Querying Media

To display information about the sequential access primary and copy storage pool volumes, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Volume Name

Enter the name of the sequential access primary or copy storage pool volume to be displayed.

Storage Pool

Enter the name of the sequential access primary or copy storage pool that is used to select the volumes for processing.

Format for Results

Select how the information is displayed.

Standard ADSM displays partial information for the volumes. The default is Standard.
Detailed ADSM displays complete information for the volumes.
Cmd Specifies that executable commands are to be built for the storage pool volumes processed by this command. The executable command syntax is specified with the Command parameter and the commands built will be in the file specified with the Command File Name parameter.

Days Not Referenced

Enter the number of days that are not referenced. The default is 0.

Where Volume Status

Select which output is displayed based on volume status.

Full ADSM displays volumes with a status of Full.
Filling ADSM displays volumes with a status of Filling.
Empty ADSM displays volumes with a status of Empty.

Where Volume Access Mode

Select which output is displayed based on volume access mode.

ReadWrite ADSM displays volumes with an access mode of Readwrite.
ReadOnly ADSM displays volumes with an access mode of Readonly.

Where Volume State

Select the state of volumes to be processed.

All ADSM queries volumes in all states. The default is All.
Mountable inlib ADSM queries volumes that are mounted in the library and available for processing.
Mountable notinlib ADSM queries volumes that are not mounted in the library but are available for processing.

Where Overflow Location

Enter the overflow location of volumes to be included in the query. The maximum length of the location information is 255 characters.

Command

Enter the string of executable commands. For each volume successfully processed, ADSM writes the associated commands to a file.

Command File Name

Enter the full path name that will contain the commands specified with the Command parameter.

Append to Command File

Select whether to open the command file in append mode.

Yes ADSM opens the command file in append mode for writing at the end of the file.
No ADSM does not open the command file in append mode, but writes the data from the beginning of the command file. If the given command file exists, its contents are destroyed. The default is No.