SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Configuring and Managing Tape Drives
SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem—529937-007
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Displaying Status Information
Displaying Status Information
The STATUS TAPE Command (page 14-146) displays current status information about
a tape drive.
Example of a STATUS TAPE Report
-> STATUS $DLT24
Compression for cartridge tape drives, shows whether compression is
configured. This setting is ignored by a 5194 tape drive
because compression is always on. For other tape drives,
this field is not applicable (N/A).
Density the configured tape density in bpi of a 5170 tape drive.
DeviceID/PortName for SCSI devices, the device ID that is configured for the
device. This ID must match the SCSI ID that is physically set
in the device. Normally, tape device IDs are either 4 or 5.
for Fibre Channel devices, the WWPN that is configured for
the path to the device. The number is a 16 character
hexadecimal number, without a leading %H.
HighPin shows whether the tape process is allowed to run at a high
PIN (ON) or only a low PIN (OFF).
LUN always shows a value of zero (0).
MaxOpens the maximum concurrent open files allowed.
PrimaryCpu the processor number of the primary tape process.
Program the object file name of the tape process.
RecSize the configured record size (in number of bytes) for the tape
drive.
SAC Name the name of the SAC where the tape drive is attached. This
value is determined by the SAC number and the name of the
adapter.
StartState shows whether the tape process is available to other
processes (in the STARTED state) or unavailable (in the
STOPPED state) when the system is loaded.
STORAGE - Status TAPE \COMM.$DLT24
LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
370 STARTED 1,283 0,285 ONLINE, BOT