Index

4mm, drives and tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also DAT
About Tape Formats and Capacities

8mm, drives and tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also NTSC, PAL, P5, P6
About Tape Formats and Capacities

background processes, defined
About Processes

backing up files
about standard IRIX tools for
Using Other Tools to Back Up and Restore Files
choosing tapes for storing data
About Tape Formats and Capacities
developing a backup strategy
Developing a Backup Strategy
inserting tapes in IRIS workstations
About Tape Formats and Capacities
using tar
Copying Files to a Tape With tar

Backup and Restore tool
described
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager
restoring files
Restoring Files From a Backup
See also System Manager
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager

baud rate
for modems
Setting Up a Modem

capacities, tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities

choosing tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities

DAT, drives and tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also 4mm
About Tape Formats and Capacities

dial-in/dial-out modem software
testing
Testing a Dial-Out or Dial-In/Dial-Out Connection

dial-out modem software
testing
Testing a Dial-Out or Dial-In/Dial-Out Connection

dialing out to another modem
Testing a Dial-Out or Dial-In/Dial-Out Connection

drives
local tape
defined
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager
restoring files using
Restoring Files From a Backup
remote tape
defined
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager
restoring files using
Restoring Files From a Backup
tape
About Tape Formats and Capacities
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager

files
backing up with tar
Copying Files to a Tape With tar
restoring with Backup and Restore tool
Restoring Files From a Backup
restoring with tar
Restoring Files From a Tape Using tar

foreground processes, defined
About Processes

installing tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities

IRIS workstations
choosing tapes for
About Tape Formats and Capacities
installing tapes in
About Tape Formats and Capacities

IRIX operating system
Choosing an Administrator
See also system disk
Choosing an Administrator
system administration and
Choosing an Administrator

local drives. See drives, local
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager

monitoring processes
Monitoring Processes

network administrator
role defined
The Network Administrator's Role
See also system administrator
The Network Administrator's Role

networks
responsibilities of single-system administrator on
The System Administrator's Responsibilities

NTSC tape format
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also 8mm, P6
About Tape Formats and Capacities

operating system
See IRIX operating system and system disk
Choosing an Administrator

P5 tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also 8mm, PAL
About Tape Formats and Capacities

P6 tapes
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also 8mm, NTSC
About Tape Formats and Capacities

PAL tape format
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also 8mm, P5
About Tape Formats and Capacities

processes
about
About Processes
background
About Processes
foreground
About Processes
monitoring
Monitoring Processes

processor status (ps) command, using to monitor processes
Monitoring Processes

ps (processor status) command, using to monitor processes
Monitoring Processes

QIC 150
About Tape Formats and Capacities

QIC 24
About Tape Formats and Capacities

remote drives. See drives, remote
Overview of the Backup and Restore Manager

Restore tool. See Backup and Restore tool
Restoring Files From a Backup

restoring files
about standard IRIX tools for
Using Other Tools to Back Up and Restore Files
using Backup and Restore tool
Restoring Files From a Backup
using tar
Restoring Files From a Tape Using tar

root account
responsibilities of single-system administrator
The System Administrator's Responsibilities

single system
responsibilities of system administrator on
The System Administrator's Responsibilities

superuser, defined
Using the Shell Window

system
single
The System Administrator's Responsibilities

system administration
defined
Choosing an Administrator
IRIX operating system and
Choosing an Administrator

system administration tools
about
Performing System Administration Tasks
See also Backup and Restore tool, Disk and File tool, IRIX shell, Networking tool, Printer tool, root account, Serial Ports tool, System Manager, Users tool
Performing System Administration Tasks

system administrator
responsibilities on network
The System Administrator's Responsibilities
responsibilities on single system
The System Administrator's Responsibilities

System Manager
See also Backup and Restore tool, Disk and File tool, Networking tool, Printer tool, Serial Ports tool, Users tool
Performing System Administration Tasks

tape archiver (tar) program. See tar
About tar

tape drives
about formats
About Tape Formats and Capacities
inserting tapes into
About Tape Formats and Capacities
installing in IRIS workstations. See owner's guide
About Tape Formats and Capacities

tapes, about formats and capacities
About Tape Formats and Capacities
See also QIC 24, QIC 150, 4mm, 8mm, DAT, P5, P6, PAL, NTSC
About Tape Formats and Capacities

tar (tape archiver)
using to back up and restore files
About tar

testing
hardware. See owner's guide
About Tape Formats and Capacities
modem setup by dialing out
Testing a Dial-Out or Dial-In/Dial-Out Connection

turning off IRIS workstations. See owner's guide
About Tape Formats and Capacities

turning on
IRIS workstations. See owner's guide
About Tape Formats and Capacities

versions
checking for eoe2.sw.uucp (uucp software)
Setting Up a Modem

viewing
a backup tape using tar
Viewing the Contents of a Tape Using tar

WorkSpace
using. See IRIS Essentials
Choosing an Administrator