5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Configuring the Modular Tape Subsystem

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Configuring the Modular Tape Subsystem Online

Using COUP

Example 1: Defining and Adding a 3216 Logical Controller

to an MFC

If a tape drive is attached to a multifunction controller (MFC) and you want to add the

tape drive to the configuration using COUP, you must first locate the MFC you want to

use. Then you can use COUP to define and add a 3216 logical tape controller to that

MFC.

Using COUP to add a tape drive attached to an MFC requires updated MFC firmware.

As stated in Table 1-1 on page 1-2, the system must have a D20.02 or later D-series

software release in order to add a 5190 tape drive. To add a 5194 tape drive, the

system must have a D30.01+ or later D-series software release.

The following example shows the sequence of commands to enter for adding a 3216

logical controller named TAPEA to an MFC named MFUNC1 with a subchannel offset

of %10.

The following are notes about this example:

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The ASSUME command sets the object type so you don’t have to specify it in each

command that follows.

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The SET commands define the attributes that you would define in the

CONTROLLERS paragraph of the CONFTEXT file. These attributes are:

The SYSGENR product code for the logical controller (3216)

The name of the MFC (MFUNC1, in this example)

The offset from the start of the MFC’s subchannel address for the logical

controller to be added (%10)

•

The ADD command names the object you have defined (the name of the logical

tape controller is TAPEA in this example) and adds it to the configuration file.

> COUP

CONFIGURATION UTILITY PROGRAM - T9023D40 - (01MAR95) SYSTEM \TEST

CONFIG $SYSTEM.SYS01.OSCONFIG

1) ASSUME CONTROLLER

2) SET PRODUCT 3216

3) SET MF_CONTROLLERNAME (NAME MFUNC1, OFFSET %10)

4) SHOW

PRODUCT 3216

MF_CONTROLLERNAME (NAME MFUNC1, OFFSET %010 )

5) ADD TAPEA