DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

MEDIACOM Commands
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INFO TAPELABEL Command (Super Group Only)
INFO TAPELABEL
entered without the options, displays label information for the tape mounted on the
tape drive set by the TAPEDRIVE command. The information is sent to your
current default output file (usually your home terminal) in brief format, and the tape
is unloaded after the command executes.
BRIEF | DETAIL
specifies how much information you want retrieved. BRIEF, the default, retrieves
less information than DETAIL. For report formats, see Considerations on
page 2-124.
OUT out-file
specifies where the report is displayed or written. You can name a disk file or a
device, such as a printer or terminal. If not given, the information is sent to your
default output file (usually your home terminal).
PROMPT { ON | OFF }
determines when the tape drive begins checking (polling) that a tape is mounted:
ON
Polling does not begin until you manually start it. This message is sent to the
current default output file (usually your home terminal):
\node.$tape: not ready:
Press the RETURN key to start the polling process. When the tape is mounted,
INFO TAPELABEL continues processing. The default is ON.
To end INFO TAPELABEL without further processing, you can enter stop rather
than press the RETURN key.
OFF
Polling is done immediately by the tape drive. This message is sent to the
current default output file (usually your home terminal):
\node.$tape: not ready -- beginning to poll ...
When the tape is mounted, INFO TAPELABEL continues processing.
TAPEDRIVE \node.$tape
is a tape drive name. The default is the name set by the TAPEDRIVE command.
Include \node when the tape drive is not on your current default node.
When this option is not used and a default name is not set, the command does not
execute.