Final step: generating the list

After entering the information you want on the Mountable Tape Volume Selection Entry panel, you are ready to generate the list. Press ENTER to display the volumes that meet your selection criteria. If you specified view or sort criteria, the VIEW or SORT panels are displayed before the volume list.

Figure 1. Mountable Tape Volume List Panel (part 1 of 5).

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                            MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME LIST
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                                                        Entries 1-11 of 11
 Enter Line Operators Below:                           Data Columns 3-7 of 20
 
     LINE       VOLUME  USE      VOLUME              CHECKPT  LIBRARY  STORAGE
     OPERATOR   SERIAL  ATTR     ERROR STATUS        VOLUME   NAME     GRP NAME
    ---(1)----  -(2)--  --(3)--  -------(4)--------  --(5)--  --(6)--- --(7)---
                VOL01   PRIVATE  I/O ERROR           NO       SHELF    TAPE1
                VOL02   SCRATCH  UNEXPIRED SCRATCH   ---      SHELF    *SCRTCH*
                VOL101  SCRATCH  NO ERROR            NO       SHELF    *SCRTCH*
                VOL102  SCRATCH  PASSWORD CONFLICT   NO       LIB1     *SCRTCH*
                VOL103  SCRATCH  SECURITY CONFLICT   NO       LIB2     *SCRTCH*
                VOL104  PRIVATE  SCRATCH IN USE      ---      LIB2     TAPE1
                VOL105  PRIVATE  VOLSER MISMATCH     NO       LIB1     TAPE1
                VOL106  SCRATCH  CHECKPOINT CONFLICT  YES      LIB2     *SCRTCH*
                VOL107  SCRATCH  WRITE CONFLICT      YES      LIB1     *SCRTCH*
                VOL108  PRIVATE  NOT IN SLOT         NO       LIB1     TAPE1
                VOL109  PRIVATE  NO ERROR            NO       LIB1     TAPE1
    ----------  ------  -----------  BOTTOM  OF  DATA  -----  ----     -------

LINE OPERATOR

This is the input column used to specify the line operator that is invoked against the volumes listed in column 2 of the same row.

VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER

Specifies the mountable tape volume serial number.

USE ATTR

Use characteristics of the volume:

PRIVATE: A tape cartridge that can only be used by referencing its serial number and usually contains data.
SCRATCH: A tape cartridge that can be used to satisfy a nonspecific mount request.
???????: The values cannot be displayed due to an error.

VOLUME ERROR STATUS

Shows the error status of individual tape volumes. See the description of the errstat field in Displaying tape volume status for a list of the volume error status codes.

CHECKPT VOLUME

Checkpoint volume indicator. Values are YES, NO, or --- (when blank).

LIBRARY NAME

The name of the library in which the tape volume resides. SHELF is used for volumes outside the library.

STORAGE GRP NAME

The storage group to which the volume is assigned, *SCRTCH*, or -------- (when blank).

Figure 2. Mountable Tape Volume List Panel (part 2 of 5).

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                            MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME LIST
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                                                        Entries 1-14 of 14
 Enter Line Operators Below:                           Data Columns 8-12 of 20
 
     LINE       VOLUME  MEDIA     RECORDING   COMPACTION  SPECIAL    LAST
     OPERATOR   SERIAL  TYPE      TECHNOLOGY              ATTRIBUTE  WRITTEN DATE
    ---(1)----  -(2)--  --(8)--   ---(9)----  ---(10)---- --(11)---  ----(12)----
                VOL01   MEDIA1    18TRACK     YES         RDCOMPAT   1994/12/17
                VOL02   MEDIA2    36TRACK     NO          --------   1995/03/22
                VOL101  MEDIA3    128TRACK    YES         --------   1996/08/30
                VOL102  MEDIA2    36TRACK     NO          --------   1994/09/21
                VOL103  MEDIA2    36TRACK     NO          --------   1995/11/03
                VOL104  MEDIA1    18TRACK     YES         RDCOMPAT   1995/03/07
                VOL105  MEDIA3    128TRACK    YES         --------   1997/04/26
                VOL106  MEDIA1    18TRACK     NO          --------   1995/01/11
                VOL107  MEDIA1    36TRACK     YES         --------   1994/02/24
                VOL108  MEDIA3    128TRACK    YES         --------   1996/10/31
                VOL109  MEDIA4    384TRACK    YES         --------   2001/12/29
                VOL110  MEDIA5    EFMT1       ---         --------   2004/07/09
                VOL111  MEDIA9    EFMT2       YES         --------   2005/08/30
                VOL112  MEDIA10   EFMT2       ---         --------   2005/08/30
                VOL113  MEDIA9    EEFMT2      YES         --------   2006/08/30
                VOL114  MEDIA10   EEFMT2      ---         --------   2006/08/30
     ----------  ------  -----------  BOTTOM  OF  DATA    --------   ------------

MEDIA TYPE

This data column indicates the type of media of the volume. The valid values are:

MEDIA1: IBM Cartridge System Tape
MEDIA2: IBM Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape
MEDIA3: IBM High Performance Cartridge Tape
MEDIA4: IBM Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape
MEDIA5: IBM Enterprise Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA6: IBM Enterprise WORM Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA7: IBM Enterprise Economy Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA8: IBM Enterprise Economy WORM Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA9: IBM Enterprise Extended Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA10: IBM Enterprise Extended WORM Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA11: IBM Enterprise Advanced Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA12: IBM Enterprise Advanced WORM Tape Cartridge.
MEDIA13: IBM Enterprise Advanced Economy Tape Cartridge.

RECORDING TECHNOLOGY

This data column indicates the number of recording tracks on the tape. Valid values are as follows:

18TRACK: 18-track recording technology
36TRACK: 36-track recording technology
128TRACK: 128-track recording technology
256TRACK: 256-track recording technology
384TRACK: 384-track recording technology
EFMT1: Enterprise Format 1 recording technology
EFMT2: Enterprise Format 2 recording technology
EEFMT2: Enterprise Encrypted Format 2 recording technology
EFMT3: Enterprise Format 3 recording technology
EEFMT3: Enterprise Encrypted Format 3 recording technology
EFMT4: Enterprise Format 4 recording technology
EEFMT4: Enterprise Encrypted Format 4 recording technology
--------: Recording technology not specified
????????: Recording technology unknown

COMPACTION

This field indicates whether or not the tape data sets are compacted on this volume. Valid values are:

YES: Data sets on the tape volume are compacted.
NO: Data sets on the tape volume are not compacted.
---: The value is not specified.
???: The values cannot be displayed due to an error.

SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE

This data column indicates special attributes defined for the volume. Valid values are:

RDCOMPAT: Read compatible, which means on subsequent allocations the system should attempt to use read compatible devices.
--------: The value is not specified.

LAST WRITTEN DATE

The date when a data set was last opened for output on the volume in the form of YYYY/MM/DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month of the year, and DD is the day of the month.

Figure 3. Mountable Tape Volume List Panel (part 3 of 5).

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                            MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME LIST
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                                                        Entries 1-11 of 11
 Enter Line Operators Below:                           Data Columns 13-16 of 20
 
     LINE       VOLUME  LAST        LAST ENTER/  VOLUME       VOLUME
     OPERATOR   SERIAL  MOUNT DATE  EJECT DATE   EXPIRE DATE  CREATE DATE
    ---(1)----  -(2)--  ---(13)---  ---(14)----  ---(15)----  ---(16)----
                VOL01   1994/12/17  1995/02/05   2050/10/31   1994/01/14
                VOL02   1995/03/22  1995/05/19   2050/10/31   1994/12/04
                VOL101  1996/08/30  1996/10/08   2050/10/31   1996/04/30
                VOL102  1994/09/21  1994/11/12   2050/10/31   1994/03/11
                VOL103  1995/11/03  1996/04/15   2050/10/31   1995/08/21
                VOL104  1995/03/07  1995/04/12   2050/10/31   1994/09/01
                VOL105  1997/01/26  1997/02/17   2050/10/31   1996/11/17
                VOL106  1995/01/11  1996/11/30   2050/10/31   1994/07/29
                VOL107  1994/05/09  1994/10/28   2050/10/31   1994/01/11
                VOL108  1994/02/24  1995/06/02   2050/10/31   1994/01/01
                VOL109  1996/10/31  1997/01/31   2050/10/31   1996/07/15
    ----------  ------  ----------   BOTTOM  OF  DATA -----   -----------

LAST MOUNT DATE: The date when the volume was last mounted and successfully opened in the form of YYYY/MM/DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month of the year, and DD is the day of the month.
LAST ENTER/EJECT DATE: The date when the tape volume was last entered into, or ejected from, a library. If the volume location is SHELF, then the date specified is the date the volume was ejected from the library. If the volume location is LIBRARY, then the date specified is the date the volume was entered into the library. The form for this date is YYYY/MM/DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month of the year, and DD is the day of the month.
VOLUME EXPIRE DATE: The latest expiration date among the data sets on the volume. The form for this date is YYYY/MM/DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month of the year, and DD is the day of the month.
VOLUME CREATE DATE: The date when the volume record was created. The form for this date is YYYY/MM/DD, where YYYY is the year, MM is the month of the year, and DD is the day of the month.

Figure 4. Mountable Tape Volume List Panel (part 4 of 5).

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                            MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME LIST
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                                                        Entries 1-11 of 11
 Enter Line Operators Below:                           Data Columns 17-19 of 20
 
     LINE       VOLUME  WRITE    VOLUME
     OPERATOR   SERIAL  PROTECT  LOCATION              SHELF LOCATION
    ---(1)----  -(2)--  -(17)--  --(18)--  --------------(19)--------------
                VOL01   NO       SHELF     FREE FORM LOCATION
                VOL02   ---      SHELF     SHELF LOCATION #1
                VOL101  NO       SHELF     --------------------------------
                VOL102  NO       LIBRARY   CABINET 02 SHELF 04 NUMBER 11
                VOL103  NO       LIBRARY   OFFSITE
                VOL104  ---      LIBRARY   SHELF 1
                VOL105  NO       LIBRARY   SHELF 2
                VOL106  YES      LIBRARY   --------------------------------
                VOL107  YES      LIBRARY   SHELF 3
                VOL108  NO       LIBRARY   SHELF 4
                VOL109  NO       LIBRARY   SHELF 5
    ----------  ------  -----------  BOTTOM  OF  DATA ---------------------

WRITE PROTECT: The tape volume write protection status. Valid values are YES, NO, or --- (when blank).
VOLUME LOCATION: Information concerning whether the tape volume is library- or shelf-resident.
SHELF LOCATION: Information about tape cartridge residence outside a library.

Figure 5. Mountable Tape Volume List Panel (part 5 of 5).

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                            MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME LIST
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                                                         Entries 1-11 of 11
 Enter Line Operators Below:                            Data Columns 20-20 of 20
 
      LINE       VOLUME
      OPERATOR   SERIAL                     OWNER INFORMATION
     ---(1)----  -(2)--  --------------------------(20)--------------------------
                 VOL01   THIS IS FREEFORM INFORMATION ABOUT THE OWNER OF THIS CAR
                 VOL02   THE FORMAT OF THIS COLUMN IS DETERMINED BY INSTALLATION
                 VOL101  --------------------------------------------------------
                 VOL102  --------------------------------------------------------
                 VOL103  COLUMN1...............COLUMN2......................COLUM
                 VOL104  OWNER INFORMATION #1
                 VOL105  OWNER INFORMATION #2
                 VOL106  OWNER INFORMATION #3
                 VOL107  OWNER INFORMATION #4
                 VOL108  OWNER INFORMATION #5
                 VOL109  OWNER INFORMATION #6
     ----------  ------  -----------  BOTTOM  OF  DATA  -------------------------

OWNER INFORMATION: Identifies the volume owner. This field only displays a maximum of 56 out of 64 characters per line on the panel.