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NAME
mc - media changer manipulation utility
SYNOPSIS
mc [-p device ][-a num][
-q][-c src_element_type dest_element_type]
mc [-p device ][-b 0
|1][-l 0|1][-e element_type ]
mc [-p device ][-n
drive_number ][-r element_type ]
mc [-p device ] -s element_type num
-d element_type num
mc [-h |-?]
DESCRIPTION
The
mc utility provides users with a command-line interface to send media manipulation commands to an
autoloader or media changer device. It takes "element types" as arguments to most of the options. The
valid element types (element_types) are:
D Specifies a Data Transfer (DT) element.
I Specifies an Import/Export (IE) element.
M Specifies a Medium Transport (MT) element.
S Specifies a Storage (ST) element.
An example of a Data Transfer element is the embedded tape drive(s) of the autoloader. An example of
an Import/Export element is the slot(s) by which an item of the media may be inserted or removed from
the autoloader. An example of a Medium Transport element is the robotic picker assembly of the auto-
loader. An example of a Storage element is the media slot(s) of the autoloader.
Please see examples below for usage.
Options
mc recognizes the following options and arguments:
-a num Prints the SCSI bus address of the drive slot specified by num.
-b 0|1 Issue a Reserve (1) or Release (0) SCSI command to the device.
-c src_element_type dest_element_type
Determines whether a move from source to destination is valid. Uses device
capabilities mode page and will return TRUE or FALSE. There should be no
spaces in the source and destination element type values. For example, -c DS
specifies a Data Transfer element as the source and a Storage element as the
destination.
-e element_type Prints out the number of elements of element type. See element types above.
Multiple types can be specified. For example, -e IDSM specifies all the valid
element types.
-h|-? Prints out usage description.
-l 0|1 Allow (0) or prevent (1) media removal.
-n num Prints the serial number of the drive in the slot specified by num (if information
is available).
-p device Specifies the pass-through device file to the library device. If the LIBRARY
environment variable is set then the -p option may be omitted.
-q Prints out Vendor ID, Product ID and Product Rev standard inquiry information.
-r element_type Prints out the status (FULL/EMPTY/NONE) of element slots of element type(s).
See element types above. If barcode information is supported by the device, this
will be appended to the status. Multiple types can be specified. For example, -r
IDSM specifies all the valid element types.
-s element_type num Specifies the element type and slot number (num) for the move medium source.
There should be no space between the element type and the slot number. For
example, -sS1 specifies a Storage element in slot number 1. This option cannot
be specified more than twice per invocation.
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