5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
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Using SCF With the Modular Tape Subsystem
(NonStop Himalaya S-Series Servers)
Using SCF With the Modular Tape Subsystem
(NonStop Himalaya S-Series Servers)
The Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) performs maintenance operations on cartridge
tape drives as well as other peripheral devices. For additional information on using
SCF with cartridge tape drives, see the SCF Reference Manual for the Storage
Subsystem.
This subsection describes how to use SCF commands to check the status of tape
drives, start tape drives, and stop access to tape drives.
Checking the Status of a Cartridge Tape Drive
You use the SCF STATUS command to check the status of a tape drive or other
peripheral device attached to your system. This command is useful for checking the
current state of a tape drive.
Examples
To check the status of a tape drive named $TAPE1, enter the following command:
->STATUS TAPE $TAPE1
This report shows that the tape drive $TAPE1 is:
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In a STARTED state
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Using processor 0 as the primary processor
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Using processor 1 as the backup processor
STORAGE - Status TAPE \TEST.$TAPE1
LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
134 STARTED 0,297 1,316 NOT READY