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<h1 class="topictitle1">Transferring control of a tape drive from Linux to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span></h1>
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<div><p>This topic discusses how to transfer control of a tape drive from Linux<sup>®</sup> to <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span>.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>To hand control of the tape drive back to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>,
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unlock it on the Linux side and then make it available on the <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> side. This procedure is simply
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the reverse of the process you used to pass control of the tape drive to Linux. </p>
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<p>Note
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that if you shut down the integrated Linux server, or the Linux server
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fails before you unlock the tape drive, it unlocks automatically. However,
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it is still in an unavailable state in <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>.</p>
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<p>To
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transfer control of a tape drive from Linux to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>,
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use one of the following methods:</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzau9linuxbackup.htm" title="This topic introduces the techniques you can use to perform Linux-centric backup and recovery on an Integrated xSeries Server or Integrated xSeries Adapter running Linux.">Linux-centric backup and recovery</a></div>
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</div><div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="rzau9tranztapos400linux"><a name="rzau9tranztapos400linux"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Transfer control of a tape drive with Linux commands</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>To transfer control of an iSeries™ tape drive back to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> from Linux with Linux commands,
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complete the following steps:</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>To unlock the tape drive from Linux, start a Linux terminal session and log in as root.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>At the command prompt enter the ixsdev command and press <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span>.
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The syntax is:</span> <pre>ixsdev [-list] | [[-lock | -unlock] device name]</pre>
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<p>To
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unlock TAP02 from Linux you would enter the following command:</p>
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<pre>ixsdev -unlock TAP02</pre>
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<p>You
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could also use the Linux name:</p>
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<pre>ixsdev -unlock /dev/st1</pre>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> In Linux,
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commands are case sensitive. Make sure you use the same case as in our examples,
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for example, use TAP02 not tap02.</div>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="rzau9tranztapos400inav"><a name="rzau9tranztapos400inav"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Transfer control of a tape drive with iSeries Navigator</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>To transfer control of an iSeries tape drive back to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> with
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the iSeries Navigator,
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complete the following steps:</p>
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<ol><li><span>From an iSeries Navigator window, expand the <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> partition
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you are working with.</span></li>
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<li><span>Click <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Configuration and Service</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Hardware</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Tape Devices</span></span>.</span></li>
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<li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Stand-Alone Devices</span> and then right-click
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the tape device you want to transfer control of to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>.
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Select <span class="uicontrol">Make Available</span>.</span></li>
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<li><span>If the tape device is also a tape library, click <span class="uicontrol">Tape
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Libraries</span> and then right-click the tape library you want to transfer
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control of to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>. Select <span class="uicontrol">Make
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Available</span>.</span></li>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="rzau9tranztapos400cl"><a name="rzau9tranztapos400cl"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Transfer control of a tape drive with CL commands</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>To transfer control of an iSeries tape drive back
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to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> with CL commands,
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complete the following steps:</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>On an <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> command
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line, use the following command to vary on the tape device:</span> <pre>WRKCFGSTS *DEV *TAP</pre>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>On the Work with Configuration Status display, find the tape device
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you want to transfer control of to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>.
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Type <kbd class="userinput">1</kbd> next to the device and press <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span>.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>If the tape device is also configured as a tape library, enter
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the following command:</span> <pre>WRKCFGSTS *DEV *TAPMLB</pre>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>On the Work with Configuration Status display, find the tape library
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you want to transfer control of to <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>.
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Type <kbd class="userinput">1</kbd> next to the library and press <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span>.</span></li>
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<div class="section">You can now use the tape drive from <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span>.</div>
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