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
===================================================
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:
Table 1. Description of the attributes for tcmgr drive list command
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.