5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

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4. Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL

Selecting the Operating Mode 4-18

Rewinding and Unloading Cartridges 4-18

Rewinding a Tape to BOT 4-19

Unlocking the ACL Door When Power Is Removed 4-20

Operating a Tape Drive Without an ACL 4-22

Controls on the Drive Front Panel 4-22

Loading Cartridges 4-24

Unloading Cartridges 4-25

Rewinding a Tape 4-26

Cleaning a Tape Drive 4-27

Cleaning a Tape Drive With an ACL 4-27

Cleaning a Tape Drive Without an ACL 4-28

Understanding Operator Messages 4-28

READY States 4-30

NOT READY States 4-30

Responding to Error Messages and Check Codes 4-31

Using PUP With the Modular Tape Subsystem (NonStop Himalaya K-Series

Servers) 4-32

Checking the Status of a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-32

Bringing Up a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-33

Bringing Down a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-34

Using SCF With the Modular Tape Subsystem (NonStop Himalaya S-Series

Servers) 4-35

Checking the Status of a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-35

Starting a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-37

Stopping a Cartridge Tape Drive 4-37

Using the TSM Package With the Modular Tape Subsystem (NonStop Himalaya

S-Series Servers) 4-38

Using BACKUP and RESTORE With the Modular Tape Subsystem

4-38

Backing Up Disk Files to Tape 4-38

Backups Requiring Multiple Cartridge Tapes 4-39

Restoring Tape Files to Disk 4-40

Viewing the Contents of a Tape 4-40

Using the BLOCKSIZE Option 4-40

Using the NOUNLOAD Option 4-41

TMF Support 4-41

Using Labeled and Unlabeled Tapes on NonStop Himalaya K-Series Servers 4-42

Using the MEDIACOM Utility for Labeled-Tape Operations 4-42

How to Enable Labeled-Tape Processing 4-42

Where to Get More Information About Labeled-Tape Processing 4-43