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keithcascio
Level 3
15 years ago

command line, slot statuses, CAP/Mailslot/media access port

Hi, What is the most elegant command, using bp command line tools, to list the statuses of all slots in the cartridge access port (CAP) a.k.a. Mailslot a.k.a. media access port?  I want to k...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    15 years ago

    Media manager commands all start with vm. The only command that comes close to what you need is vmcheckxxx, but that will only report on normal slots, not the cap.

    The other possible way is the method used in this TN:
    How to use robtest commands from the command line with no user intervention required

    Once you know the address for the robot, you can use the following in a script:
    To check contents of slots:
    echo "s s" | /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -r /dev/sg/c1t2l0
    To check contents of CAP:
    echo "s i" | /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -r /dev/sg/c1t2l0
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Marianne
Level 6
15 years ago

Media manager commands all start with vm. The only command that comes close to what you need is vmcheckxxx, but that will only report on normal slots, not the cap.

The other possible way is the method used in this TN:
How to use robtest commands from the command line with no user intervention required

Once you know the address for the robot, you can use the following in a script:
To check contents of slots:
echo "s s" | /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -r /dev/sg/c1t2l0
To check contents of CAP:
echo "s i" | /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tldtest -r /dev/sg/c1t2l0