DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

MEDIACOM Commands
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ALTER CONSOLE Command (Super Group Only)
Usually you need to change the TAPECATALOG DEFINE to remove or revise its
DENSITY attribute before rerunning the application.
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Cartridge tapes in a tape library
Cartridge tapes stored in a tape library should be cataloged in the same pool with a
type of cart3480. Such tapes should always be kept in the tape library unless they
are removed for long-term storage or because they are defective.
Examples
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You have 50 labeled scratch tapes to catalog. The tape names are C00001,
C00002, and so on, up to C00050. Because of the sequential numbering scheme
in the names, you can take advantage of the COUNT option of ADD
TAPEVOLUME:
MC> ADD TAPEVOLUME C00001,&
>>> COUNT 50,&
>>> POOL OPR_TAPES,&
>>> VOLCAT MASTER_TAPE_CATALOG,&
>>> LABELS ANSI
After the command ends, there are 50 new volume catalog entries for tape names
C00001 through C00050.
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This example catalogs three cartridge tapes with IBM labels. Because they are
given a status of released, they cannot be used as scratch tapes until an ALTER
TAPEVOLUME command is used to change their status to scratch in the catalog.
MC> ADD TAPEVOLUME (CRT445, CRT446, CRT451),&
>>> POOL CARTRIDGE_TAPES_5120,&
>>> VOLCAT MASTER_TAPE_CATALOG,&
>>> LABELS IBM,&
>>> TYPE CART5120,&
>>> STATUS RELEASED
ALTER CONSOLE Command
(Super Group Only)
Messages from $ZSVR are displayed at the device designated as the tape console.
Only one device at a time, usually a terminal, can be the tape console for a node. Use
ALTER CONSOLE to designate a console when there is none or change the current
console to a different device.
The console device remains in effect until another ALTER CONSOLE command
changes it, whether in the current MEDIACOM session or in a subsequent one.