TAPEINF -- Tape Report


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<H1>TAPEINF -- Tape Report</H1>
Displays the information on the SCSI tape devices attached to the
system to the report device and allows you to set the current tape
device.<p>
Note: TAPEINF only runs on Windows and Windows NT systems.
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See Also: <A HREF = "http://www.pcigeomatics.com/cgi-bin/pcihlp/CONFIGURE">CONFIGURE</A><P>
<H3>PARAMETERS</H3>
TAPEINF is controlled by the following global parameters:
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<pre>Name     Prompt                                  Count     Type
REPORT   Report Mode: TERM/OFF/filename          1-64      Char
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<H4>REPORT</H4>
Specifies the file to which to append the generated report.
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<PRE>
 EASI&gt;REPORT=&quot;filename&quot;
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Note: The following names have special meaning:
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<PRE>
 EASI&gt;REPORT=&quot;TERM&quot;     | generates reports on your terminal
 EASI&gt;REPORT=&quot;DISK&quot;     | generates reports on file &quot;IMPRPT.LST&quot;
 EASI&gt;REPORT=&quot;OFF&quot;      | usually cancels report generation, but
                        | TAPEINF forces REPORT to terminal output
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A report device (REPORT) must be selected. If report device is OFF,
it defaults to the terminal. When the report is directed to the
terminal, the report will be sent to the terminal one page at a
time. If the report consists of more than one page, the user is
prompted to either view the next page (&lt;cr&gt;), scroll the remaining
pages ([G]o) or exit to the command level (e[X]it).
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<H3>DETAILS</H3>
TAPEINF lists the following information for each SCSI tape device:
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<UL>
<LI> Tape Name and Revision 
<LI> Vendor Name 
<LI> Device Type 
<LI> SCSI Level 
<LI> SCSI Id 
<LI> Access Status 
<LI> Density 
</UL>
The Tape Name is the name of the tape device. It is used to set the
value of the tape device parameter(s) MT#.<p>
The Vendor Name is the name of the manufacturer of the tape device.<p>
The Device Type reports back Tape/sequential access device device
for tapes.<p>
The SCSI Level reports the SCSI standard supported by the tape.<p>
The SCSI ID reports what SCSI address the tape is connected to.<p>
The Access Status reports whether the tape is available for Reading
or for Reading and Writing. If the tape is write protected then Read
access will be presented.<p>
The Density reports what density the tape is currently set to. For
single density tape devices, this field will report: Device default.
For multiple density tape devices, the density in bits per mm
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<UL>
<LI> BPMM ,the bits per inch - BPI, and the number of tape tracks 
</UL>
will be reported.<p>
Following this listing is a short listing of only the tape names.
You may select a tape device by setting the number of it in the
list. This will set the MT#: variable pointed to by MT00 to SCSI#
where # is the SCSI id. Thus, if the tape device has a SCSI Id of 5
and MT00 points to MT1 then MT1 will set to SCSI5.
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<H3>EXAMPLE</H3>
The following is the output for a single tape configuration:
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<PRE>
 TAPEINF                         V5.3 EASI/PACE  18:08 15-Jun-94


 --------------------- Tape Device 1 ------------------------------

 Tape Name       : EXB-8200                      Rev: 2618
 Vendor Name     : EXABYTE
 Device Type     : Tape/sequential access device
 SCSI Level      : 1
 SCSI ID         : 5
 Access Status   : Read Only
 Density         : Device default

 --------------------- Select Tape --------------------------------

 1) EXB-8200

 Set selection by entering its number. Press RETURN for current 
 selection: 1
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If MT00 is set to MT0: then MT0: will set to SCSI5.
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