Restore Accounts from Another MultiValue Environment: Without and With Resizing

The procedure to restore accounts from other MultiValue environments is determined by whether or not the accounts require resizing.

Restore Accounts Without Resizing

If the files do not require resizing, use the ADD-ACCOUNTS PROC to restore accounts from a previous MultiValue installation.

1. Select the appropriate media (floppy, tape), using T-SELECT.

2. Type:

   ADD-ACCOUNTS

   The display reflects the media type selected and the block size, followed by a listing of the files being restored that are not already installed.

Restore Accounts With Resizing

If the SAVE verb was used with the C option (or whatever the Compatibility option on that system is) to save accounts from a previous MultiValue installation, resize the files and SYSTEM files using the RESTORE SYSTEM * verb.

1. Select the appropriate media using the T-SELECT command.

2. Type:

   T-ONLINE

   RESTORE SYSTEM * (R

   The RESTORE verb is used by the ADD-ACCOUNTS PROC to restore accounts from FILE-SAVE media to the system. The R option enables file resizing in your accounts. This is necessary when moving accounts between systems using different frame sizes. (The larger the frames, the fewer of them are needed to hold the same data.)

3. This message displays:

   Tape producer data frame size =

   Enter the frame size (in multiples of 500 bytes) of the operating system from which you are upgrading.
   
   

4. When starting RESTORE, you may receive the message:

   Account ‘RESTORE-ERRORS’ exist.

   Delete and (C)ontinue or (Q)uit?

   This message displays if a restore operation (:FILELOAD or ACCOUNT-RESTORE) was previously run. It indicates that the status of that operation (either error messages or a success message) is stored in the RESTORE-ERRORS item.
   
   

5. Type C to continue.

6. To display the RESTORE-ERRORS item, type this command in SYSPROG :

   LIST-ITEM RESTORE-ERRORS

   Use the LPTR option to print the report.