[Veritas-bu] Cli to clear load port on ATL P6000

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Check out:
 
vmupdate -rt <ROBOT TYPE> -rn <ROBOT NUMBER> -empty_ie -use_barcode_rules
 
This should empty the cap and update the robot as well.  This was added in
NBU 3.2.
 
Thanks,

Dave

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David Arthur
Senior Consultant
Enterprise Consulting Services
VERITAS Software
Email:  dave AT veritas DOT com
Phone:  317.432.5128
Pager:  888.855.4491
Fax:    317.570.1633 

-----Original Message-----
From: anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com [mailto:anthony.guzzi AT storability 
DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:47 AM
To: veritas-bu AT Eng.Auburn DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Cli to clear load port on ATL P6000



Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a number of messages about wanting a
CLI to query the robot for an inventory as well as importing and ejecting
tapes.  I've seen a number of references to 'robtest' as well as 'tldtest'.
I would strongly discourage the use of these commands because they do *not*
update the media database.  The commands that should be used are
'vmcheckxxx' for getting an inventory, 'vmchange' to eject tapes to a mail
slot (or cartridge access port [CAP]), and 'vmupdate' to import tapes from
the mail slot / CAP.  vmchange and vmupdate will modify the media database;
ejected tapes will show as not being in the robot; imported tapes will show
as being back in the robot.  The '*test' commands only cause the robot to
move the media; no changes are made to the media database.  This means the
media database will be out of sync with reality and that will definitely
cause problems. 

-- Tony Guzzi
Solutions Engineer 
Storability, Inc.


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<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Check 
out:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>vmupdate -rt &lt;ROBOT TYPE&gt; -rn &lt;ROBOT NUMBER&gt; -empty_ie 
-use_barcode_rules</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This 
should empty the cap and update the robot as well.&nbsp; This was added in NBU 
3.2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=576513021-14022001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2><BR>Dave</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>--------------------<BR>David Arthur<BR>Senior 
Consultant<BR>Enterprise Consulting Services<BR>VERITAS 
Software<BR>Email:&nbsp; 
dave AT veritas DOT com<BR>Phone:&nbsp; 317.432.5128<BR>Pager:&nbsp; 
888.855.4491<BR>Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 317.570.1633</FONT> </P>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
  anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com 
  [mailto:anthony.guzzi AT storability DOT com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 
February 14, 
  2001 10:47 AM<BR><B>To:</B> veritas-bu AT Eng.Auburn DOT 
EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: 
  [Veritas-bu] Cli to clear load port on ATL 
P6000<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><FONT 
  face=sans-serif size=2>Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a number of 
  messages about wanting a CLI to query the robot for an inventory as well as 
  importing and ejecting tapes. &nbsp;I've seen a number of references to 
  'robtest' as well as 'tldtest'. &nbsp;I would strongly discourage the use of 
  these commands because they do *not* update the media database. &nbsp;The 
  commands that should be used are 'vmcheckxxx' for getting an inventory, 
  'vmchange' to eject tapes to a mail slot (or cartridge access port [CAP]), 
and 
  'vmupdate' to import tapes from the mail slot / CAP. &nbsp;vmchange and 
  vmupdate will modify the media database; ejected tapes will show as not being 
  in the robot; imported tapes will show as being back in the robot. &nbsp;The 
  '*test' commands only cause the robot to move the media; no changes are made 
  to the media database. &nbsp;This means the media database will be out of 
sync 
  with reality and that will definitely cause problems.</FONT> <BR><FONT 
  face=sans-serif size=2><BR>-- Tony Guzzi<BR>Solutions Engineer</FONT> 
  <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Storability, 
Inc.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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