User Guide

5-2 Ampex 1308910-01

Model No.

Running Head

ACL Utilities Overview ACL Application Programmer’s Guide

• DST 812

See paragraph 1.1 on page 1-1 for information on previous model names and number series.

5.2.2 Utilities Summary

The ACL Management Utilities have descriptive names that indicate both the type of operation

performed and the type of object upon which the operation is performed:

acl_audit_element Retrieve the status of a single location from the ACL internal

database.

acl_audit_library Retrieve the status of all locations from the ACL internal

database.

acl_errlog_library Retrieve ACL error/event log entries.

acl_getparam_library Get the current ACL conﬁguration parameter settings.

acl_init_chs Update the status of all locations in the ACL internal database.

acl_move_tape Move a tape cartridge from one ACL location to another.

acl_move_volume Move the speciﬁed tape cartridge to another ACL location

acl_park_chs Park the ACL cartridge handling system (DST 412).

acl_query_library Get ACL vendor, product, software version, and software

release information.

acl_setparam_library Change ACL conﬁguration parameter settings.

acl_statlog_library Retrieve the ACL static log.

acl_status_library Get current ACL status information.

5.2.3 Input Conventions

The ACL Management Utilities use the following input conventions:

• All arguments or options are speciﬁed using explicit, descriptive command-line ﬂags or

environment variables. Where applicable, the utilities use the same command-line ﬂag

names and content.

• Some arguments consist of multiple-element input speciﬁcations. Every element in this

type of speciﬁcation must be present and enclosed by colons, even if empty (a space

between colons is not considered empty). For single-element input speciﬁcations, colons

are optional.