HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 197)

Using Labeled Tapes
Guardian User’s Guide — 425266-001
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Labeling Tapes
5. Ready the drive and press Return.
If you are labeling a new blank tape, one of these messages is issued; each requires a
response of either Ignore, Retry, or Abort:
Type I and press Return (or just press Return).
This message informs you when the label operation is complete:
If the label operation fails, this message is displayed:
Complete syntax for the MEDIACOM ADD TAPELABEL command is included in the
DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual.
Examples
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To use MEDIACOM to label an unlabeled tape with a density of 1600 bits per inch
(bpi) mounted on $TAPE with the volume serial ID of ABC:
MC> LABEL ABC, TAPEDRIVE $TAPE, DENSITY 1600
MEDIACOM responds with messages such as:
The first message indicates that MEDIACOM has control of the drive and is waiting
for the tape to be mounted. The second message indicates that the labeling operation
is complete.
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To write the volume serial ID XYZ to an unlabeled tape mounted on $TAPE1,
adding a babel which includes the owner field SOFTWARE, enter:
MC> TAPEDRIVE $TAPE1
MC> ADD TAPELABEL, LABELS IBM XYZ, OWNER "SOFTWARE"
•
To write a standard ANSI label on an unlabeled tape and leave the tape online at the
load point after labeling it, specifying a density setting of 1600 bits per inch (bpi):
MC> ADD TAPELABEL ABC123, TAPEDRIVE $TAPE, NOUNLOAD, DENSITY
1600
(Mount the tape and ready the drive; press Return.)
DATA EXISTS ON TAPE
TAPE RUNAWAY ERROR FOUND, VERIFY DENSITY
DATA PARITY ERROR FOUND, VERIFY DENSITY
FILE SYSTEM ERROR ON READ: err-num
STATUS 2501 - VOLUME vid INITIALIZED
STATUS 2502 - VOLUME vid NOT INITIALIZED
$TAPE: NOT READY?
VOLUME ABC INITIALIZED
$TAPE: not ready: