Quantum DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide
6-67081-09 Rev B
February 2014
16 VTL Configuration CLI Commands
[mediaī=ī2]
vtlī=īMyVTL
barcodeī=īSDL101
typeī=īSDLT-S4
accessī=īscratch
poolī=īapplication
usedī=ī0.0
capacityī=ī800.0
Media Actions syscli --del media --barcode <barcode> --name <VTL_name>
syscli --export media (--barcode <barcode>) | --all --name <VTL_name>
syscli --recycle media (--barcode <barcode>) | --all --name <VTL_name>
syscli --writeprot media (--barcode <barcode>) | --all --name <VTL_name>
[--disable]
syscli --import media (--barcode <barcode>) | --all --name <VTL_name>
This CLI command allows the admin user, given a specified media barcode(s)
and its VTL name, to change the state of a tape to deleted, exported, recycled,
write-protected or import media using this CLI. Multiple barcodes can be
specified on the command that supports it. This is specified in the syntax with
ā()ā which means one or more. Alternatively, if the --all option is specified, then
all the media in the specified VTL is used for the operation.
To d isable t he wr it e-protect on a media, the --disable option must be specified
in the --writeprot media command.
Deleting All Media syscli --deleteall media --name <VTL_name> [--sure]
This CLI command allows the admin user to delete all media in the specified VTL.
If the --sure option is specified, no confirmation prompt is displayed. Note that
*UNASSIGNED must be used for <VTL_name>.
Turning a VTL Online/
Offline
syscli --online vtl (--name <VTL_name>) | --all
This CLI command allows the admin to turn a VTL online.
syscli --offline vtl (--name <VTL_name>) | --all
This CLI command allows the admin to turn a VTL offline. A VTL needs to be
offline before you can edit or delete a partition.
Listing Available Hosts syscli --list host
This CLI command allows the CLI admin to display a list of available hosts. The
WWPN, its alias (if it was added by the user) and connection status are returned
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