Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Installation Guide
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On NonStop S-series servers, issue the following command:
SCF ADD TAPE $VTD, BACKUPCPU #, COMPRESSION OFF, DENSITY 6250,
DEVICEID #, HIGHPIN ON, LOCATION (x,y,z), LUN 0, MAXOPENS 4,
PRIMARYCPU #, PROGRAM $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.OTPPROCP, RECSIZE 2048, SAC #,
SENDTO STORAGE, STARTSTATE STARTED
This command should return messages similar to the following if successful:
SCF - T9082G02 - (06JAN06) (31OCT05) - 01/19/2007 08:42:02 System \DEV3
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0
Then make sure no virtual tapes are mounted and start the virtual tape drive. To verify that
no virtual tapes are mounted, click Virtual Media on the navigation bar of the VTS
interface. Confirm that no virtual tapes are mounted.
To start the virtual tape drive, enter the following command on the NonStop server:
SCF START TAPE $VTD
This command should return messages similar to the following if successful:
SCF - T9082G02 - (06JAN06) (31OCT05) - 01/19/2007 08:42:11 System \DEV3
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0
If unsuccessful, messages similar to the following are displayed:
SCF - T9082G02 - (06JAN06) (31OCT05) - 01/19/2007 09:09:06 System \DEV3
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
STORAGE E00002 START TAPE \DEV3.$TAPE30 rejected, file system error: 190
STOPPED: 0,63
CPU time: 0:00:00.033
3: Premature process termination with fatal errors or diagnostics
Total Errors = 1 Total Warnings = 0
If system error 190 or 224 occurs, check the cable connections and confirm that they are
attached to the proper location as specified by the LOCATION parameter in the ADD command.
It is also recommended that you check the port on VTS to confirm that it is in the proper
location based on the bus number on which the VTD is configured. Finally, check that the
SCSI converter is powered on and functioning properly.
If you need to stop a virtual tape drive at any time, such as if a problem occurs on the host or
you want to move the location of the connection to the host, enter the following command on
the NonStop server:
SCF STOP TAPE $VTD
Ensure that no virtual tapes are loaded in the virtual tape drive before issuing this command.