UPDATE LIBVOLUME (Change the status of a storage volume)

Use this command to change the status of a sequential access storage volume in a library.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege or unrestricted storage privilege.

Syntax

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>>-UPDate LIBVolume--library_name--volume_name------------------>

>--+------------------------+--+-----------------------+-------><
   '-STATus--=--+-PRIvate-+-'  '-OWNer--=--server_name-'   
                '-SCRatch-'                                

Parameters

library_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the library.
volume_name (Required)
Specifies the volume name of the storage volume.
STATus
Specifies a change to the status of a storage volume. Possible values are:
PRIvate
Specifies that the server updates the storage volume to a private volume.
SCRatch
Specifies that the server updates the storage volume to a scratch volume.
AIX operating systemsLinux operating systemsSun Solaris operating systemsWindows operating systemsOWNer
AIX operating systemsLinux operating systemsSun Solaris operating systemsWindows operating systemsSpecifies which server owns a private volume in a shared library that is shared across a SAN. You can change the owner of a private volume in a shared library (SAN) when you issue the command from the library manager server. If you do not specify this parameter, the library manager server owns the private volume.
Important: Do not use OWNER as a value for scratch volumes. However, you can use OWNER when changing a scratch volume to private.

Example: Update a volume's status

Update the volume named WPDV00 located in the library named AUTO to reflect a status of PRIVATE.
update libvolume auto wpdv00 status=private

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to UPDATE LIBVOLUME
Command Description
AUDIT LIBRARY Ensures that an automated library is in a consistent state.
CHECKIN LIBVOLUME Checks a storage volume into an automated library.
CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME Checks a storage volume out of an automated library.
DEFINE VOLUME Assigns a volume to be used for storage within a specified storage pool.
AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsWindows operating systemsLABEL LIBVOLUME AIX operating systemsHP-UX operating systemsLinux operating systemsWindows operating systemsLabels volumes in manual or automated libraries.
QUERY LIBRARY Displays information about one or more libraries.
QUERY LIBVOLUME Displays information about a library volume.