Replacing External Tape Drive CRUs Online

Starting a Tape Drive
You can use the OSM Service Connection, the TSM Service Application, or SCF to
start a tape drive.
Using OSM:
Log on to the OSM Service Connection.a.
In the tree pane, click the Tape Collections icon, right click the Tape
Drive icon, and select Actions.
b.
In the Actions dialog box:
- Under Select Component, select Tape Drive.
- Under Available Actions, select Start.
The Confirm Start dialog box appears. Click OK.
c.
Wait until the Actions dialog box displays "passed" and the Attributes tab on the
Detail pane displays Device State: "Up."
Using TSM:
Log on to the TSM Service Application.a.
In the tree pane, Select the tape icon.b.
In the Actions dialog box:
- Under Select Component, select Tape CRU.
- Under Available Options, select UP.
- Click Perform Action.
Wait until the Actions dialog box displays "completed."
c.
Using SCF:
Start the tape drive using the START TAPE command.
->START $Tape1
Verify the drive started successfully using the STATUS TAPE command.
->STATUS $Tape1
The status display appears:
STORAGE - Status TAPE $TAPE1
LDev State Substate Primary PID Backup PID
20 STARTED 0,45 1,45