L700 (CTL700) Installation and User's Guide (G06.28+, H06.04+, J06.03+)
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- What's New
- About This Manual
- 1 Overview of the Tape Library
- 2 Unpacking the Tape Library
- 3 Installing the Tape Library
- 4 Controls and Indicators on the CTL700 Tape Library
- 5 Configuring and Testing the Tape Library
- Overview of Configuration
- Tape Library Capacity
- Entering Configuration Data
- Performing the Final Steps
- Initialization Sequence
- Testing the Tape Library
- 6 Operating the Tape Library
- Operating in Automated Mode
- Powering Off the Tape Library
- Operating In Manual Mode
- 7 Tape Drives in the CTL700 Tape Library
- 8 Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop SSeries Server
- 9 Managing Tape Drives
- A Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop NS-Series Server
- B Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop SSeries Server With the IOAM Enclosure
- C Configuring the CTL700 Tape Library for the NonStop BladeSystem Server
- Safety and Compliance
- Index
Managing Tape Drives
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Using Labeled and Unlabeled Tapes
Using the NOUNLOAD Option
The NOUNLOAD option directs the BACKUP utility to rewind the final tape and
leave it online in the drive when the BACKUP process is completed. If the
NOUNLOAD option in the BACKUP command is not specified, the robot returns
the last cartridge tape to its slot within the tape library when the drive is finished
writing to the tape. The robot then loads the next cartridge requested.
-> BACKUP $TAPE1, $MYDISK.MYVOL.*, NOUNLOAD
Using Labeled and Unlabeled Tapes
NonStop systems support two standard tape-label formats:
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ANSI
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IBM-MVS
Using the MEDIACOM Utility for Labeled-Tape Operation
MEDIACOM is the utility for managing labeled-tape operations. MEDIACOM
replaces TAPECOM and provides the operator interface to the Distribute
Systems Management (DSM)/Tape Catalog.
Use MEDIACOM commands to:
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Label new tapes and catalog them
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Handle tape mount requests
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Manage the use of uncataloged tapes
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Create scratch tapes
Note. Because they can be cataloged and offer security features for protecting data, you
should use labeled tapes with the CT9841FC-1 tape drive.