Primary and line commands for the TAPE STATUS Control application

Enter primary commands on the COMMAND line, including the following commands for the TAPE STATUS/Control application.

Primary command

Description

ALLOC

Display only allocated devices.

GO

Start auto-refresh of the TAPE STATUS/Control application.

F(ind) cua

Find the listed device with this Control Unit Address. If the address is not complete, find the first CUA in the list that starts with this string (one or more characters).

OFFLINE

Display only offline devices.

ONLINE

Display only online devices.

S(how)V(ol) mask

Display all VOLSERs that fit a pattern mask of one to six characters that includes generic (*) or wildcard (+) characters. An asterix (*) represents any number of consecutive characters (STR* shows all tape VOLSERs starting with STR). A + represents one character (+++010 shows VOLSERs ending in 010).

V(olume) volser

Locate the listed volume that has this VOLSER. If the VOLSER is not complete, locate the first VOLSER that starts with this one- to six-character string.


Related topic

TAPE-STATUS-CONTROL-application

Line commands for the TAPE STATUS Control application

Enter the following line commands in the column labeled LC.

Line command

Description

OF

Issues the command VARY cua,OFFLINE to place the device in OFFLINE status

ON

Issues the command VARY cua,ONLINE to place the device in ONLINE status

UNL

Issues the command UNLOAD cua to remove the current volume from the device

 

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