5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
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Using PUP With the Modular Tape Subsystem
(NonStop Himalaya K-Series Servers)
Using PUP With the Modular Tape Subsystem
(NonStop Himalaya K-Series Servers)
The Peripheral Utility Program (PUP) performs various maintenance operations on
cartridge tape drives and other peripheral devices. Certain PUP commands, including
the UP and DOWN commands, can be executed only by super-group users (user ID
255,n). See the Guardian User’s Guide for additional information about user IDs. For
additional information on PUP, see the Peripheral Utility Program (PUP) Reference
Manual.
Checking the Status of a Cartridge Tape Drive
You can use the PUP LISTDEV command to check the status of a tape drive or other
peripheral attached to your system. This command is useful for checking the UP or
DOWN state of a tape drive. The tape drive appears as a type 4, subtype 9 device in a
PUP LISTDEV display, regardless of the drive model installed.
Examples
To check the status of a tape drive named $TAPE1, enter the following command:
> PUP LISTDEV $TAPE1
To check the status of all tape drives configured on your system, enter the following
command:
> PUP LISTDEV TAPE
You can also use the TAPECOM STATUS command and the MEDIACOM STATUS
TAPEDRIVE command to check the status of tape drives on your system. For
information about TAPECOM, see the Guardian Disk and Tape Utilities Reference
Manual. For information about MEDIACOM, see the DSM/Tape Catalog Operator
Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual.
LDEV NAME STATE PPIN PC,C,%C,%U BPIN BC,C,%C,%U D T S RSIZ
71 $TAPE1 24 1,0,13, 5 24 0,0,13, 5 4 9 2048
LDEV NAME STATE PPIN PC,C,%C,%U BPIN BC,C,%C,%U D T S RSIZ
71 $TAPE1 24 1,0,13, 5 24 0,0,13, 5 4 9 2048
72 $TAPE2 D 25 1,0 13, 4 25 0,0 13, 4 4 9 2048