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Section 1: General Information
Use the SCF START TAPE command to start a tape device after the 5242 or 5242-ACL
tape drive has been installed. The START command makes a stopped tape drive accessible
to user processes. When the START command finishes successfully, the tape drive is in the
STARTED state. For more on the START command, see the SCF Reference Manual for
the Storage Subsystem. For example:
->START $TAPE0
3.2.4.2 Testing a Tape Device
Use the SCF STATUS TAPE, DETAIL command to produce a report that shows
information such as processor numbers for the tape process, logical device number of the
tape device, and current state of the tape device. For example:
->STATUS TAPE $TAPE0, DETAIL
STORAGE – Detailed Status TAPE $TAPE0
Tape Process Information:
LDev State SubState Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
68 STARTED 0,291 1,273 ONLINE,BOT
Current Settings:
ACL ..............NOT INSTALLED/UNK BufferLevel .......RECORD
CheckSumMode .....NORMAL I/O *Compression ......OFF
Density ..........2.4-4.8 KB/mm Media Type ........Not applicable
Opens ............0 Product ...........5140/5142
RecSize ..........2048 Short Write Mode ..ALLOWED, PADDED
Subtype ..........11 Tape Mode .........STREAM
Volume Switching .EOT
Figure 15 Example of a SCF status tape detail command
HP StorageWorks DAT 72 (Models 5242 and 5242-ACL) User's Guide 15 HP Part Number 528296-03 July 2005