Stlibrary – Storix Software SBAdmin Commands Reference User Manual
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Version 8.2 Commands Reference
stlibrary
Purpose:
This command is used to list, inventory and perform tape movement operations on a random
tape library.
Use on:
Network or Workstation Edition Administrator
Syntax:
stlibrary <operations> [options] { vdev | libname }
Operations:
-c --checktape
Check if tape loaded
-g, --getpos
List last/current tapes for each drive.
-I --inventory
Display library inventory
-l --list
List defined libraries
-L --load
Load tape (-t) from assigned slot to assigned drive
-r --reset
Reset next tape (-t) to insert in drive (-d)
-U --unload
Unload tape (-t) from assigned drive and return to assigned slot
Options:
-d, --drive
Library drive number
-e, --eject
Eject before unloading (with -u)
-I, --inserted
Indicates tape is already inserted (with –r)
-s, --server server
Server hostname (if Network Edition)
-t, --tape tape
Library tape (slot) number
-v, --verbose
Show library configuration (with –l)
-x, --colonformat
Colon-delimited output (with –l)
Details:
This option may be used to check, list and perform tape library operations. You must specify
either a defined library (libname) device (vdev) with this command. If a device is specified, it
must have been configured as a random tape library. In this case, the libname will be retrieved
from the device information.