HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 15)

Command line utilities
ltfs
Mounts the library device as a file system.
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Usage: ltfs mountpoint [options]
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Example: ltfs /mnt/library -o devname=/dev/sg1
LTFS options
Tape device (default: /dev/changer) -o devname=<dev>
LTFS work directory (default: /tmp/ltfs) -o work_directory=<dir>
Enable diagnostic output (same as verbose=3) -o trace
Eject the cartridge after unmount -o eject
Specify sync type (default:time@5)
<type> should be specified as follows: -o sync_type=<type>
time@min: LTFS attempts to write an index each ‘min’ minutes
default:min=5
Skip EOD existence check when mounting (read-only mount). Only use
for a CM corrupted medium. -o force_mount_no_eod
Advanced help, including standard FUSE options -a
Output version information and exit -V, --version
Display this help and exit -h, --help
FUSE options
Set file permissions (octal) -o umask=M
Set file owner -o uid=N
Set file group -o gid=N
Comments:
Use the operating system's umount command to unmount.
mkltfs
Formats LTO-5 and LTO-6 media for use with LTFS solutions
Configures LTFS options
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Usage: mkltfs [device file] [options]
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Usage example 1: re-format an LTFS tape when library is not yet mounted, and barcode is
known
mkltfs -s DG6359L5 -f --device=/dev/sg7
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Usage example 2: re-format an LTFS tape when library is not yet mounted, and user wishes
to select the media to be formatted from a list
mkltfs --device=/dev/sg7
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