List drives
tcmgr drive list – show a list of all tape drives in all tape libraries within the system
SYNOPSIS
tcmgr drive list [--filter ATTRIBUTE-NAME=ATTRIBUTE-VALUE]
DESCRIPTION
Shows a list of all
drives installed in all tape libraries within the IBM IBM Deep Archive system.OPTIONS
-f, --filter
Allows filtering of a given attribute.
-h, --help
Display this help and exit.
PARAMETERS
-
EXAMPLES
This example shows the
drives installed in the IBM IBM Deep Archive system.$ tcmgr drive list
Date/Time: April 28, 2023, 3:44:18 PM -07:00; IBM TapeCloud Version: 1.0.0.0
SN State Library VOLSER Product
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607BBFFFF2 mounted 1 F31356L9 LTO 9
607BBFFFF3 in_use 1 F34044L9 LTO 9
607BBFFFF4 not_mounted 1 - LTO 9
ATTRIBUTES
The description of the
attributes for tcmgr drive list command are as follows:
| Attribute | Explanation |
|---|---|
| SN | The globally unique serial number of the tape drive. |
| State | The health status of the tape drive. See the tcmgr drive show command for details. |
| Library | The unique ID of the tape library the tape drive is installed in. |
| VOLSER | The VOLSER of the cartridge mounted in the tape drive. This is – if the tape
drive does not have a cartridge mounted and unknown if a cartridge is present but its VOLSER is not
known. |
| Product | The product name of the tape drive. Currently only LTO- 9 is supported. |