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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