L700 (CTL700) Installation and User's Guide (G06.28+, H06.04+, J06.03+)
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- What's New
- About This Manual
- 1 Overview of the Tape Library
- 2 Unpacking the Tape Library
- 3 Installing the Tape Library
- 4 Controls and Indicators on the CTL700 Tape Library
- 5 Configuring and Testing the Tape Library
- Overview of Configuration
- Tape Library Capacity
- Entering Configuration Data
- Performing the Final Steps
- Initialization Sequence
- Testing the Tape Library
- 6 Operating the Tape Library
- Operating in Automated Mode
- Powering Off the Tape Library
- Operating In Manual Mode
- 7 Tape Drives in the CTL700 Tape Library
- 8 Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop SSeries Server
- 9 Managing Tape Drives
- A Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop NS-Series Server
- B Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop SSeries Server With the IOAM Enclosure
- C Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop BladeSystem Server
- Safety and Compliance
- Index
Managing Tape Drives
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Bringing Up a Tape Drive Using SCF
SPECIAL
specifies that the object starts in the SERVICING state, substate
SPECIAL. To restart an object in the SERVICING state, issue a RESET
command followed by a START command
object-spec
specifies one of these combinations of object type and object name:
START SCSI Command
This subsection describes the START SCSI command. Use the START SCSI
command to make a stopped Open SCSI device or path to an Open SCSI
device accessible to user processes. The command syntax is:
Wild-card characters are supported.
Examples Using START SCSI
The following examples illustrate the START SCSI command:
•
To start all Open SCSI devices on the system (that are in the proper state to
start), type:
->START SCSI $*
•
To start the backup path to the Open SCSI device $DEV0, type:
->START $DEV00-B
START SCSI Considerations
Before using the START SCSI command, consider:
•
Use the SCF STATUS SCSI command to verify that an Open SCSI device
has been started.
•
If the START SCSI command is failing, see the NonStop
S-Series Hardware
Support Guide for troubleshooting ideas.
Object Type Object Name
SCSI $device-name
SCSI $device-
name-path
TAPE $tape-name
START SCSI {$device-name | $device-
name-path}