SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.27+, H06.04+)

Configuring and Managing Tape Drives
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Adding a Tape Drive
Adding a Similar Tape Drive Using the OBEYFORM Attribute
To configure the same or a similar tape drive, you can create a command file by using
the OBEYFORM attribute of the INFO TAPE command. You can copy this file to
another system or add it to different configuration file on the current system.
1. Capture the configuration for an existing tape drive:
-> INFO / OUT LOG / $TAPE0, OBEYFORM
2. Optionally edit the resulting log file to specify:
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A unique device name
•
Based on physical location, change at least one of:
°
LOCATION slot number
°
SAC number
°
SCSIID value
3. Enter the log file contents either by copying and pasting into an SCF command line
or by using the log file as a command file.
Adding a Fibre Channel Tape Drive
To add a Fibre Channel tape device that is directly connected to an FCSA, you specify
the PORTNAME (WWN) and LUN of the tape device. This command adds a Fibre
Channel tape device to the system:
-> ADD TAPE $LTO3, SENDTO STORAGE, LOCATION (110,3,4) &
-> SAC 2, PORTNAME 210000E08B1755DC, LUN 0
== STORAGE - Detailed Info TAPE in obeyform: \COMM.$TAPE0
ADD TAPE $TAPE0 , &
SENDTO STORAGE , &
BACKUPCPU 3 , &
COMPRESSION ON , &
DENSITY 6250 , &
DEVICEID 5 , &
HIGHPIN ON , &
LOCATION (2,1,55) , &
MAXOPENS 4 , &
PRIMARYCPU 2 , &
PROGRAM $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.OTPPROCP , &
RECSIZE 2048 , &
SAC 3 , &
STARTSTATE STARTED