGEN process To place the new version in the AMPC folder TODOS AMPC MON or LOG OPR and MONTST AMPC The MONTST executes the TODOS for you THE SYSTEM DISK AND ALTERNATE BOOT The Eagle
194. ree character b extension They do not support long file names When using one of these commands the file is not changed A copy of the file is moved to the other operating system and the original file remains where it was Contiguous File Transfer Every file on the system consists of a series of blocks on the disk AMOS supports two file types linked or sequential access files and contiguous or random access files A contiguous file has all of its disk blocks in adjacent order on the disk while a linked file s blocks are in various locations on the disk Windows does not support contiguous files When transferring a contiguous file from AMOS to Windows the file is converted to a linked file If you transfer such a file back to AMOS use FMDOS R for random access to convert it back into a contiguous file Preparing to Copy TODOS and FMDOS allow you to specify the Windows directory and AMOS disk account for the source and destination files Make sure you know what Windows directory the files will end up in While normally this is the C AMPC folder always use full paths such as C AMPC file to be sure To use these programs LOG into the correct P PN account before executing the command While in single user mode you are usually in the default directory However various other tasks undertaken by other AMOS jobs can cause AMPC EXE to change paths If you are not careful about the directory and disk account you may accident
195. rom your tapes Even weak magnets such as those in paper clip holders can erase data on a cartridge tape o Don t expose tapes to very high or low humidity more than 80 or less than 20 o Cartridge tapes should be acclimated to computer room temperature and humidity conditions before use If the tape has been stored away from the computer it should be returned to the computer environment at least eight hours before use If it has been in a different environment for less than eight hours it should be kept in the computer location for at least as many hours as it was away from it V4 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE CLEANING It is important to clean the read write head of your tape drive periodically We recommend that you clean the drive every 100 hours of use We also suggest that you clean the drive after using a new tape for the first time and that you do a complete tape wind rewind after cleaning Clean the face of the drive with a damp cloth to remove dirt from the door and eject button When you need to clean your tape drive use only a cleaning cartridge designed for your particular drive type One is available from Alpha Micro part number PRA 00229 00 Follow the instructions on the cleaning cartridge MAIN ENCLOSURE STANDARD PEDESTAL STYLE The Eagle 760 main enclosures are sturdy painted sheet metal and plastic Clean them as you would any other painted surface using a gentle detergent on a damp soft cloth Remember however that if
196. rs Using a large tape drive or the Acronis compression will allow backing up much larger AMD files Proceed with restoring the last AMOS backup as appropiate to the backup procedure used Then as mentioned above use MONTST to re syncronize the System Partition copies of the important MON and INI files If you used the above procedure to install a sub system drive you can change the motherboard BIOS settings to boot off of the newly defined disk drive Restoring just one file from an Acronis backup For this feature to work you must have created the backup as a Partition Image Once this is done you can just double click on the TIB file and windows explorer will mount the image and you can then drill down in the directory to find and copy any file from the backup The other option available is to create a File Backup This type you must restore the complete backup created to the original folder or Alternate location Make sure that the disk drive that has enough space for the files that were backed up to be restored This type can compress the folder files into a more manageable size that can be place on a USB stick USB drive or over the network on another server If you want to access a few files from an Acronis Partition backup you can copy the appropriate AMD file from the Acronis backup to the hard disk Then configure this copy of the AMD file as a sub system drive in the AMPC AMOS Disks configuration screen and if ne
197. s Manual Rev A04 Page 3 2 Chapter Three Tools gt Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management menu If you are familiar with Windows this is very easy to understand The files that are transferred into system memory when initializing AMPC Exe are the Ethernet library the SCSI library and the embedded AMOS files The SCSI library will scan all SCSI busses to detect any SCSI devices Then AMPC MON is loaded and executes the AMPC INI JHEAMPC Eagle 760 System 1 1 951 System Diagnostics E i Oj xj 7 File Tools Configure Window Help la x Loading C AMPC AMPC MON monitor file into system supervisor memory Loading C AMPC AMPC INI local INI file into AMOS memory Address of local INI load point is 6x24E7C AMOS thread is running Normal Priority 8 Starting the timer thread System Superuisor timer thread is running lt lt Enabled SSD gt gt Emulator thread is now the fiber at 18A738 Created Idle job block for job number 8 JCB at 18592 job level 8 Created initial job block for job number 1 JCB at 177FC job leuel 1 Enabling high speed overlapped disk access Switching to INITIA fiber Kickstart flag detected in unlocked mode Disk DSK assigned to C AMPC ampc2 amd lt lt AMOS Status Display 15 gt gt Listening on 127 6 6 1 4441 for socket requests from virtual terminal 1 Starting UTH1 emulator AmpcLite AmpcLite exe 4441 utmi aln Socket request from 127 6 6 1 1981 accepted for virtual terminal 1 Ualid
198. s are images of the disks they were created from If created on a DVD RAM media an individual file could be updated with a COPY command To restore data from the DVD drive COPY is used to move the backup data to the original location or to a different disk at the discretion of the operator Media written in this format cannot be read from the Windows environment If the administrator has backed up to a particular DVD RAM media more that 25 times you may get a SCSI error code 1 If this happens the physical media has a data error Remember that the media has a limited life but you may be able to reclaim the media by performing a Full Format from the Windows side on the failing media This takes at least 45 minutes Use the Explorer application and right click on the DVD drive and select the format utility and use UDF 2 0 format Once your finished with this process switch back to AMOS and execute the MAKDVD and do your backup Then verify that the media wrote completely WINDOWS Data Types The Windows data types are numerous but we will discuss only those listed below There are many Windows programs that can access these data types AMOS currently cannot access these data formats directly NTFS data format FAT32 data format UDF CD formats CDFS 0000 Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 18 Chapter Six NTFS Data Most hard disks RAID subsystems and USB disk drives can be formatted in NTFS The Windows system can read and wri
199. s must be entered after the last system statements in the INI file Here is a sample Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 10 Chapter Six SETJOB JOB4 TRM2 500K LOG DEMO VER See the System Operator s Guide to the System Initialization Command File for information on SETJOB 6 Only add a WAIT command for jobs that spawn additional tasks or daemons The pertinent job types are the Print Spooler jobs Task Manager NETSER VTSER LOGGER NETLOG and TCPEMU The WAIT gives the operating system time to initialize the new job and process other commands in the SETJOB statement For example WAIT SPOOL1 7 Three job types on an AMOS 8 x Server require better job servicing They are TCPEMU TELNED and SMTPD These jobs can have the job scheduling priority changed from 1 the default for all jobs to 2 the recommended setting At the end of the AMPC INI file after the TCPEMU job has been initialized enter the following statements LOG OPR this process must be run from OPR SLEEP 1 time for tcpemu to finish initializing JOBLVL TCPEMU 2 set a higher job level SLEEP 1 allow time for tcpemu to finish JobLvl JOBLVL TELNED 2 set a higher job level JOBLVL SMTPD 2 set a higher job level LOG SYS back to sys The JOBLVL program must be run from the OPR account The SLEEP 1 gives time necessary for TCPEMU to login and change its job level before the TELNED job
200. s software allows you to connect to the Internet send and receive mail and transfer files o AlphaNET allows the Server to connect to older legacy AMOS computers Serial and Ethernet networks are supported o Programs called print spoolers let you use one or more printers at the same time without tying up a user terminal o The Task Manager lets you schedule multiple background tasks to run without operator control at preset times and dates Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 1 6 Chapter One o A sophisticated command language allows you to invoke a stream of commands and program input predefined by you by entering a single command o The business oriented AlphaBASIC and AlphaBASIC PLUS programming languages are uniquely suited to the programming of business applications software packages o ISAM Indexed Sequential Access Method Plus a machine language file management system callable from AlphaBASIC or assembly language programs provides a method for quick information organization and retrieval o AlphaFAX is optionally available for faxing documents to clients o The VUE screen oriented text editor provides an easy to use tool for creating documents o A simple system initialization procedure allows you to quickly change the types of peripheral devices connected to the Server change user memory allocations and customize the Server to your exact needs o Support for many different kinds of printers and terminals give y
201. s tasa east tne to stas tosta ses tosta senses ens tn sea sensa 4 1 INSTALLING THE AMOS PIC FOR ADDITIONAL AMOS USERS eee 4 1 DISK DRIVER FOR AMPC MON cesses cinere ege tc Rae dbs ane evel a eee noe ed odin dees ras 4 2 THE SYSTEM DISK AND ALTERNATE BOOT eee enne ener nennen nnne 4 2 DEVICE NAMES 36 nid orm eon eiie mue UU qe 4 2 DISK ACCOUNUES iere iere iet a dl eet irte een Alea een th eee ter ce ener 4 3 LOGGING ON Litt b t e e e m re one etae sedet e e etie ee eins 4 4 THE TERMINAL KEYBOARD 3 15 eie aee ed tet er ette ni deat 4 5 Correcting Typing Mistakes ete eee Pe ree Cb rere dde ie do ede debe rh cvs 4 6 STREAMING TAPE i ees dat ic ee e Ee ndn 4 6 Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges eese eene nennen 4 7 Tape Capacitar eim aevo in onte ito co TEIL io adie 4 7 OTHER MOUNTABLE MEDIA eerte nennen nens i trennen nennen ersten 4 8 CHAPTER5 AMOS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS eeeeeeeee eee tenen tosta sensi tn ense tasa sensus 5 1 AMOS AND DELETING OLD UNSUPPORTED PROGRAMS esee enne 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO AMOS SOFTWARE eterne enne nennen etre eterne nnne trennen nnne 5 1 Programming Eanguages mii or Dee Preig 5 1 hor ud ipAE EE 5 2 Text Preparations i lab er o e ete ene Sel eel e Ree etes 5 2 Utility ProgtaMs e Ru dade diss nelle dns cave do a eee dn cin nbn nies ad anes 5 2 Application Programs ute Rp Rede Jaen
202. se do not mix older versions of AMOS on the new Eagle 760 Servers They are not compatible and may cause instability To eliminate older programs that are not supported under AMOS 8 x LOG OPR and execute ERAS70 DSKO This will erase all unsupported files that have been named in previous versions of AMOS32 and AMOSL on DSKO The only filenames that will not be erased are multiple copies with different filenames that were not released by Alpha Microsystems Any application software will remain on DSKO with no change Clean up of the system can be done after you have tested your applications and are comfortable with the results The files that should be erased are older versions of the monitors old VME disk drivers and SASI disk drivers Even older INIs which defined older hardware should be erased from DSKO The older program files merely clutter up the disk and take up backup space INTRODUCTION TO AMOS SOFTWARE This section will give you an idea of some of the software available for the Eagle 760 Servers Programming Languages The AlphaBASIC programming language is a standard part of the software for the Server AlphaBASIC contains many business oriented features AlphaBASIC also provides an ISAM Indexed Sequential Access Method interface AlphaBASIC PLUS also provided contains advanced features such as sophisticated data structures and program control constructs Please see your VAR for information on other programming and assembly languag
203. sed from OPR o SysSN Get the system type and serial number o PDF Using local PDF files o XCLRLG Clear Windows log files and empty the Recycle Bin o Xerror Emails log files to support alphamicro com Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Chapter 8 Preventive Maintenance The AMOS Server requires little care However preventive maintenance is an integral part of keeping any Server running at peak efficiency To safeguard your investment we recommend you establish a regular maintenance schedule for the system Have your service technician check power supply voltages once a year to check the health of the system Keep a record of the readings for future comparison This can head off a power supply failure Use the main board CMOS hardware monitor to find these readings Each Server has the capability to display this information DVD MEDIA In order to protect your data the DVD media must be handled and cared for properly Depending on the model of drive installed in the Server the DVD drive can read and write standard CD media as well as DVD media A CD RW drive cannot read or write DVD media Here are some important hints to remember o The recording film of the DVD is under the top label Never try to remove this label If you do you will destroy the DVD o Treat DVD media gently Scratches spills and dirt and fingerprints can ruin them Handle them by the edges Do not flex this media as that can cause various internal layers to
204. software layer Once data is moved from the older drive format to an AMD disk the SCSI drive can be unmapped and removed from the system configuration Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMPC 7 1 Configuration Program Page 3 11 AMPC Configuration x General Amos Disks Virtual Terminals Seral Ports Printers Network SCSI and ATAPI devices detected on PC Check to inhibit SCSI and ATAPI detection H PC SCSI adapter 0 atapi f PC device 0 ATAPI Disk 0 0 0 Maxtor 6 YOSOLO ff PC device 1 ATAPI Disk 0 1 0 Maxtor 6 Y1S0P0 PC SCSI adapter 1 atapi ff PC device 0 ATAP CD Rom 1 0 0 MITSUMI CR 48X9TE lt gt PC device 1 ATAPI CD Rom 1 1 0 HL DT ST DVDRAM GSA 4120B 3 PC SCSI adapter 2 aic 7Bxx f PC device 0 SCS Disk 2 0 0 WDIGTL WDES150 ULTRA3 lt gt PC device 3 SCS Tape 2 3 0 TANDBERG TDC 4200 Devices accessible to Amos as SCSI devices 9 Amos device Q 3X Amos device 1 9X Amos device 2 9X Amos device 3 X Amos device 4 Amos device 5 ATAPI CD Rom 1 1 0 HL DT ST DVDRAM GSA 4120B Amos device 6 SCSI Tape 2 3 0 TANDBERG TDC 4200 ema om Figure 3 11 SCSI Devices Even though other ATAPI compatible devices such as disk drives and CD drives may appear in al the upper panel do not map your NTFS formatted SCSI Drive on the Eagle 760 or the NTFS formatted IDE disk drives to an AMOS disk device This will corrupt the data on the drive and make the
205. ssage fill in Stattup idle Intemational Printer SmartMouse The VTM terminal cannot be terminated Options Display Colors Emulator Sate Safe Disconnection v Enable Unsafe Disconnection Warning Then check the Require password Safesting vimadmin Fill in a Password admin for example Row f Column n Select OK This will save the new settings in Unsafe Disconnect Warning Virtual terminall zsc Enter the message to be displayed when an unsafe disconnection attempt is made THe TM enal aeri be Te nad For further information select the Help from the terminal emulator window E Unsafe Confirmation K C Standard Yes No Dialog Require password Password L DK Cancel Figure 7 2 AMPCTerm Enable Unsafe Disconnect ALTERNATE TERMINAL EMULATORS The AMOS Servers are not limited to just one terminal emulator for the console The VAR can install other terminal emulators in a separate directory named for the terminal emulator AMOS will index the C AMPC Install CFG file to find which terminal emulator to use If another terminal emulator needs special Fonts these files should be installed into the C WindowsWonts folder The terminal emulator AMPC directory organization should be as follows C NAMPCNAMPCLite contains Ampclite exe and all supporting files C NAMPCNAMPCTerm contains AMPCTerm exe and all supporting files C Program Files UASystems AlphaLant 9 0
206. start separating o Use a soft dry cloth to clean the disc Do not use solvents Always wipe from the hole to the edge o Keep your DVD Media in a dust free environment like the jewel case or envelope to store them This helps them stay clean o Avoid temperature extremes Do not expose DVD media to temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit 10 degrees Celsius or above 125 degrees Fahrenheit 52 degrees Celsius o Do not leave your DVD next to a window where radiant heat from direct sunlight can cook them This will warp the plastic and destroy them o DVDs should be at about the same temperature as your computer o Only write on the top surface and only with a Soft Felt Tip marker DVD RAM OR BLU RAY DRIVE The Blu ray or DVD RAM drive tray needs to be kept clean of dirt and dust Keep the tray closed when not changing media Clean the tray with a soft dry cloth at least 4 times a year Clean the face of the drive with a damp cloth to remove dirt from the door and eject button Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 8 2 Chapter Eight CARE OF STREAMING TAPE CARTRIDGES A cartridge tape can store data from an entire disk so it is worth taking care of properly Here are a few tips to follow o Store cartridges with the write protect switch in the SAFE position o Store cartridges on their edges not laying flat Storing cartridges flat can cause the tape to slip down on the hub and damage the tape edge o Keep magnets away f
207. system not bootable The system drive is always formatted as NTFS for use by Windows system AMOS only boots from an AMD disk file stored in the AMPC folder of the NTFS system drive Only map true AMOS formatted drives in the SCSI Devices configuration Note that ATAPI compatible IDE CD ROM drives are listed as SCSI devices even though they are not actually on the SCSI cable For maximum speed and to take advantage of Windows disk cache you should formatted the system disk drives in the NTFS file system under Windows To access this go to the Control panel find Administrative Tools Computer Management Disk Management program See Chapter 6 for more details To un assign a device simply drag the yellow double headed arrow from the lower box to the upper box and drop it If there is no assignment in the lower panel the SCSI command from AMOS will show no devices The AMOS drive IDs do not need to be the same addresses as the physical device detected under Windows If you want to add an older AMOS formatted drive to the system configuration it must be mapped to one of the 5 remaining AMOS device IDs This mapping must be done first before generating the disk driver A new disk driver must be generated for this older drive Log to DVR and create a driver with FIXLOG use SCZPC DVR as the input driver name Enter the number of logicals and the SCSI ID mapped in the screen above Save the new driver with a new name like SCZ DVR Then m
208. t Y Meaning We use text in this typeface for characters the Server displays on the screen program examples and command format When showing command format all capitals indicates a constant part of the command line such as the command name while lower case indicates variable information such as a file name Text in this bold italic typeface is a reference to part of a previous command format description or sample This says Halt and lets you know an important warning or message is being presented that could cause serious damage or inconvenience if ignored This Hint symbol indicates a helpful bit of information or a short cut that could save you time or trouble This Remember symbol indicates something you should keep in mind while following sets of instructions These key symbols refer to the enter key on the keyboard The name of the key appears inside the key symbol Text Conventions and Definitions AMD Windows XPE Select Tools ESC Device Manager Ports Menu item AlphaMicroDisk is a pseudo disk drive Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Home operating system Windows XP Embedded operating system With the mouse select the program option Tools and left click Type the enclosed key in this case the ESC key Windows application program or a window title enclosed in lt gt braces Ports is a program option under the Device Manager example above Menu item is a tit
209. t deactivated 04 EAMOS Ran out of Queue blocks 08 EAMOS Front panel power failure status 09 EAMOS Memory parity error OF EAMOS Controller is clearing memory during boot 10 AMSIO LIT Interface driver not found 11 AMSIO LIT Terminal driver not found 12 EAMOS INI file was not found 10 SIOx IDV Type code not supported 15 SIOx IDV Bad packet 16 SIOx IDV Bad TCB packet 17 SIOx IDV No TCB index 1A Novram sys says SSD passed security SSD now available 22 EAMOS DIRREE CHKUPD SMEM block added 33 Unimplemented EA 34 Unimplemented Integer 40 Security failure 41 Security failure 42 Security failure 43 Security failure 44 Security failure 45 Security failure 46 Security failure 62 Power Failure 66 Mount DSKO Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Status Display Codes Page 9 3 67 Loading Novram Sys 68 Novram Sys initialized 88 Unimplemented SVCA call 89 Floating point emulation BO Replace Batteries B1 Data that was backed up is not guaranteed BB Diagnostic test DO 6242 Clock calendar chip failed DE The DEAD error AD The DEAD error meaning the Serial I O subsystem has no power Please turn it on E2 Next byte will be displayed EF Supervisor Stack is 83 3 used F0 Bus error F1 Start of Word Display Address error F6 Privilege violation FE Start of Long Word Display FF Next byte will be dis
210. t if you bypass them by using a Control C Control U At AMOS command level you may move to the leftmost character of the command line you are typing by pressing CTRL CU_ Control S A program or command often displays more data on your terminal than fits on one screen To stop the screen display press CTRL S You can now read the data on the screen at your leisure Not only does the display freeze but AMOS actually stops sending data to your terminal until you press CTRLJ a see below at that point AMOS resumes sending information where it left off While a Control S is in effect AMOS stores but does not act upon anything you type except for CTRLy 8 There is however a limit to how much can be stored The exact number of characters depends upon your initial system setup Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page B 2 Control Q Control R Appendix B When you press described above to freeze the screen display you must press CTRLJ 8 to resume the screen display If you have typed anything while the Control S was in effect a Control Q tells AMOS it can now go ahead and act upon that input Try this Press CTRLYES then type DIR RETURN and then PRINT RETURN The commands aren t displayed on the screen and it appears that nothing happened Now press TRLJ 9 to release the display and you see first a list of the files in your account printed on the screen then a display of the files waiting to pr
211. t into the Default User Programs Startup folder The AMPC System Diagnostic window will appear and will execute the AMPC MON and AMPC INI as the default settings Then a terminal emulator will execute and display the system initialization command file These commands appear in rapid succession on the operator console VTMI port as they are executed VTM stands for Virtual Terminal using AMPCLite AMPCTerm terminal emulators If nothing appears on the Operator Console after a couple of minutes contact your Alpha Micro VAR You may need to follow the instructions below to install the operating system onto the System Disk More than likely you will need to inspect the system for a disconnected power connector disconnected SCSI cable or no Video cable installed from the system Do these checks before attempting to install any software If a DVD R media is in the DVD drive tray it may take a little longer to go through the boot process since it tries to read the DVD media first to boot from it INSTALLING AMPC SYSTEM SOFTWARE If the AMOS software is not already installed on the hard disk the system software is provided on an AMPC Install DVD The Server should have been delivered with the software DVD If no DVD was included contact your VAR for help To install the system software press the eject button on the DVD drive and place the AMPC Install DVD into the drive tray with the printed side UP and close the tray Use Windows Explorer to browse
212. t want REDALL to read all blocks on the disk follow the disk specification with the decimal number of blocks you want read REDALL DSK2 100 The command above tells REDALL to read the first 100 blocks on DSK2 3 REDALL now tells you the number of blocks it is reading For example REDALL DSK2 Reading 13800 blocks EXIT 4 REDALL ends when it finishes reading the blocks If any errors occur REDALL displays the appropriate error message on your screen The DSKANA Command The DSKANA command is an important part of your disk maintenance routine DSKANA analyzes the data on a specified logical disk and reports lost and mis linked disk blocks inconsistent block counts and other file errors Each file on the disk is stored in one or more disk blocks AMOS keeps track of which disk blocks are currently used in files and which are not by means of a special structure called a bitmap Each disk has its own bitmap DSKANA compares the information in the bitmap with the actual data on the disk to make sure the bitmap is accurate For example if DSKANA finds a disk block that is part of a file but the bitmap shows the block not in use DSKANA reports an error When DSKANA finishes analyzing the disk it rewrites the bitmap unless you tell it not to Use DSKANA frequently on all of the Server s disks It is a good practice to use DSKANA on every disk just before performing a disk back up to tape For more information on DSKAN
213. tdown of the system to flush the disk caches Use the new XMOUNT utility program to mount removable storage o The USB hard drive choice is best choice for full partition backups with Acronis True Image o Use the new MAKDVD program to backup specific disk logicals or complete sets of DSK devices Remember not to allocate a disk logical larger than the DVD RAM media can hold Limit your disk logical size to 4GB and under Are the Older AMOS DVD RAM Backups Compatible AMOS DVD RAMs as well as CDs made on older AMOS systems are readable on the Eagle 760 However DVD RAMs and similar media written on the Windows side with the AMD files are NOT readable on older AMOS systems The new version of MAKDVD will work on all models of the AMOS 8 x Servers which have a DVD RAM drive The new MAKDVD provides a better more flexible backup utility It allows different size AMOS drives on the same DVD media In addition DVD R media can be used to create more permanent backups Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 24 Chapter Six Unmountable and Mountable AMD Files With the Version 936d and later of the AMPC EXE program along with the XMOUNT LIT version 8 0 100 AMOS 8 x has the ability to un mount and mount AMD disk files This results in a whole new way of using AMD disk files Except for the DSK device the other subsystem disk files can be mounted and un mounted without shutting down AMOS This process can provide a way to have on line ba
214. te to these drive types with this data format Backup data files can be written to the disk of choice AMOS cannot read or write to NTFS drives directly only through AMD disk files Since the AMD disk files reside on an NTFS disk the AMD file can be copied to any data type accessible by Windows The AMD disk file is an image backup of the AMOS data and programs The image disk files can be copied to any logical drive on the Windows side AMOS can copy files between the AMOS and Windows environments with TODOS and FMDOS programs FAT32 Data Hard disks DVD RAM and USB hard drives can all be formatted in this data type Any file in the Windows environment can be written to the media formatted in this data type AMD disks files stored under this format are a complete image of the AMOS disk and can be copied to media formatted in other data formats by Windows only AMOS can only access AMD files and cannot access files on the Windows environment directly UDF CD Data Format Universal Disk Format UDF 1 5 and 2 0 are CD formats which are used by other 3 party programs to copy files to DVD media These are only accessible by Windows programs and not by AMOS directly AMD disk files can be saved in this data format as a backup CDFS CDFS Compact Disk File System is accessible under Windows and DOS Other 3 party application programs may write the Image backups in CDFS format Other applications programs can read this CD format Acronis True I
215. tely Shipping damage must be reported to the o If there is any damage to the shipping container or the main enclosure or there are missing items shipping company immediately Do not power up the system if the Server is severely damaged Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 2 2 Chapter Two Instructions for Reshipping the Server If shipping damage has occurred or the self test indicates a problem with the Server your VAR may recommend that you ship it back If for some reason you cannot contact your VAR please call the Alpha Micro Sales Department They will give you the name and address of an Alpha Micro VAR near you who can help See Service Information in Chapter 1 When reshipping or otherwise transporting the Server you must use the original packaging to ensure safe shipment information your name address phone number the date you shipped the system back and the Please include a note to the person who will receive the system containing the following reason for return Please insure the shipment to cover any damages Be as specific as possible about the problem experienced the more information provided the easier it will be for the service technician to determine the reasons for any problems If any troubleshooting procedures were done let the person receiving the system know exactly what procedures were done and what the results were What s Included and What Else You Will Need Unpack the Server and periphera
216. tenente enitn trennt 3 Switching Between AMOS and Windows 7 nter nnne 3 3 CONFIGURING EAGLE 760 SERVERS sees nennen enne etre trennen tenete conca 3 3 The General Tab io ERR PR FE DS Urheber ple e he nns Pe e P Vr P etes 3 4 AMOSIDISKSS Ebene mine de dep iri e 3 5 Virtual Terminals Tab 2 xa P eO ee ete 3 6 serial Ports LAD P 3 6 Printers Tab nit diete eH E RN ete iba ectetur a 3 8 Network Tab ese S mte d ERR e n e Gti iet ete ete duo El Ate ptu S 3 9 SCSPDeviCes Lab ciae e eats thiateadagshs does t Mend oft alts ceperat tie itid qe ON petes 3 10 Savi ig The Configuration ie ceret hee te tete Eee Pu edt f RE ve dne e d E eee dance 3 12 Other AMPC Information amp Tools sese ennemi rnnt eet 3 12 The System Control Panel oooonicnncnicnnnnnocconnoccnnnnncnn coronan cnonncnnnonc cono nennen nennen etre tenentes 3 13 AMD DISKS AND OTHER HARD DRIVES seen eene nee nnne 3 14 AMD Pseudo AMOS Disk eii He eee nh HRS a pl pete be iege lo test teh 3 14 Other Hardi Drives ce Lotte dilata aaO ee Ee nue te nora 3 14 AMD FILE CREATION cuesta oco Le Ra o er eue DR Re e e ven tae add 3 15 How to create a new AMD disk file sessi nne rennen rennen entrent 3 15 Modifying the TEST INI amp Initialize the new Pseudo disk file esee 3 17 CHAPTER 4 AMOS OVERVIEW ceres eese esene tenta sonst
217. the Windows XP side o Add Hardware functions but is rarely used Most preconfigured systems have all the hardware devices necessary already installed o Date and Time and time zone are settable o The console Display resolution The default video screen resolution is set to 768x1024 Other display settings are accessed in this program Do not go below 800x600 o Network Connections The network interface TCP IP and firewall settings are accessed through this menu To set a fixed IP for the Windows side of the Server use this program o Regional and Language Option is used to setup the Windows system s language and other format info Regional setting for anywhere in the world is also selectable Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 27 O The System selection will allow the administrator to access the Computer name menu which allows you to change the Workgroup name of the Server The System Restore menu the Advance menu the Remote access menu may also be accessed but are seldom used The hardware Device manager also has a menu Administrative Tools allows the operator to clear the event logs start or stop services and get to the Computer Management program The Computer Management application allows the administrator to Defragment disk drives add and format and allocate disk partitions on new hard drives RAID subsystems or DVD RAM media You may also access the hardware Device man
218. tic gt screen or from the Desktop of Windows Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 1 8 Chapter One o The Eagle 760 motherboard BIOS accessed by pressing DEL during the POST o The Adaptec SCSI Bios Setup accessed by typing Al on system console during SCSI device scan ABOUT THIS MANUAL The purpose of this document is to provide you with information on how to operate the Eagle 760 systems After you ve followed the instructions in this book the AMOS 8 x Servers will be set up and running You will have a good idea of where to go next for information on the software to use on these Servers A lot of time went into writing this manual due to the fact that AMOS 8 x is slightly different than traditional AMOS computers Many of the chapters may look like previous manuals but in reality every section has been rewritten with AMOS 8 x in mind o This chapter contains a software and hardware overview of these systems It also discusses the configurations available as well as warranty and service information o Chapter 2 has unpacking and Installation information for the Server It also contains information on choosing an installation site o Chapter 3 discusses the AMPC 7 1 Configuration program and its options o Chapter 4 is the AMOS overview o Chapter 5 highlights AMOS software application packages that are available for the Server To learn more about each subject we provide a list of Alpha Micro documentation that can be o
219. tic spray on a regular basis If problems occur when equipment near the Server is turned on for example if the Server stops functioning when someone uses the photocopier improper grounding could be the problem We recommend a low impedance power conditioner be used to filter out these power problems Alpha Micro Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 2 6 Chapter Two offers a variety of appropriate approved power conditioners or UPS systems Ask your VAR for further details Several anti static sprays on the market can be of considerable help during days when static electricity is a problem Also using an air conditioner that controls humidity can greatly reduce a static electricity problem Power and Cable Connections Before selecting a site for the Server verify the site has adequately regulated AC power If you request it many power companies will install test equipment to determine if there is a need for additional line regulation Test the line voltage using a high speed line transient recorder If over several days of testing the line voltage varies more than 10 percent from the rated line voltage a power conditioner or UPS system may need to be installed and a new dedicated AC power circuit Alpha Micro Servers require a properly grounded power outlet for the system to run correctly A transient free or smooth and consistent power source and a properly installed earth ground can significantly improve the reliability of t
220. to boot Minimum of 256MB of main system memory installed One DVD RAM drive installed The minimum memory allocated for AMOS should be 32MB or greater 000000000 MINIMUM BOOT CONFIGURATION In the AMPC Folder on the C drive the following files must exist to boot the Servers Even though there are more files in the standard configuration and more directories please don t experiment erasing any files in the preconfigured systems delivered from Alpha Microsystems Only erase files which you place in these directories Please do not place any user files in the EAMOS folder AMPC AMPC EXE AMPC AMPC MON AMPC AMPC IN AMPC AMPC AMD AMPC SUB AMD AMPC CONFIG AMPC AMPC BOOT AMPC AMPC Default aln AMPC Install cfg AMPC MONTST EXE AMPC PCANDIS5 SYS AMPC PCAsp50 SYS NAMPCXRawEther dl NAMPCXAtUsbHid dl NAMPCXUmKw50 D1 NAMPCNUmscsi50 D1 NAMPCNW32N50 DI NAMPCNW32N55 DI AMPC AMPCLITE folder with all terminal emulator files AMPC AMPCTerm folder with all terminal emulator files AMPC Error Logs folder CY QV C CY 63 OCC OO QO eco Menea Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 7 2 Chapter Seven C NAMPCNWinXPN folder The Windows operating system folders files and programs must be present for the Server to boot o C Windows and all its s
221. to support it Leave enough room for any local terminals and printers that are needed Do not place the system in a hallway or other high traffic area The dirt and dust from these areas end up inside the computer chassis Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Installation Page 2 5 Make sure the AC power cord will reach from the back panel to an electrical outlet and that there are enough electrical outlets for all terminals and printers Make sure the terminal cabling will reach from the back panel of the Server to the terminals and printers See the following section on Power and Cable Connections for more tips and suggestions Environmental Requirements It is important to remember that the cleaner the environment the more efficiently the Server performs Treat the Server with respect For example do not place coffee cups or soda cans on top of the main enclosure where they can spill If spilled liquid happens to reach the circuit boards inside the computer it could cause a failure In general install the Server in an area where people do not eat drink or smoke since all of these activities can cause contamination problems Try not to place the Server in a high traffic area This typically creates more dirt and dust which can clog the air intakes of the Server chassis This will cause cooling problems because of the dirt accumulation A side effect of a high traffic area is static electrical discharge which can cause system resets T
222. to the owner s manual that accompanied it STREAMING TAPE There are several 14 streaming tape drives available for the Servers the AM 629 AM 651 and AM 652 For information on transferring data to and from streaming tape see the System Commands Reference Manual For information on cleaning tape drive heads see Chapter 8 Backup to tape can be executed just like on any other Alpha Micro system using the MTUSAV program MTUDIR amp MTURES will work as on other systems Warm boot tapes are no longer supported under AMOS 8 x Servers The best performing tape drives are the AM 651 and AM 652 drives These drives have a wide LVD SCSI interface so the data transfer rate is high 20MB sec These drives contain a 8MB buffer for data so backups are very fast The wide SCSI tape drives are the preferred tape devices for the larger Eagle 760s For the Eagle 760 Server the SCSI disk interface board can support both single ended and wide devices Both connectors are available for use Normally the single ended AM 629 4 8GB tape drive is installed with a narrow cable Maximum data transfer is 10MB sec When installing this drive make sure the Terminator SIPs are installed in the drive Optionally the AM 651 or AM 652 tape drives can be installed in the Eagle 760 system with a wide SCSI cable and internal terminator The AM 652 will backup about 21GB hr The AM 629 will backup about 2 7GB hr Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 AMOS Overview Page 4 7
223. tter C In this book we indicate control characters this way CTRLJ Appendix B lists some of the control characters AMOS recognizes Table 4 1 Special Function Keys on the Terminal Keyboard Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 4 6 Chapter Four Correcting Typing Mistakes To correct any mistakes you may make while typing a command line as long as you have not yet pressed the key You can o Press to erase single characters o Type to move the cursor to the beginning of the line o Type to tell AMOS to ignore the line See the table above for explanations of and control characters If you press the key before correcting the mistake and the command entered was not a valid AMOS command AMOS informs the user it did not understand the command For example PRIMT PRIMT You meant to say PRINT After enclosing the unknown command in the AMOS prompt will display You can now try again If the AMOS line editor is enabled for the terminal you can recall a previous line to the screen by typing CTRL R In the sample conversation above press CTRLY R_J at the AMOS prompt to recall the line PRIMT to the screen Use the key to move back to the M without erasing characters and then type an N to overwrite the M Press the key to enter the command again Your particular terminal undoubtedly has many features we haven t covered in this section For complete information on using your terminal refer
224. tware Once you have the Windows operating system with the AMPC folder containing all of AMOS 8 x support programs inside to make the RAID the Boot Volume follow this procedure Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 32 Chapter Six Shutdown the Server and Restart During the POST press the DEL key on the Eagle 760 system console 3 The lt BIOS gt window should display a Press to select Exit Press to select Boot press ENTER 4 Inthe lt Boot Select Menu gt for the Eagle 760 you should see CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Removable Devices 5 Press J to select Hard Drive and press You should see the internal drive and RAID system To sort the boot order use the arrow keys and the key to place the RAID first in the list the internal drive second and Bootable Add in cards last Set the boot order like this a lt Boot Select Menu gt 00 IDE Maxtor 0 Bootable Add in cards 6 Press to select Exit Saving Changes 7 Press to display Setup Confirmation YES Press this should restart the Server with the RAID disk as the Boot Volume making it the C SystemVolume N e Verify that the system works correctly and load your application programs onto the NEW AMD disk file on the RAID volume Disk Defragmenter To clean up a disk volume and de fragment the file system select the Disk Defragmenter tool from the lt Computer Management gt application Select the volume to clean up from the upper panel T
225. ubdirectories and files o C Program Files folder and all sub directories and programs o C Documents and Settings folder and all sub folders files and programs Please don t erase any programs or files in these folders and sub folders The Windows operating system needs these to operate The Windows is small enough not to concern any person using the Eagle 760 Servers The basic size including AMOS and two AMD disk files is not much larger than 2GB in total size The minimum size disk partition is 10 GB allowing room for log files system updates and backups SWITCHING BETWEEN AMOS AND WINDOWS To switch between the VTM1 job and Windows system press on the console keyboard This will display the lt AMPC 7 1 System Diagnostics window under the control of AlphaShell From the lt AMPC 7 1 Diagnostics gt window select Tools to gain access to the Control Panel Task manager Notepad Editor or Acronis The Control Panel has been discussed in detail in Chapter 6 The Notepad editor can be used to change text files in the Windows environment Acronis is a backup and restore utility for disk volumes The Task Manager is the Windows program that provides information about programs and processes running on the Server It is also the gateway to the performance monitor The performance monitor is useful occasionally but does slow down the system so we advise against using this feature The operator can load multiple programs and use the key
226. umber to add and press ENTER For example A 100 5 ENTER SYSACT responds Password SYSACT asks if a password is needed to protect the new account Enter a password of up to six characters A Z 0 9 or just press the key if no password is desired If the account has a password assigned whenever other users try to log into that account they must type in the password If the typed password is incorrect they aren t allowed to log in To list all the account numbers on the disk device and their passwords select the L List function ENTER When finished using the SYSACT command select the E exit option to return to AMOS command level E ENTER For complete information on using the SYSACT command see the SYSACT reference sheet in the System Commands Reference Manual Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 4 Chapter Six Using Virtual Terminals You will find virtual terminals on the console very easy to use Switching from one virtual terminal to any other is just like switching from one Window to another As you switch from one virtual terminal to another the processing continues for the task running on the virtual terminal you left As in any multi tasking environment be careful not to run conflicting tasks on multiple virtual terminals For example don t use one virtual terminal to run DSKANA on a disk while another virtual terminal is editing a file on that disk You may damage the file and possibl
227. utton v Verify that the Permit Only for UDP Ports is Checked vi Verify that the lt UDP Ports gt Window displays NO Port Numbers vii If ports exist under that column Select the port number and Click on the Remove button viii Verify that the Permit Only for IP Ports is Checked ix Verify that the lt IP Ports gt Window displays NO Port Numbers x If ports exist under that column Select gt the port number and Click on the Remove button g As shown in Figure 6 11 the TCP IP Filtering application menu is configured for a complete firewall no ports allowed for TCP UDP and no IP protocols h For the lt TCP IP Filtering window gt Select OK button to apply these settings To exit out of lt Advanced TCP IP Setting gt Select OK button 3 Toexitout of Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Select OK button To exit out of Local Area Connection Select Close button 5 This completes the Firewall Enabled section If you made changes to the system settings the system will reboot If no changes were made you re done 6 Allow the system to re start B Figure 6 11 Complete Firewall Enabled Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 36 Chapter Six Network Firewall Changes to Enable Remote Access The standard settings as shipped from Alpha Micro for all Eagle 760 Servers is a complete Firewall No ports are allowed through Do not allow any folders to be Shared on Eagle
228. v A04 System Administration Page 6 41 First select Disk and partition backup E More features ZW Disk and partition backup aF Pro your computer from a disaster E File backup This is the pop up menu that appears Now click on the check box to the left of Wes7Boot C A yA Configure disk backup process o What to back up Switch to disk mode Wes7Boot C NTFS gt s N a 6 5 GB of 30 GB used En _ OSBackups D NTFS COE r 16 6 GB of 40 GB used a DataVol E NTFS mE WU d 14 GB of 519 1 GB used OSBackups G NTFS nf m 9 3 GB of 40 GB used Estimated backup size 3 4 GB Exclusions Add D EagleBackups 35 72 GB of 40 GB free Destination SA NTFS Schedule Off Turn on Backup scheme Version chain The program deletes backup versions older than 6 months Backup name Wes7BootC Disk backup options Back up now B Now move the mouse down to Destination box down Arrow left click and select D EagleBackups as shown here This assumes that you created the EagleBackups folder when you partitioned the disk drive Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Page 6 42 Chapter Six GAMy backups KETEG AM de de 3 MA o I TFS 30 65 GB of 40 GB free ep ieee NTFS 23 79 GB of 30 01 GB free EXMy backups wy e NTFS 517 66 GB of 519 13 GB free D My backups SS NTFS 35 72 GB of 40 GB free E FA Y D EagleBackups NTFS 35 72 GB of 40 GB free Bro
229. ve a shield ground connection at pin 1 The AM 359 cable adapters and assemblies have the shield ground Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 Connector Configurations A 3 connection to pin 1 These pre made cable assemblies are available from Alpha Micro and their part numbers and details are documented in the AM 359 product installation instructions For pin out and cable construction information refer to AM 359 8 Port Serial I O Installation Instructions PDI 00359 00 SERIAL ADAPTERS PC COM Port RS 232 DB 9 Connector Signals al For standard PC COM Ports or octopus cable set on PCI Serial interfaces use the p gt modular adapter below to convert from the Male DB 9 to an RJ 45 pin out that has the same signal pairing as the AM 359 ports that Alpha Micro has historically used The only difference is RJ45 pin 1 is not connected to any pin in the DB9 This cabling system uses twisted pair parallel patch cords between the Server end and the peripheral device The following table shows the signal to pin orientation applicable to each standard DB 9 serial I O connector Server End FDB9 RJ 45 pin Signal Pin Direction Pin Color RXD 2 lt lt 5 Grn RTS 7 gt gt 4 Red TXD 3 gt gt 3 Blk DTR 4 gt gt 6 Yel GND 5 lt lt 7 Brn CTS 8 lt 2 Org DCD 1 lt Tie 8 6 1 DSR 6 lt Table A 1 PC COM port MDB 9 Modular adapter connector Signals DWB 10317 30 Do not drive devices on PC COM ports longer than 100
230. ven bootable The slowest alternative to data backup is moving files via peer to peer networking to a network file Server The process also requires AMOS to be shutdown to allow the AMD disk files to be copied to the file Server Formatting and Initializing DVD RAM Media There are 3 ways DVD RAM media can be used on the AMOS 8 x Servers 1 Using the media from the Windows side with FAT32 or UDF 2 Use MAKDVD to create DVDx backup logicals from AMOS 3 Use MAKBD from AMOS to create a backup of the just used blocks of each logical Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 21 The WINDOWS Side Before using a new DVD RAM media for the first time it must be formatted To use the DVD RAM media only from the Windows environment format the media as FAT32 or UDF so that the Windows OS and programs may access it Some media vendors format the DVD RAM media in UDF 1 5 format To format media in FAT32 format follow the steps below to initialize a DVD RAM media The System Administrator must perform this function on the main system console These steps erase any data already on the media Make sure the media does not contain files you need before formatting The Administrator can access the correct tool by selecting in the lt AMPC System diagnostic gt window Select gt Tools gt Control Panel By using the Control Panel with the mouse Select Folders find the DVD device in the left panel and right click
231. ver about 6GB may not be compressible with Acronis True Image onto a single 4GB DVD unless you only select a File backup instead of a partition backup So for larger AMPC AMD disks the 20 40GB or larger AM 65X streamer is recommended The AM 63x drives are considerably faster than the 4 8GB AM 629 streamer All SCSI 2 streamers work on the Eagle 760 installed on Channel B o Another choice is to split the E drive into two independent NTFS partitions Place an AMOS AMD disk on each partition Then regularly use one to quickly backup the other about 12 minutes For off site backup the raw backup partition can usually be compressed with Acronis onto a 4GB DVD To recover a single AMOS file from the DVD the whole AMD file would be restored defined the AMD disk file to the system mount the disk file and then the individual AMOS files can be accessed o Some administrators may want to add a USB removable hard disk drive The administrator can copy the AMD file s to that drive The USB drive can then be removed from the system for off site storage and replaced with another drive for the next backup The initial copy of the AMD file is slow but if you mount the AMD disk file from AMOS you may not be able to tell the difference in access speed with USB 2 0 interface Please do not use USB 1 1 devices because the transfers speed is to slow Writes are slower than reads under USB 2 0 The Windows disk caching helps access time Remember to execute a Shu
232. w configuration with the Select gt OK ALT Tab back to VTMI and LOG OPR execute MONTST AMPC This will shutdown the AMPC program write to the system registry and restart AMOS 8 x without having to power down If the internal hard drive completely fails and you do not have another hard drive or RAID subsystem to boot from then the AMPC Bootable Recovery CD is your only choice to restore the system to a bootable state First replace the bad drive with the same size or larger drive Refer to the hardware service manual for the correct procedures to replace the defective drive Then follow the Acronis restore procedure to load the AMPC 7 1 release back onto the replacement hard drive After the Acronis restore finishes the system should boot up into the standard configuration that left Alpha Microsystems originally If the System Administrator created an on site Acronis backup of the C SystemVolume with all the site specific settings before a disk failure then restore that Recovery CD to the new drive and reboot Disk Accounts Theoretically users could store their files on the disk without any type of organization A list of all the files the system software special application programs memos everything might be several pages long and would be a nightmare to decipher As discussed in Chapter 4 a better technique to organize your files is to create accounts in which to store as many files as you want An account is just an arb
233. wse 1 Now click on Back up now button True Image will create a new backup in the above destination folder of the Wes7BootC partition 4 Acronis OS Tools amp Utilities 3 Try 8 Decide Q9 Help Add backups v More features Y Disk and partition backup ce V Protect your computer from a disaster LF File backup zi E mail backu Nonstop Backup p Protect partitions and files continuously a Browse for backup My backups gt Backi ng up Wes7BootC 7 Shut down the computer after completion Backing up Time remaining 2 minutes When complete you may access the log file by clicking on the little blue down arrow to the right of Help in this screen Select log file in the pop up menu Double click on the first entry in the list and use the scroll bar to inspect the contents You can create other backup tasks that can place the backup on Bootable DVD or Blu ray media You can also write the backups directly to SATA USB drives or USB sticks directly if there is enough room As always read the screens carefully and verify where you are writing the data Read thru Acronis Help screens if you have more questions The online help screens are very useful Eagle 760 Owner s Manual Rev A04 System Administration Page 6 43 Restoring the Windows 7 Boot C Partition The most reliable method of restoring the boot partition operating system to a new disk drive must be done from the bootable Acronis Data recovery DVD
234. y many files MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILE The name of the system initialization file for the Eagle 760 Servers is usually AMPC INI This special file in account DSKO 1 4 defines to the AMOS operating system all of the devices connected to the Server the jobs that will run on the Server and special programs which need to be loaded into memory As requirements change or as devices are added on the Server you must modify the system initialization file NEVER change the system initialization file directly Always make a copy of it and modify the copy as described below To make a copy of the system initialization file to be modified and tested execute the following commands LOG DSKO 1 4 COPY TEST INI AMPC INI ENTER VUE TEST INI ENTER Use AlphaVUE or XED to edit TEST INI If you are unfamiliar with AlphaVUE refer to the AlphaVUE User s Manual Make all the necessary changes to TEST INI Save the file when exiting Alpha VUE by pressing the key and typing F Some of the common changes you may want to make are discussed in the later sections that follow From OPR use MONTST to insure TEST INI is working as expected by typing MONTST AMPC TEST INI ENTER After you have successfully tested TEST INI and are satisfied with the results copy it back to AMPC INI and execute MONTST AMPC This will resynchronize the AMOS and Windows copies of the AMPC INI file to test out the new configuration Then if you decide you
235. ystem Administration Page 6 11 The number normally in Kbytes is reflected in the SETJOB statement following the terminal name and is the amount of memory currently allocated to the job This number can be increased or decreased as long as you keep in mind how much total memory the Server has and how much memory the other jobs need 3 The last statement in the system initialization file is MEMORY 0 This statement allocates to the System Operator s VTMI job all the memory not specifically assigned to other jobs If you want to increase the amount of memory assigned to the VTM1 job the operator console you need to subtract memory from the SMEM statement The SMEM size is about 100MB or increases the RAM size in MB parameter in the lt AMPC Configure Menu 4 Save the TEST INI file and exit AlphaVUE Then perform a test reboot by running MONTST as described earlier in this chapter You can then use the STAT or SYSTAT command to see how much memory is assigned to each job MODIFYING PRE CONFIGURED NETWORK CONFIGURATION FILES The Eagle 760 comes configured for network operation but the network parameters must be modified for your specific network Before booting a network enabling configuration make the following changes to the network configuration files contained in the TCP account i Depending upon your complete network configuration other AMOS files may need to be updated in addition to the files listed below Pleas

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