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

Tape Drives: Monitoring and Recovery
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Recovery Operations for Tape Drives
Recovery Operations for Tape Drives
You can perform recovery operations on tape drives using either the SCF interface to
the storage subsystem, the OSM Service Connection, or the TSM Service Application.
Recovery Operations Using SCF
These SCF commands are available for controlling TAPE objects:
The SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem describes these commands.
Recovery Operations Using the OSM Service Connection
To control tape drives using the OSM Service Connection:
1. Log on to the OSM Service Connection.
2. From the tree pane (Figure 10-2 on page 10-4):
a. Double-click Tape Collection.
b. Right-click the tape drive.
c. Select Actions from the menu. The Actions dialog box appears.
d. You can select Start or Stop, which correspond to the SCF commands START
and STOP, or select various tests to perform on the tape drive.
For information on recovery operations, refer to the OSM online help or suggested
Repair Actions text (listed under Alarm Details) for specific tape-related alarms in the
OSM Service Connection.
Recovery Operations Using the TSM Service Application
To control tape drives using the TSM Service Application:
1. Log on to the TSM Service Application.
2. From the tree pane (Figure 10-3 on page 10-6):
a. Double-click Tape Drives.
SCF Command Description
PRIMARY Causes the backup processor of a tape drive to become the
primary processor and the primary processor of the drive to
become the backup processor.
RESET Puts a tape drive in a state from which it can be restarted.
START Initiates the operation of a tape drive.
STATUS Displays current status information about a tape drive.
STOP Terminates the operation of a tape drive in a normal manner.