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NDMP: Is it ok for a device state of an tape device to be shown as Offline?

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  • Tape Device

Answer

Yes, it is normal for ONTAP to show tape drives "Device State" as "offline" when they do not have any tape cartridge loaded and are not being currently used for backup or restore.
 
Node       Alias Initiator Device State Reservations
---------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Cluster-01  st15        0e offline      scsi        
Cluster-02  st13        0e offline      scsi         

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