5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
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Checking the Status of a Cartridge Tape Drive
To produce a detailed report of a tape drive’s status, enter the STATUS TAPE, DETAIL
command as follows:
->STATUS TAPE $TAPE0, DETAIL
This report shows $TAPE0 is:
Logical device 135
In the STARTED state
Currently rewinding the tape
A 36-track (5194) tape drive
Has a subtype of 9 (the type is 4)
In addition to the STATUS command, you can also use the SCF INFO TAPE command
to display system configuration information such as the current attribute values for a
tape drive. For a detailed look at the STATUS and INFO commands, see the SCF
Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem.
STORAGE - Detailed Status TAPE \TEST.$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