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

Configuring and Managing Tape Drives
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Displaying Status Information
Example of a Detailed STATUS TAPE Report
-> STATUS $DLT24, DETAIL
STORAGE - Detailed Status TAPE \COMM.$DLT24
Tape Process Information:
LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
370 STARTED 1,283 0,285 ONLINE, BOT
Tape I/O Process Information:
Library File.......
Program File....... $SYSTEM.SYS01.OTPPROCP
Current Settings:
ACL................ NOT INSTALLED Buffer Level...... RECORD
Checksum Mode...... NORMAL I/O *Compression....... ON
*Density............ 38000 Media Type........ 18-TRACKS
Opens.............. 0 *RecSize........... 2048
Short Write Mode... ALLOWED, PADDED SubType........... 9
Volume Switching... TRANSPARENT
Explanation of Fields
LDev the logical device number for the tape drive. This number is
arbitrarily assigned to a device when you configure the device and
every time the system is loaded.
State the current object state of the tape drive. For a list of tape drive
states, see Table 2-6 on page 2-11.
Primary PID the processor number and PIN of current primary tape process.
the processor number and PIN of current backup tape process.
Backup PID
DeviceStatus the current status of the device. Values can be:
NOT READY—The tape drive is not ready to be used.
ONLINE—The tape drive is online and away from beginning of tape.
ONLINE, BOT—The tape drive is online and at beginning of tape.
Tape I/O Process Information
Library File blank.
Program File the program file name of the tape process.
Current Settings:
* indicates an attribute whose value you can change by using an
ALTER TAPE command.
ACL shows whether an automatic cartridge loader (ACL) is installed.