====== Tape drive and IBM library management using cmd ======


===== Tapeutil or ITDT ===== 

If you are using IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool (ITDT), you just need to replace tapeutil by itdt.

|itdt -f /dev/smc0 elementinfo 	|Displays element information - library information|
|itdt -f /dev/smc0 inventory 	|Displays the element status information|
|itdt -f /dev/smc0 inventory -i 	|Display only the import/export element status information|
|itdt -f /dev/smc0 move X Y 	|Move tape from slot element number X to slot element number Y|
|itdt -f /dev/smc0 devids 	|Display device ID element status information for all drives|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 status 	|Query drive status|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 vpd 	|Display drive Vital Product Data (VPD)|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 devinfo 	|Show device information|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 path 	|Check tape and path SCSI information|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 fuser 	|Display which process is using the drive|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 mount <element number> 	|Mount tape from element number on drive rmt0|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 unmount <element number> 	|Dismount tape from element number on drive rmt0|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 inqpage 83 	|Show drive serial|
|itdt -f /dev/rmt1 encryption 	|Display encryption information|

===== mtlib ===== 

|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qL 	|Library status|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -A 	|Library address information|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qS 	|Library information and statistical data|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -DE 	|Display drives information|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qM 	|Show mounted tapes|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqI 	|Category codes for tapes - tapes information|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qV -V VolName 	|Information about tape|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqV -V VolName 	|Information about tape (verbose)|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI 	|List tapes|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qD -f /dev/rmt1 	|Drive status|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -a -V VolName 	|Barcode, examine tape to assure that it is physically in library|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vqK -s FFFD 	|Number of 3590 cleaning tapes|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qC -s FFFD 	|List 3590 cleaning tapes|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qC -s FFF4 	|List 3592 cleaning tapes|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -C -V VolName -s<current category> -t<new category> 	|Change volume category|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vC -V VolName -t FFFB 	|Remove tape from 3494 inventory|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -vC -V VolName -t FF10 	|Eject tape|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -f /dev/rmt0 -m -V VolName 	|Mount tape|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -m -x drive_serial -V VolName 	|Mount tape|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -f /dev/rmt0 -d 	|Dismount tape|
|mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -x device_serial -d 	|Dismount tape|