Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide

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Powering up and down
To power up
1. Press the power button located on the front panel of the VTS server module. The power button
on the front panel changes from yellow to green, and the server module self-boots.
Allow the VTS server to completely boot before proceeding. The console will display a login
prompt when it is ready to proceed.
2. Power up the VTS SCSI converter using the power switch on the rear panel, if necessary. (This
step is not necessary is connected over Fibre Channel.)
3. Start tape services on the NonStop server using the SCF START $VTAPE command, where
VTAPE is the name of the tape device. Here is an example of the output:
SCF - T9082H01 - (04DEC06) (15NOV06) - 10/02/2008 11:58:32 System
\DEV5
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0
$SYSTEM SYSTEM 8> SCF STATUS $VTAPE01
SCF - T9082H01 - (04DEC06) (15NOV06) - 10/02/2008 11:58:44 System
\DEV5
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
STORAGE - Status TAPE \DEV5.$VTAPE01
LDev State Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
289 STARTED 0,312 1,1069 NOT READY
Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0
To power down
1. Stop tape services on the NonStop server by entering the SCF STOP $VTAPE command, where
VTAPE is the name of the tape device. Here is an example of the output:
SCF - T9082H01 - (04DEC06) (15NOV06) - 10/02/2008 11:55:37 System
\DEV5
(C) 1986 Tandem (C) 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
Total Errors = 0 Total Warnings = 0
$SYSTEM SYSTEM 6> SCF STATUS $VTAPE01
SCF - T9082H01 - (04DEC06) (15NOV06) - 10/02/2008 11:55:55 System