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

Storage Subsystem Commands
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STOP TAPE Command
OUT file-spec
directs all SCF output to the specified file.
TAPE $tape
is the name of the tape device.
FORCED
specifies that the command be executed without any interaction with the user, even
if the command stops the last path to the device or files are open on the device.
If you use this attribute, you must first stop all processes that use the disk to store
object code (programs) or swap files. Otherwise, a %5113 halt could occur.
SEL state
specifies that the command affects only devices in the specified state.
STOP TAPE Examples
See the procedure for Stopping a Tape Drive on page 13-15.
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To stop access to a tape drive:
-> STOP $TAPE3
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To stop access to all tape drives whose names start with $TAPE:
-> STOP $TAPE*