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Operating the 9840 Tape Drive
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide—429596-002
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Cleaning the Tape Path
Specifies the name or logical device number of the device.
-P | -B
Specifies whether the path being stopped is the primary (-P) or backup (-B).
Wild-card characters are supported.
Examples using STOP SCSI
These examples show the STOP SCSI command:
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To stop access to the backup path of the Open SCSI device $DEV1:
-> STOP $DEV1-B
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To stop access to all paths of the Open SCSI device $DEV00:
-> STOP $DEV00
STOP TAPE Command
This subsection describes the details about the STOP TAPE command. The STOP
TAPE command stops access to the specified tape drive. The command syntax is:
$tape-name | $1dev
Specifies the name or logical device number of the tape device.
An Example using STOP TAPE
This is an example of the STOP TAPE command. To stop access to all tape drives
starting with $TAPE, type:
-> STOP TAPE $TAPE*
Cleaning the Tape Path
You must clean the 9840 tape path with a cleaning cartridge when the amber Clean
indicator light comes on. This indicator lights when certain tape errors are detected or a
certain length of tape passed through the tape path.
STOP TAPE { $tape-name | $1dev }
Caution. Do not use the cleaning cartridge unless the Clean indicator comes on. Cleaning
more frequently might cause excessive head wear.