HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 104)

Managing Tape Drives
L700 (CTL700) Installation and User’s Guide — 527338-004
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Bringing Up a Tape Drive Using SCF
SPECIAL
specifies that the object starts in the SERVICING state, substate
SPECIAL. To restart an object in the SERVICING state, issue a RESET
command followed by a START command
object-spec
specifies one of the following combinations of object type and object
name:
START SCSI Command
This subsection describes the START SCSI command. Use the START SCSI
command to make a stopped Open SCSI device or path to an Open SCSI
device accessible to user processes. The command syntax is:
Wild-card characters are supported.
Examples Using START SCSI
The following examples illustrate the START SCSI command:
•
To start all Open SCSI devices on the system (that are in the proper state to
start), type:
->START SCSI $*
•
To start the backup path to the Open SCSI device $DEV0, type:
->START $DEV00-B
START SCSI Considerations
Before using the START SCSI command, consider the following:
•
Use the SCF STATUS SCSI command to verify that an Open SCSI device
has been started.
•
If the START SCSI command is failing, see the NonStop S-Series Hardware
Support Guide for troubleshooting ideas.
Object Type Object Name
SCSI $device-name
SCSI $device-
name-path
TAPE $tape-name
START SCSI {$device-name | $device-
name-path}