DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

Using MEDIACOM
DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual—429828-010
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Pool Names
Examples
$SPL33 (process name)
MYSTUFF (disk file-ID)
$TERM22 (device name)
Pool Names
A pool name, referred to as pool-name in command syntax, is the logical name of a
pool within a volume catalog. It is 1 through 30 alphanumeric characters long. The first
character must be alphabetic.
The name is any combination of these characters:

Letters a through z, in uppercase and lowercase

Numbers 0 through 9

Underscore character (_)
Examples
PAYROLLS_TAPES
IBM_TAPES_FOR_SPECIAL_CASES
TAPES1993
Tape Drive Names
A tape drive name, referred to as $tape in command syntax, is the name that
identifies a tape drive on a node. It begins with a $ character, followed by 1 through 6
alphanumeric characters. The first character after $ must be alphabetic.
Examples
$DRIVE6
$T228
Tape File Names
A tape file name, referred to as tape-file-id in command syntax, is the name
assigned to a file written to a tape. This name is written in the tape label and in the file
catalog entry.
A tape file name of 1 through 60 characters is stored in a catalog entry, but only 17
characters of the name fit in the tape label. If a tape file is given a name longer than 17
characters, the rightmost 17 characters are written in the tape label, and the entire
name goes in the catalog entry.
The name, which does not have to begin with an alphabetic character, is composed of
any combination of these characters:

Letters a through z, in uppercase and lowercase