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Parameter Descriptions

The following provides a description of each parameter for operators:

[ Allocate ]

Displays all pending tape drive allocation requests.

[ Mounts ]

Displays all pending mount requests.

[ Queues ]

Displays all pending allocation and mount requests.

[ Requests ]

Displays all pending allocation, setup, pulled, automatic scratch selection, and mount requests.

[ userid ]

Limits the display to requests for the specified user ID.

[ Drivelist vaddr userid [ location ] ]

Displays the eligible drive list for the mount request identified by the specified mount virtual address (vaddr) and user ID (userid), and displays the status of each drive. Statuses are as follows:

[ Library ]

Displays whether the TMC is CMS or OS.

[ LOCation [ location ] ]

Displays the status, including entry and exit status, of the indicated location. For more information about values for location, see LOCation location Option.

If you do not specify location or if you enter an asterisk for location, CA VM:Tape lists all locations defined to your system and displays their status.

[ raddr [ location ] ]

Displays the status of the tape drive at real address raddr. For more information about statuses, see Drivelist parameter described above.

If you specify location, CA VM:Tape displays location information for the tape drive. For more information about values for location, see LOCation location Option.

[ Tapes [ location | * ] ]

Displays information about all tape drives defined to your system.

If you do not specify location, the display includes the real device address, device type, device description, and status. If the tape drive is in use, the status information also includes the user ID to which the drive is attached, the volser of the tape that is mounted on the drive, and the virtual address of the drive.

Specify a location or an asterisk to display detailed location information in addition to device information. The display includes the real device address, device type, whether it is a manual device or a specific robot type, the device LOCATION name, the device group name (or * if there is no group name), and the status. This display does not include any specific attachment information when a tape drive is in use.

If you specify a specific location, CA VM:Tape limits the display to information about tape drives from the specified location. If you enter an asterisk for location, CA VM:Tape provides this information for all locations.

Note: For more information about values for location, see LOCation location Option.

[ VERSION ]

Displays CA VM:Tape product release information. This information includes the product name and release level, the Gen level, and the Service Pack level.

[VOLUME volser [DETAILS] ]

Displays tape ownership information for the specified tape. This parameter displays the volser, the manager, and the owner of the tape. If the tape is under ARM control, the location is also displayed.

If DETAILS is specified additional information is displayed:

[ STACK [ FIFO | LIFO ] ]

Tells CA VM:Tape to place the query output in your program stack in first in, first out (FIFO) or last in, first out (LIFO) order. This option is not valid when you use CP SMSG to issue the QUERY command.