- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

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APPENDIX
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VTLcommandlinereference
VirtualTape Library User Guide
VirtualTapeLibrary(VTL)providesasimpleutilitythatallowsyoutoperform some
ofthemorecommonVTLfunctionsatacommandlineinsteadofthroughtheVTL
Console.Youcanusethiscommandlineutilitytoautomatemanytasks,aswellas
integrateVTLwithyourexistingmanagementtools.
Usingthecommandlineutility
Typeisconatthecommandlinetodisplay alistofcommands.Eachcommandmust
becombinedwiththeappropriatelongorshortarguments(ex.Long:
--server-
nameShort:-sservername)thataredescribedinthischapter.
Ifyoutypethecommandname(forexample,
c:\iscon importtape),alistof
argumentswill bedisplayedforthatcommand.
Commands
Onthefollowingpagesisalistofcommandsyoucanuse toperformVTLfunctions
fromthecommandline.Youshould beawareofthefollowingasyouenter
commands:
■ Typeeachcommandonasingleline,separati ngargumentswithaspace.
■ Youcanuseeithertheshortorlongarguments.
■ Variablesarelistedin<>aftereachargument.
■ Argumentsli st edinbrackets[]areoptional.
■ Theorderoftheargumentsisirrelevant.
■ Argumentsse pa rated by|arechoices.Onlyonecanbeselected.