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STEP
ACTION
6 (con't)
The system will display the tape drives connected to SCSI I/O controller(s) as in the example shown
below (note that under "status" below, the system may return a status of "Defined" or "Available":
name
Where:
name
the logical name of the M2488 (rmt0)
status
whether the drive is Defined (known, but not ready for use) or Available (ready for use). If the sta-
tus is reported as "Defined" go to Step 7. If the status is reported as "Available" go to Step 9.
location
the SCSI id of the M2488 (5 in the sample) and the address of the SCSI I/O controller (the 0 that
follows the 5 in the sample)
description
a short description of the tape drive type. The M2488 is added as "Other SCSI tape drive"
If status was returned as "Defined", the M2488 has been added to the defined tape drive list as
described in Step 6. Now, change the M2488's status from Defined to Available (defined and ready
for use).
When you are ready, select Done
7
From the smit Devices - Tape Drive window select:
The system displays a list of defined tape drives. Select the M2488 by its logical address and loca-
tion. The system responds by reporting the status of your command.
To verify that the system has changed the status of the M2488 from defined to available, select
List All Defined Tape Drives. The system displays:
name
rmt0
8
If the system has returned a status of "Available," you may want to change the attributes of the
M2488 to meet the needs of the customer's system. Follow these instructions to change tape drive
attributes.
9
From the smit Devices - Tape Drive window select:
The system displays a table of all of its defined tape drives. Select the M2488 by its logical address
and location.
10
Setting or changing M2488 Attributes
The system will display the attributes assigned to the M2488 tape drive.You can change the follow-
ing attributes as necessary (recommended settings are in UPPER case)
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status
rmt0
Defined
00-00-0S-40
•
Configure a Defined Tape Drive
status
Available
00-00-0S-40
•
Change / Show characteristics of a Tape Drive
location
description
Other SCSI Tape Drive
location
Other SCSI Tape Drive
CG00000-016401
description
May 1996
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