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tms

tms(7)							 Miscellaneous Information Manual						    tms(7)

NAME

       tms - TMSCP magnetic tape interface

SYNOPSIS

       For XMI/KDM on Alpha-based systems:
	  bus xmi0 at iop0 vector xmierror
	  controller uq0 at xmi? port kdm vector uqintr
	  device tape tms0 at uq0 drive 0

       For MSI Bus: only MIPS-based DECsystem 5500
	  bus msi0 at ibus? vector msi_isr
	  controller dssc1 at msi0 msinode 1
	  device tape tms3 at dssc1 drive 3

       For XMI/CI/HSC on Alpha-based systems:
	  bus xmi0 at iop0 vector xmierror
	  bus ci0 at xmi? port np vector cimna_isr
	  controller hsc6 at ci0 cinode 6
	  device tape tms3 at hsc6 drive 3

       For tms devices dual ported between two controllers:
	  device tape tms2 at * drive 2

DESCRIPTION

       The  TMSCP  driver  provides a standard tape drive interface, as described in mtio(7).  This is a driver for any controller that adheres to
       the Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol (TMSCP).	The TMSCP controllers communicate with the host through a packet-oriented protocol  termed
       the Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol.

   Tape Support - Alpha-based systems
       TA78, TA79, TA81, TA90, TA90E, TA91

   Diagnostics
       All diagnostic messages are sent to the error logger subsystem.

FILES

       /dev/rmt???
       /dev/nrmt???

SEE ALSO

       mtio(7), MAKEDEV(8), uerf(8), tapex(8) delim off

																	    tms(7)

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