HP LTO 4 SAS - Manual (Page 21)

HP LTO Ultrium 4 drives technical reference manual, volume 5: UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide 19
3 HP (OpenVMS) servers and workstations
NOTE: Only SCSI drives are supported on Alpha Server systems.
Determining attached devices
After connecting the tape drive to your system, boot OpenVMS and check for the presence of the
new tape device. Execute the following commands.
$ sho dev mk
Device De vice Error Volum e F ree Tran s Mnt
Name St atus Count Label B locks Cou nt Cnt
MK D300: On line 0
↑ use this value in the next command line
$ sho dev MKD300/full
Magtape SIT058$ M KD30 0:, device ty pe HP Ult rium 4-SC SI, is on line,
file-or iented de vice, av ailable t o cluster , error l ogging is enabled,
control ler suppo rts comp action (c ompaction disabled ), device supports
fastski p (per_io ).
Erro r count 0 Operation s complet ed 0
Owne r process "" Owner UIC [ SYSTEM]
Owne r process ID 00 000000 Dev Prot S:R WPL,O:RWP L,G:R,W
Refe rence cou nt 0 Default b uffer siz e 2048
Dens ity d efault Format No rmal-11
Volume status: no-unloa d on dism ount, beg inning-of -tape, od d parity.
What next?
You are now ready to begin using your tape drive. Please consult your OpenVMS system
documentation for details.