eeadm drive down

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Disables the specified tape drive.

The disabled drive cannot be used as a part of the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition system.

Syntax

eeadm drive down <drive_serial> [-l <library>] [OPTIONS]
Required parameters
<drive_serial>
Specifies the serial number of the tape drive to disable.
-l, --library <library>
Specifies the name of the tape library where the tape drive is installed. In a single tape library configuration, this option can be omitted.
Optional parameters
--async
Runs the command in the background. Use the eeadm task list command to check the progress and result.
Common options
-h, --help
Shows this help text and exit.

Return codes

The following definitions apply to the return codes when the --async option is not specified.
0 (zero)
The operation completed successfully for the specified drive.
Nonzero
The operation failed for the specified drive.
If the --async option is specified, the following definitions apply to the return codes.
0 (zero)
The request of the operation was accepted and the new task was created.
Nonzero
The request of the operation was not accepted.

Examples

eeadm drive down 1068002111
eeadm drive down 1068002111 -l MyLibrary1