TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

TMFCOM Commands
HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-003
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ADD TAPEMEDIA
BAD
indicates that the tape volume is defective and cannot be used later for
dumping files or for file recovery.
RELEASED
indicates that the contents of the tape volume are no longer required for file
recovery, and that the tape is not available for re-use in dumping or for file
recovery.
SCRATCH
indicates that the tape volume can be used for dumping files.
Security Restrictions
You can issue the ADD TAPEMEDIA command only if you are a member of the super
user group.
TMF State Requirement
Before you can enter the ADD TAPEMEDIA command, TMF must be started.
Usage Guidelines
For each tape volume known to TMF, an entry describing that volume must be included
in the TMF catalog. Each entry contains the name of the tape volume and its current
status. To define a new set of tape volumes, you add entries for these volumes by
issuing a series of ADD TAPEMEDIA commands.
In most cases, you initially define a tape volume with scratch status, which means that
it is available for dumping. The volume automatically moves to assigned status when it
receives an audit dump or online dump. The volume is automatically returned to
scratch status (or to released status, if you specified RELEASED ON in an ALTER
CATALOG command) when the TMF catalog process determines that none of the
dumps stored on it are needed for file recovery.
If an attempt to label a tape volume fails, the catalog is not updated and the
configuration is unchanged.
If you issue an ADD TAPEMEDIA command through a TMFCOM process that uses a
remote home terminal for displays from TMFSERVE, the command fails and TMFCOM
displays Error Message 266. Enter this command only through a TMFCOM process
that uses a local home terminal.
Each name you assign to a TMF tape volume must be unique among all TMF tape-
volume names defined on all nodes at your site. It is up to you to ensure this
uniqueness; TMF does no cross-node checking on your behalf.