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The Retrieval Panel

The following is a sample retrieval panel (API1PNL1) for the interface.

------ CA MIA Tape Sharing Selection Panel ----
COMMAND ===>

You may limit the display to a subset of the available tape device 
addresses shown below. 

   Select by range of addresses:   Blank = all 
      Beginning address ==> 
      Ending address    ==> 

   Select by device status:       A = Allocated      F = Offline
      Device status     ==>       V = Available      O = Online
                                  M = Mount Pending  R = Reserved

Available tape device addresses:
 0580 - 058F 0E70 - 0E7F
 0740 - 0747 0E80 - 0E8F
 0760 - 076F 0E90 - 0E9F
 0780 - 078F 1780 - 178F 
 0E20 - 0E2F 3100 - 340F
 0E50 - 0E5F
 0E60 - 0E6F

The local names of all the devices on your system are listed at the bottom of the panel, under the AVAILABLE TAPE DEVICE ADDRESSES field.

You can identify the devices you want to obtain information about in these ways:

• To see information about a single device, enter the local name of that device in the BEGINNING ADDRESS field.
• To see information about a range of devices, enter the local name of the first device in the BEGINNING ADDRESS field and the local name of the last device in the ENDING ADDRESS field.
• To see information about all devices, leave both address fields blank.

You also can see information about devices that have a certain status. To restrict the display in this way, specify the code for that status in the DEVICE STATUS field. The valid codes are listed on the panel. For example, by specifying A in this field, you can see information about allocated devices only.

When you are finished, press Enter. CA MIA retrieves the tape device information you requested and displays this information on the display panel.