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Checking Tape Drive Status
Checking Tape Drive Status
This subsection explains how to list the tape drives on your system and determine their
status.
Checking Tape Drive Status With MEDIACOM
To check the status of all tape drives on your system with the MEDIACOM program,
enter:
> MEDIACOM STATUS TAPEDRIVE
A listing similar to this example is sent to your home terminal:
The fields in this display are explained in the DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface
(MEDIACOM) Manual.
Example
To obtain status information about the tape drive $TAPE1 by using MEDIACOM, enter:
> MEDIACOM STATUS TAPEDRIVE $TAPE1
A listing such as this is sent to your home terminal:
This listing shows that $TAPE1 is in use. For more information about MEDIACOM, the
listings it generates, and the tasks it enables you to perform, see the DSM/Tape Catalog
Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual and to
Section 10, Using Labeled Tapes .
Checking Tape Drive Status With SCF
To check the status of all tape drives on your system with SCF, enter:
> SCF STATUS TAPE $*
A listing similar to this is sent to your home terminal:
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
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
STORAGE - Status TAPE $*
LDev State SubState Primary Backup DeviceStatus
PID PID
48 STOPPED DOWN 0,274
49 STOPPED DOWN 0,273