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Using Labeled Tapes

Guardian User’s Guide 425266-001

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The MEDIACOM Interface

EXPIRE TAPEFILE

Runs the clean-up process to remove expired entries permanently

FC

Retrieves, edits, and executes a previously entered command

FILECAT

Defines a session default name for a file catalog

HELP

Displays the names and syntax of MEDIACOM commands

HISTORY

Displays or removes commands saved in the history buffer

INFO CONSOLE

Retrieves the device name of the tape console

INFO DISKFILE

Retrieves information about valid and invalid disk file entries

INFO FILECAT

Retrieves a file catalog’s logical and physical names, owner, and
security level

INFO MEDIADEFS

Retrieves information about the DSM/TC environment

INFO POOL

Retrieves attributes of a pool

INFO TAPEDRIVE

Displays current setting of a tape drive for the processing mode

INFO TAPEFILE

Retrieves information about a tape file entry

INFO TAPELABEL

Identifies and displays a tape’s label

INFO TAPEVOLUME

Retrieves attributes of a tape and any files written to it

INFO VOLCAT

Retrieves a volume catalog’s logical and physical names, owner,
and security level

LABEL TAPEVOLUME

Creates or changes a tape label for a cataloged tape

OBEY

Executes commands stored in a file

OPEN SERVER

Creates a MEDIACOM server dedicated to your session

PAUSE

Lets another process control the home terminal during the session

POOL

Defines a session default name for a pool

RECOVER DISKFILE

Copies a disk file from a backup tape to disk

REJECT TAPEMOUNT

Cancels a request to use a tape drive or tape

STATUS SERVER

Displays MEDIACOM server information for your session

STATUS TAPEDRIVE

Retrieves information about the status of a tape drive

STATUS TAPEMOUNT

Retrieves information about the outstanding tape mount requests
on a node

TAPEDRIVE

Defines a session default name for a tape drive

UNLOAD

Defines session default for whether a tape is left online after a
command finishes

VOLCAT

Defines a session default name for a volume catalog

VOLUME

Defines session default for a node, volume, or subvolume name
of a disk file ID

Table 10-1. MEDIACOM Commands (page 2 of 2)

Command

Description

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