Autosetup
Autosetup provides the facility to create a diskette or file containing
a copy of your board and port configuration. Autosetup can be used
at a later date to restore the setup on an existing system or duplicate
it on a new system. Time is saved and settings will always be correct.
The diskette or file also provides a backup of your configuration.The
two options under Autosetup are:
Creating an Autosetup
Diskette
Step 1.
If you are saving to diskette, have a spare diskette ready for this
procedure. It can be formatted during the creation phase.
Step 2.
Highlight the Autosetup option on the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
Step 3.
Highlight Create and press <Enter>.
Step 4.
Highlight Diskette in the Destination field.
Step 5.
Highlight the Required Diskette Drive (Drive0 or Drive1).
Step 6.
Highlight the Required Diskette Size (1.2Mb or 1.44Mb).
Step 7.
If you wish to Format the Diskette first, highlight "Yes' and
press <Enter>.
Step 8.
Answer "y' to the question, "Create an Autosetup using this
setup (y/n) ".
Step 9.
Insert the diskette and press <Enter>.
The Working '/' spins as the Autosetup diskette is created.
Creating an Autosetup File
Step 1.
Highlight the Autosetup option on the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
Step 2.
Highlight Create and press <Enter>.
Step 3.
Highlight File in the Destination field and press <Enter>.
Step 4.
Type the required filename, including the full path.
Step 5.
Answer "y' to the question, "Create an Autosetup using this setup
(y/n)'.
The Working '/' spins as the Autosetup file is created.
Restoring from
an Autosetup Diskette
There are a number of reasons for which you may wish to begin Restoration
from an Autosetup Diskette, these include:
- Restoring a corrupted configuration
- Replicating systems
To install an autosetup configuration from Diskette:
Step 1. Highlight the Autosetup option on
the main menu and press <Enter>.
Step 2. Highlight Install and press
<Enter>.
Step 3. Highlight Diskette and press
<Enter>.
Step 4. Highlight the required Diskette
Drive and press <Enter>.
Step 5. Highlight the required Diskette
Size and press <Enter>.
Step 6. Insert the previously saved
Autosetup diskette into the selected diskette drive and press
<Enter>.
Step 7. If saved panel configurations
are the only requirements from the autosetup diskette - i.e. saved
board configurations are not required - answer "n" to "Do
you wish to install the saved Board configuration? (y/n)" prompt.
Step 8. Boards can be added to the
system at this time if desired.
An "Autosetup diskette' icon appears on the front screen, with any
saved EasyConnection panels chained to it.
Step 9. If "n" was chosen
above, proceed to step 14.
Step 10. Select the Main Screen Exit
option and press <Enter>.
Step 11. Select the "Commit changes
and rebuild kernel' option.
Step 12. Shut the system down, connect
any panels and then reboot the system.
Step 13. Run easyadm. The "Autosetup
diskette' icon again appears.
Step 14. Select the Utilities option
on the front screen and press <Enter>.
Step 15. Highlight the Copy option
of the Utilities menu and press <Enter>.
Step 16. Select the panel in the
Autosetup list to be copied and press <Enter>.
Step 17. Select the panels to be
set up identically to the selected Autosetup panel. You can copy the
setup to multiple panels by selecting panels using the arrow keys
and tagging them for copying with the <Space>. When all destination
panels have been tagged for copying, type press <Enter> to start
the configuration copy process.
Step 18. The Autosetup restore is
now complete. Exit easyadm. The Autosetup icon will not
appear when easyadm is next started.
Restoring from an
Autosetup File
The procedure for restoring from an Autosetup file is similar to restoring
from an Autosetup diskette, with the exception that a filename is supplied
to the above rather than details of the source diskette drive.
