
240 Sun StorageTek SAM Archive Configuration and Administration Guide • Version 4, Update 6, 04/07
▼ To Export a Cartridge
To export a cartridge, perform the following steps.
1. Use the samexport(1M) command to remove the entry from the library catalog.
Use this command in one of the following formats:
The samexport(1M) command updates the library catalog as each VSN is exported,
and it moves the library catalog entry for each VSN from the library catalog to the
historian.
2. Use Sony commands to physically move the cartridge out of the library.
StorageTek ACSLS-Attached Automated
Libraries
If you have a StorageTek ACSLS-attached automated library, use the procedures in
this section for importing and exporting cartridges. These procedures differ from
those described in “Using Automated Libraries and Manually Loaded Drives” on
page 11.
A mailbox is an area used for putting cartridges into and removing cartridges from
the automated library. Some StorageTek automated libraries import and export only
one cartridge at a time. Examples of StorageTek automated libraries with a mailbox
that are supported within the Sun StorageTek SAM environment include the
samexport eq:slot
samexport media-type.vsn
TABLE A-8 Arguments for the samexport(1M) Command
Argument Meaning
eq The equipment ordinal of the device being addressed as defined in
the mcf file.
slot The number of a storage slot in an automated library as recognized
in the library catalog.
media-type The media type. For a list of valid media types, see the mcf(4) man
page.
vsn The volume serial name (VSN) assigned to the volume.
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