Ltfsieutil, Unltfs, Ltfsieutil unltfs – HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual

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Usage example 2: report capacity of a tape selected from a list, when the library is not yet
mounted

ltfscap --device=/dev/sg7

Usage example 3: report capacity of a tape with a known barcode, when the library is
mounted

ltfscap -m DG6359L5

Available options are:

Tape device (required when library is not yet mounted)

-d, --device=<name>

Barcode of the media for which capacity data is needed

-m, --media=<barcode>

This help

-h, --help

ltfsieutil

Import and export media from the library.

NOTE:

This utility requires that the library already be mounted.

Usage: ltfsieutil <options>

Usage example 1: Import a tape to the library.

First open the library's import/export ports, and insert media to be imported.

ltfsieutil

From the menu, select 1 to import.

Usage example 2: Export one or more tapes from the library.

ltfsieutil

From the menu, select 2 to export media

From the menu, select a tape to export. This media will be moved to the import/export slots.

Exit the export menu.

Open the library's import/export slots and remove the exported media.

unltfs

Removes the LTFS format from a tape cartridge, so the cartridge can be used with other applications.

CAUTION:

This will IRRETRIEVABLY DESTROY all contents of the cartridge, so use it only when

you are sure that you wish to erase the LTFS volume.

NOTE:

This command can only be run while the library is unmounted.

Usage: unltfs <options>

Usage example 1: un-format an LTFS cartridge with barcode KR1234L5 while the tape library
at /dev/sg3 is unmounted

unltfs --device=/dev/sg3 –m KR1234L5

Available options are:

Specifies the tape drive to use

-d, --device=<name>

Specifies the tape to use

-m, --media=<name>

Omits normal verification steps, reformats without further prompting

-y, --justdoit

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