Tape support commands

Here is a list of commands that are available for tape support.

ADDTAPCTG

Add Tape Cartridge: The command adds the specified cartridge identifiers to a usable category.

CHGJOBMLBA

Change Job MLB Attributes: The command allows a user to change the media library resource allocation attributes for a job.

CHGTAPCTG

Change Tape Cartridge: The command changes the specified cartridge from any category to the specified category.

CHKTAP

Check Tape: The command searches a tape volume for a specific volume identifier or file label.

CPYFRMTAP

Copy from Tape: The command copies records from a tape file to an output file or a printer.

CPYTOTAP

Copy to Tape: The command copies records to a tape file from a physical, logical, tape, diskette, or spooled inline data file.

CRTTAPCGY

Create Tape Category: The command creates a user-defined category name and assigns it to a system name.

DLTTAPCGY

Delete Tape Category: The command deletes a user-defined category name that was previously created with the Create Tape Category (CRTTAPCGY) command. The command will not delete the category if a cartridge currently uses that category.

DMPTAP

Dump Tape: The command dumps label information, data blocks, or both, from a tape with or without a label.

DSPTAP

Display Tape: The command displays volume label information,file label information, and saved object information for standard label tapes. The command displays both the volume type and density for volumes without labels.

DSPTAPCGY

Display Tape Category: The command allows the user to display the categories that are defined through the Create Tape Category (CRTTAPCGY) command.

DSPTAPCTG

Display Tape Cartridge: The command displays the attributes of tape cartridges.

DSPTAPSTS

Display Tape Status: The command displays the slot information for the library device and tape device information for the tape devices that are attached to the library device.

DUPTAP

Duplicate Tape: The command copies the contents of one tape to another.

INZTAP

Initialize Tape: The command initializes tapes, with or without labels, or clears all the data on the tape from the load point to the end-of-tape marker.

RMVTAPCTG

Remove Tape Cartridge: The command removes the specified cartridge identifiers from their current category, or the specified category, and places them in the eject (*EJECT) category. The command can move the specified cartridge to the Convenience I/O station or to the High Capacity Output station. The eject category is not a valid category for I/O operations. The Eject category cartridges are disallowed in the tape device.

SETTAPCGY

Set Tape Category: The command allows the user to set a category on a tape device within the specified media library.

WRKMLBRSCQ

The command allows a user to work with the resource allocation requests for the specified media library device.

WRKTAPCTG

Work with Tape Cartridges: The command allows the user to work with a list of tape cartridges.