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ca_devmgr - General Options

Common commands can be used whether you have a tape drive or a tape library attached to the system.

ca_devmgr [-cahost <host>] 

-v <-adapterinfo...>|<-deviceinfo...>|<-groupinfo...>|<-mediainfo...>

-adapterinfo
-groupinfo [-alldomain]
-deviceinfo <adapter #> <scsi ID> <lun>|<groupname>|<-all>|<-alldomain>
-mediainfo <adapter #> <scsi ID> <lun>
-setdebug <none|summary|detail|detail+>

• -v

  Used only with the adapterinfo, deviceinfo, groupinfo, and mediainfo commands. The major difference in using the -v switch is to print additional information about these four commands. The -v switch is more of a verbose command.

• - adapterinfo

  Cycles through all the SCSI adapters attached to the system and prints out the adapter name, adapter number, SCSI ID, vendor ID, product ID, and firmware of any tape drive or tape library connected to the system.

• -groupinfo

  Prints the adapter number, SCSI ID, vendor ID, product ID, firmware, and status (tape libraries only) information on all groups configured in CA ARCserve Backup.

• -deviceinfo <adapter #> <scsi ID> <lun>

  Prints the type of device, SCSI ID, vendor ID, product ID, firmware, status, and device sharing (tape libraries only) information for any tape drive or tape library.

  The adapter number, SCSI ID, and lun are required.

• -mediainfo <adapter #> <scsi ID> <lun>

  Prints the tape name, tape ID, sequence number, serial number, and expiration date for any tape device. For tape libraries, the same information is displayed, including slot number, and if the tape is loaded and write protected. For tape libraries, each slot is displayed.

  The adapter number, SCSI ID, and lun are required.

• -setdebug <none|summary|detail|detail+>

  Controls the level of debugging information that appears in the TAPE.LOG file which is generated and stored in the CA ARCserve Backup\Log folder.

  • none

    No information is logged.

  • summary

    Logs critical messages and reduces the size of the tape log by excluding unnecessary information.

    This is the default setting.

  • detail

    Logs all commands sent to the attached backup devices by CA ARCserve Backup, but does not include Read/Write commands and Test Unit Ready commands. Tape Engine specific information, which may be used by Customer Support to troubleshoot backup and restore issues, is also logged.

  • detail+

    Logs all commands sent to the attached backup devices by CA ARCserve Backup, including Read/Write commands and Test Unit Ready commands. Tape Engine specific information, which may be used by Customer Support to troubleshoot backup and restore issues, is also logged.