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Operating the 9840 Tape Drive
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide—429596-002
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Starting a Tape Device using SCF
START Command Syntax
The syntax for the START command is:
OUT file-spec
Directs all SCF output generated (for this command) to the specified file.
DEBUG $terminal-name
Specifies that the process is started in the debug mode against the terminal
supplied in the command.
SEL state
Specifies that the command should be issued only to objects that are in the
specified state.
SPECIAL
Specifies that the object will start 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
These examples shows how the START SCSI command:
START [ /OUT file-spec/ ] [ object-spec]
[ , DEBUG $ terminal-name ]
[ , SEL state ]
[ , SPECIAL ]
Object Type Object Name
SCSI $device-name
SCSI $device-name-path
TAPE $tape-name
START SCSI {$device-name | $device-name-path}