DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

MEDIACOM Commands
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STATUS TAPEDRIVE Command
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Format of detail report
The detail report format is a vertical list of items, as Figure 2-11 shows. Not every
item is given when a detail report is requested. The number of items varies
depending on how the drive is being used (NL, BLP, or NL processing) and
whether a recognizable tape is mounted on it.
$tape Name of the tape drive.
dstat Tape drive status. The value of dstat can be:
DOWN Drive is down.
FREE Drive is free to be used.
INUSE Tape is mounted and being read from or written
to.
UNAVL Both processors owning the tape drive are down.
tname Name of the tape if a standard labeled tape is mounted; not present if the tape is
not a standard labeled tape or if no tape is mounted.
tstat Status of tape in the catalog. The value of tstat can be:
ASSIGNED Tape contains an unexpired file.
BAD Tape is defective and should not be used.
INUSE Data is being read from or written to the
tape.
RELEASED All files on the tape have expired, but it
cannot be used as a scratch tape.
SELECTED Tape has been chosen by DSM/TC to satisfy a
tape mount request.
SCRATCH All files on the tape have expired, and it
can be used as a scratch tape.
label Type of tape label of mounted tape. The value of label can be:
ANSI ANSI standard label
BACKUP BACKUP label
IBM IBM-MVS standard label
OMITTED No label
TMF TMF label
open Tape label processing mode. This item appears only if the value of dstat is in
use. The value of open can be:
BLP Tape opened for bypass label processing
LP Tape opened for labeled processing (for ANSI, IBM,
BACKUP, or TMF system label)
NL Tape opened for no label processing
$proc Name of the process opening the tape file.