HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 184)

Using Labeled Tapes
Guardian User’s Guide — 425266-001
10 -10
Common Labeled Tape Activities
Common Labeled Tape Activities
There are several basic tasks you might need to perform as part of your labeled tape
activities, including:
Checking the Status of Tape Drives
You can list the tape drives on your system and determine their status by using either
MEDIACOM or SCF.
Checking Status Using MEDIACOM
To check the status of all tape drives on your system with MEDIACOM, enter:
> MEDIACOM STATUS TAPEDRIVE
A listing similar to this is sent to your home terminal:
The fields in this display are explained in the DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface
(MEDIACOM) Manual.
RECFORM Tape record format
RECLEN Record length for the tape file
REELS Number of volumes (reels or cartridges) in a multivolume file
RETENTION Retention period for the tape file
SYSTEM Name of the system that controls the tape drive
TAPEMODE Specifies the operating mode for a cartridge tape drive
USE Specifies how the tape file is to be used (as input or output)
VERSION Version within one generation
VOLUME Six-byte tape volume ID identifying the tape, or SCRATCH to indicate that
any scratch tape is acceptable
Checking the Status of Tape Drives 10-10
Setting a Default Tape Drive 10-12
Taking Down and Bringing Up a Tape Drive 10-13
MEDIACOM - T6028D20 (01JUN93)
Copyright Tandem Computers Incorporated 1993
Drive Tape Tape Label Open
Tape Drive Status Name Status Type Mode Process Name
---------- ------ ---- ------ ----- ---- ------------
$TAPE1 INUSE TT0046 ASSIGNED ANSI LP \SKY.$BURT
$TAPE2 INUSE TT0047 ASSIGNED ANSI LP \SKY.$SID
Table 10-2. TAPE DEFINE Attributes (page 2 of 2)
Attribute Function