Note: Options marked with a V apply to volumes only. If unmarked, the option applies to both volumes and data sets.
Table 91 Options of the Media Database List Screen
Option |
Description |
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A (ADD INFO) |
Toggle between displaying and hiding additional volume and data set information. (See examples provided in this section.) |
S (DS/VOL LIST) |
List the data sets, if specified for a volume. List the volumes, if specified for a data set. The data sets and volumes appear below the specified data set or volume. These data sets or volumes are indented. This option is a toggle – specifying S again removes the listed data sets or volumes from the display. |
U (UPDATE) |
Display the appropriate update panel to enable update of the record in the Control-M/Tape Media Database. Either the Volume Update panel or the Dataset Update panel is displayed, depending on the type of record for which option U is specified. For additional information, see Volume Update Panel and Dataset Update Panel. |
E (EXPIRE) |
Cause a (nonvaulted) volume or data set to expire. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Expiring Volumes and Data Sets. To expire a vaulted volume, retrieve the volume from the vault (through option R) and then expire the volume. |
X (EXTEND) |
Extend the expiration date of a data set or volume, and (when a volume is scratch) change the status to Active (meaning, unscratch the volume). A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Extending the Retention Period of Data Sets and Volumes. |
G (GROUP)V |
Display related volumes in the chain of multi-volume to which the currently selected volume belongs. |
P (PRINT)V |
Print an external (meaning, gummed) label. |
O (CHECKOUT)V |
Check out (borrow) a volume from the library. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Checking Out Volumes for Borrowing. |
B (BACK-IN-LIB)V |
Return a volume that was previously checked out (meaning, the OUT indicator is removed). A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Returning Borrowed Volumes (Back-In-Lib). |
V (VAULT)V |
Mark a volume to be sent to a specific vault during maintenance procedures. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Vaulting Volumes. |
R (RECALL)V |
Retrieve (recall) a volume from its current vault. Specify if and when the volume is to be returned to the vault when selecting this option. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Recalling Volumes. |
D (DELETE)V |
Toggle between setting on and setting off the delete status on the volume record. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Deleting Volumes. |
C (CLEAN)V |
Indicate the volume was cleaned. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Cleaning Volumes. |
Z (REMOVE IN-USE)V |
Remove the In-Use status from the volume record. |
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