9 managing tape drives, Using scf with a tape drive or tape library, Checking the status of the tape devices – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual

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L700 (CTL700) Installation and User’s Guide 527338-004

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9

Managing Tape Drives

This section covers:

Using SCF With a Tape Drive or Tape Library

Use the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) to perform various maintenance
operations on tape drives and other peripheral devices.

Checking the Status of the Tape Devices

Use the SCF STATUS command to display current status information about an
object.

STATUS Command Syntax

The syntax for the STATUS command is:

OUT file-spec

Directs all SCF output generated for this command to the specified file.

DETAIL

Specifies that all status information should be displayed. If DETAIL is
omitted, a single line of data is returned for each object name.

SEL state

Specifies that information should be displayed only for objects that are in
the specified state.

Using SCF With a Tape Drive or Tape
Library

9-1

Using BACKUP and RESTORE

9-7

Using Labeled and Unlabeled Tapes

9-10

Controlling Data Compression

9-12

Programming and Configuration
Considerations

9-17

STATUS [ /OUT file-spec/ ] [ object-
spec
]

[ ,DETAIL ]

[ ,SEL state ]

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