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Description:
This command sets tape properties.
‐v (‐‐vdevid) is required to specify the ID of the virtual tape to set the properties.
‐B (‐‐barcode) is the option to specify the new barcode for the tape. ‐f (‐‐force) option
is required if the new barcode is not in the barcode range specified for the parent
library. Barcode is an alpha‐numerical value with a length of 4 to 12.
‐F (‐‐full‐capacity) is an option to expand the tape to the maximum capacity and turn
off the
‐w (‐‐tape‐write‐protect) is an option to turn on and off the tape write protection
with the following values: on or off.
‐A (‐‐auto‐archive‐mode) is an option with one of the following values: copy or move
or inherited or none.
ʺnoneʺ is the value to turn off the auto‐archive mode if the virtual tape is enabled
with auto‐archive option.
ʺinheritedʺ can only be specified when the parent library is enabled with auto‐
archive option.
‐Y (‐‐delay‐delete‐days) is an option for move mode to specify the number of days to
wait before the deletion. The maximum is 365 days.
‐J (‐‐auto‐eject‐to‐ie) is an option for auto‐archive mode in order to enable or disable
the ejection of the physical tape to the IE slot after a successful archive job: on
(enable) or off (disable).
‐N (‐‐auto‐replication) is an option with one of the follwing values: localcopy,
localmove, replication, remotemove, or none.
‐S (‐‐target‐name) is the remote server name for auto‐replication. It is required for
auto‐replication.
‐U (‐‐target‐username) and ‐P (‐‐target‐password) are options to specify a different
user ID and password to log in to the remote server.
‐M (‐‐delay‐delete‐time) is an option for auto‐replication move mode to specify up to
30 days of retention period before deletion. The default value is 1 day. The value can
be specified in days(D), hours(H) or minutes(M). For example: 2D, 10H, 150M.
‐A (‐‐auto‐archive‐mode) and ‐N (‐‐auto‐replication) cannot be specified if
replication is enabled for the tape.