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Menu System Tasks
To Place the Drive Online (Operator Panel)
To change the tape drive state from offline to online:
Press the operator panel Menu button until Offline appears in the display
1.
window.
Press the operator panel Select button to toggle the drive state.
2.
Online appears in the display window, indicating the drive state is now online.
Press the Menu button until Exit Menu? appears in the display window.
3.
Press the Select button to exit the menu system.
4.
Bring the tape drive back online to the host by using one of the following methods:
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To Place the Drive Online (VOP)
On the VOP screen, there are two methods to place the drive offline:
Use the menu bar:
Open the Drive Operations menu (click Drive Operations in the menu bar or use
1.
the Alt+d keyboard shortcut).
Select the Set Online command or use the Shift+o keyboard shortcut.
2.
The second drive status indicator/button changes to blue when the tape drive is
online.
Use the status indicator:
If the tape drive is offline, the button next to the label Online is gray.
Click the button to change the state to Online.
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3-10 StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive Operator's Guide
In an open systems, multiple-host setting using a switch
Note:
unit that has a port blocked to this tape drive, unblock that port
before proceeding.
If you are within a submenu, press the Menu button until
Note:
Exit appears in the display window and press the Select button to
enter the main menu.
Enterprise: Set the tape drive online for all host paths to the tape drive by
using the appropriate command:
MVS: V <address> online
VM: Vary on, <address>
Open Systems: if there is a switch unit installed and the port to this tape drive
is blocked, unblock that port.
In an open systems, multiple-host setting using a switch
Note:
unit that has a port blocked to this tape drive, unblock that port
before proceeding.
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