5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Installing the Modular Tape Subsystem
5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual—426878-002
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Testing a Tape Device
Refer to the TSM application online help for help on using the TSM windows and
dialog boxes. For more information about TSM concepts, commands, and dialog
boxes and how to perform TSM tape tasks, see the TSM Online User Guide.
2. You can use the BACKUP and RESTORE utilities to effectively test the status of
tape drives. For information on BACKUP and RESTORE, refer to the Guardian
Disk and Tape Utilities Reference Manual.
3. You can use SCF commands to obtain status information about a tape subsystem.
The DETAIL attribute of the SCF STATUS TAPE command produces a report that
shows the processor numbers for the tape process, the logical device number of
the tape drive, and the current state of the tape drive.
The following is an example of an SCF STATUS TAPE, DETAIL command:
->STATUS TAPE $TAPE0, DETAIL
This report shows $TAPE0 is:
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Using processor 0 as the primary processor
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Using processor 1 as the backup processor
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Logical device 135
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In the STARTED state
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Has a subtype of 9 (the type is 4)
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A 36-track (5194) tape drive
See the SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem for a description of the
information shown in this example detail report.
STORAGE - Detailed Status TAPE \TEST.$TAPE0
Tape Process Information:
LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
135 STARTED 0,296 1,317 NOT READY
Tape I/O Process Information:
Library File.......
Program File....... $SYSTEM.SYS32.OTPPROCP
Current Settings:
ACL................ NOT INSTALLED Buffer Level...... REEL
Checksum Mode...... NORMAL I/O *Compression....... ON
*Density............ 38000 Media Type........ 36-TRACKS
Opens.............. 0 *RecSize........... 8192
Short Write Mode... ALLOWED, PADDED SubType........... 9
Volume Switching... TRANSPARENT
Media Information:
Automatic Volume Recognition Labels:
VOL1: SANYOA
HDR1: D87D040 SANYOA00010001000100000028 000000000000
HDR2: F080000080000 B