Guardian User's Guide

Using Labeled Tapes
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Checking the Status of Tape Drives
Example
To obtain status information about the tape drive $TAPE1 by using MEDIACOM, enter:
> MEDIACOM STATUS TAPEDRIVE $TAPE1
A listing such as this is sent to your home terminal:
This listing shows that $TAPE1 is in use. For more information about MEDIACOM, the
listings it generates, and the tasks it enables you to perform, see the DSM/Tape Catalog
Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual.
Checking Status Using SCF
To check the status of all tape drives on your system with SCF, enter:
> SCF INFO TAPE $TAPE0
A listing similar to this is sent to your home terminal:
This report shows that $TAPE0:
•
Is subtype 9 (either a 5190 or 5194 tape drive)
•
TapeMode is STREAM (tape continuously moves while reading or writing)
•
Has compression ON (increases the capacity of the tape to store data)
See Table 19-2, SCF Object States,
on page 19-6 for more information about the
possible states of tape drives and other devices. For complete information about SCF,
see the SCF Reference Manual for G-Series Releases.
MEDIACOM - T6028D20 (01JUN93)
Copyright Tandem Computers Incorporated 1993
Drive Tape Tape Label Open
Tape Drive Status Name Status Type Mode Process Name
---------- ------ ---- ------ ----- ---- ------------
$TAPE1 INUSE TT0046 ASSIGNED ANSI LP \SKY.$BURT
Storage - Info TAPE $TAPE0
SubType Density NumOpeners RecSize TapeMode Compression
9 38000 6 8192 STREAM ON
SubType The subtype number of the tape drive.
Density The tape density for the tape drive.
NumOpeners The maximum number of concurrent open files allowed for the tape drive.
RecSize The configured record size for the tape drive.
TapeMode For cartridge tape drives, the mode in which it operates (STREAM or
STARTSTOP). For other tape drives, this field is not applicable (N/A).
Compression For cartridge tape drives, whether it is configured for compression (ON) or
not (OFF). For other tape drives, this field is not applicable (N/A).