SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.28+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

SCSI $SCSI-device[-P |-B ]
is the name of the Open SCSI IOP and, optionally, the path (primary or backup).
FORCED
terminates the IOP. If you use this attribute, you cannot specify a -P or B path.
SEL state
specifies that the command affects only devices in the specified state.
RESET SCSI Consideration
The RESET command is ignored if the process is started.
RESET SCSI Example
See the procedure for “Resetting an Open SCSI Device” (page 176).
To reset an Open SCSI device:
-> RESET $DEV0
RESET TAPE Command
The RESET TAPE command puts a tape drive into the STOPPED state, substate DOWN, ready for
restarting. The syntax is:
RESET [ / OUT file-spec / ] TAPE $tape
[ , FORCED ] [ , SEL state ]
Wild-card characters are not supported.
OUT file-spec
directs all SCF output to the specified file.
TAPE $tape
is the name of the tape device.
FORCED
terminates the IOP.
SEL state
specifies that the command affects only devices in the specified state.
RESET TAPE Consideration
The RESET command is ignored if the process is started.
RESET TAPE Example
See the procedure for “Resetting a Tape Drive” (page 188).
To terminate a tape drive process:
-> RESET $TAPE0, FORCED
START Command
The START command initiates the operation of an object (make a stopped device accessible to
user processes). Successful completion of the START command leaves the object in the STARTED
state.
Supported objects are:
• “START DISK Command” (page 274)
• “START MON Command” (page 275)
START Command 273