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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