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Tape
Specifies a tape drive configured for a system.
Location in OSM Tree: System > Tape Collection > Tape Drive
Slot Location: Most tape drives can be connected physically through a cable connected to the MFC SCSI port on the
IOMF CRU or a SCSI SAC (available on a ServerNet/DA CRU, a PMF2 CRU, or an IOMF2 CRU).
The CT9840/CT9840FC/CT9841FC cartridge tape drives must be connected to a SCSI SAC on either a ServerNet/DA
CRU, a PMF2 CRU, or an IOMF2 CRU.
Example: Tape Drive $TAPE1
Attributes
Tape Drive
Displayed in the Attributes tab and Attributes dialog box only if the value is something
other than OK. Values
Service State
Logical
The number assigned to the drive by the file system.Logical Device Number
The type of tape drive. Values.Tape Type
The tape drive product identification.Product ID
The accessibility of the tape drive through the tape process.
Values: Up, Down, Hard Down
Device State
The version of the firmware (where applicable).Firmware Version
This attribute is displayed only for certain tape drives to indicate the presence of a
cartridge loader. For some newer tapes drives equipped with cartridge loaders, the
attribute does not appear, but the Tape Type attribute value indicates that the drive
is equipped with an ACL.
Cartridge Loader
Physical
The part number of the component that was assigned in manufacturing. Use part
numbers for identifying and ordering parts. This is not the spare part number.
Part Number
The serial number of the tape drive (where applicable).Serial Number
Process Pair
The two processors in which this I/O process is configured to run.
Example: 0,1
Configured Processors
The state of the primary I/O process.
Values: Running, Stopped
Primary Execution State
The process ID of the primary I/O process. If the state of the primary I/O process is
Stopped, this ID is not displayed.
Example: 1,296
Primary Process ID
The state of the backup I/O process.
Values: Running, Stopped
Backup Execution State
The process ID of the backup I/O process. If the state of the backup I/O process is
Stopped, this ID is not displayed.
Example: 1,285
Backup Process ID
Controller Path
An identification number assigned to the device when configured.SCSI ID
The number (3) that identifies the SCSI controller that manages the tape drive.
Example: SSAC (1.1.55.3)
SCSI Controller
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