NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.24+)

Tape Drives: Monitoring and Recovery
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Monitoring Tape Drives
Monitoring Tape Drives
These tools are available to monitor tape drives:
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Use the SCF interface to the storage subsystem, the OSM Service Connection, or
the TSM Service Application to monitor and get status information about tape
drives.
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Use MEDIACOM to monitor the use of tape drives and to write tape labels.
Monitoring Tape Drive Status
This subsection explains how to list the tape drives on your system and determine their
status.
Monitoring Tape Drive Status With OSM
To check the status of all tape drives on your system:
1. Log on to the OSM Service Connection.
2. In the tree pane, double-click Tape Collection and select the tape drive whose
status you want to check. (See Figure 10-2.)
3. From the Attributes tab in the details pane:
a. Check that the Service State is OK. If the Service State is anything other than
OK, the tape drive might need replacement. Contact your service provider and
refer to the CSSI Web for the replacement procedure.
b. Check that the Device State is Up. If the attribute value is not Up, operator
intervention might be required. For more information, refer to Recovery
Operations for Tape Drives on page 10-10.
Note. Tape drives are not visible in the view pane.