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

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

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

dialing out to another modem
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

directories
determining ownership of
Determining Who Owns a File or Directory
sharing with other users
Start Sharing a Directory

drives
tape
About Tape Formats and Capacities

files
backing up with tar
Copying Files to a Tape With tar
determining ownership of
Determining Who Owns a File or Directory
making private
Limiting Access to Your Files by Other Users
protecting
Limiting Access to Your Files by Other Users
restoring with tar
Restoring Files From a Tape Using tar

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
Overview of System Administration
system administration and
Overview of System Administration
See also system disk
Choosing an Administrator

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

owner of files
Determining Who Owns a File or Directory

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

private files
Limiting Access to Your Files by Other Users

processes
monitoring
Monitoring Processes

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

protecting files
Limiting Access to Your Files by Other Users

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

QIC 150
About Tape Formats and Capacities

QIC 24
About Tape Formats and Capacities

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

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

sharing directories
Start Sharing a Directory

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
Overview of System Administration
IRIX operating system and
Overview of System Administration

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