Command line utilities, Ltfs, Mkltfs – HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual
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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=
LTFS work directory (default: /tmp/ltfs)
-o work_directory=
Enable diagnostic output (same as verbose=3)
-o trace
Eject the cartridge after unmount
-o eject
Specify sync type (default:time@5)
-o sync_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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