DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

Using MEDIACOM
DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual—429828-010
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Volume Catalog Names
When using Group B characters in a tape name, enclose the name in double
quotation marks in command syntax.
Examples
445902
%OP330
T/113
T"60
TAP 01
&PAY23
The last two names contain Group B special characters. To specify them in command
syntax:
"TAP 01"
"&PAY23"
Volume Catalog Names
A volume catalog name, referred to as volume-catalog-name in command syntax,
is the logical name of the NonStop SQL/MP database where catalog entries for tapes
are stored. It is 1 through 21 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
OPSVOLCAT
MIS_VOLCATALOG_2
APPLICATIONS_VOLCAT
) left parenthesis
; semicolon
& ampersand