Use this command to define a device class for a type of storage device. The server requires that a device class be defined to allow the use of a device.
For the most up-to-date list of supported devices and
valid device class formats, see the Tivoli® Storage
Manager Supported
Devices website:
Note: The DISK device class is defined by IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager and cannot
be modified with the DEFINE DEVCLASS command.
If you are defining a device class for devices
that are to be accessed through a z/OS® media
server,
see DEFINE DEVCLASS - z/OS media server (Define device class for z/OS media server).
The
following Tivoli Storage
Manager device
classes are ordered by device type.
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a 3590 device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a 3592 device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a 4MM device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define an 8MM device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a CENTERA device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a DLT device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define an ECARTRIDGE device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a FILE device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a GENERICTAPE device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define an LTO device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a NAS device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a REMOVABLEFILE device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a SERVER device class)
- DEFINE DEVCLASS (Define a VOLSAFE device class)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| BACKUP DEVCONFIG | Backs up Tivoli Storage Manager device information to a file. |
| DEFINE LIBRARY | Defines an automated or manual library. |
| DELETE DEVCLASS | Deletes a device class. |
| QUERY DEVCLASS | Displays information about device classes. |
| QUERY DIRSPACE | Displays information about FILE directories. |
| UPDATE DEVCLASS | Changes the attributes of a device class. |