DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

MEDIACOM Commands
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ADD TAPEVOLUME Command (Super Group Only)
This option is intended for cataloging a large quantity of tapes that were
consecutively named when labeled. Specify one tape-name that is composed of
all numbers or ends in a number, such as TAP001. After tape-name is cataloged,
it is incremented by 1 for the second tape-name to catalog, and so on.
Before ADD TAPEVOLUME begins cataloging any of the tapes, it checks to make
sure the tape naming convention works for the number of tapes specified. If the
convention does not work, ADD TAPEVOLUME does not execute. For example, if
tape-name is PAY01 and number-of-tapes is 100, the command does not
execute because there is no room in a generated name for a number larger than
99 (PAY99). In this case, number-of-tapes must be a value of 99 or less.
DENSITY { 1600 | 6250 }
defines the density for the tape. The default is 1600 for open-reel tapes. This
option cannot be used with CART3840 or CART5120 of the TYPE option of this
command. For more information on tape density, see Considerations on page 2-31.
LABELS { ANSI | BACKUP | IBM }
specifies the tape label format of the tape:
ANSI
The label is in ANSI format. For detailed information on this label format, see
Appendix A, Tape Label Formats. The default is ANSI.
BACKUP
The label is in a special format used by BACKCOPY and BACKUP.
IBM
The label is in IBM-MVS format. For detailed information on this label format,
see Appendix A, Tape Label Formats.
OVERRIDE { ON | OFF }
determines to what extent the system search space is checked for a duplicate tape
name:
ON
catalogs the tape even if the entire system search space cannot be checked
for a duplicate tape name. However, what is available of the system search
space is checked. If a duplicate name is found, the tape is not cataloged. Be
cautious when using this option because there is a chance of cataloging a
duplicate name.