9710 (StorageTek) Addendum for NonStop Servers

Addendum to the StorageTek™ 9710 for the Tandem Environment
The 5155/5159 Digital Linear Tape CRE and NonStop Kernel
9-2
9.2.1 Checking the Status of Tape Devices
9.2.1.1 Checking the Status of Tape Devices Using PUP
Use the PUP LISTDEV command to check the status of a tape
drive or other peripherals attached to the system. This command is
useful for checking the UP or DOWN state of a tape drive. The
5150, 5151, 5190, 5194 and 5155/5159 DLTtape drives appear 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 device named $TAPE1, enter:
> PUP LISTDEV $TAPE1
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
To check the status of all tape devices configured on the system,
enter:
> PUP LISTDEV TAPE
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
The TAPECOM STATUS command and the MEDIACOM
STATUS TAPEDRIVE command can also be used to check the
status of tape drives on the 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.