4. Select a drive from the list.
The choices vary depending on the drives configured for your system. If no archive
drives are available, the list contains the entry UNKNOWN.
5. To direct output to the archive device, make send requests in Menus > Product Output.
8.2.1 Archive Control Area
Commands
Write
StatusMount Released
Off
Archive ID
SIG_96_11_27_E1W
Done
Figure 96 Archive Control Area
The archive control area lets you select the archive device commands and check status
information.
Commands
Select Commands to show the following tape commands:
• Mount a disk or tape.
• Unmount a disk or tape.
• Stop the current operation.
• Record a product file to archive.
• Retrieve a product file from the archive and copy it to disk.
• Inventory the product files on the archive.
Status
Status shows the current status of the archive drive and should correspond to the command
request. The status entries are:
• Rewind (for tape)
The tape is rewinding, for example:
• The user issues the Unmount command.
• IRIS is positioning the tape for a Retrieve operation.
• IRIS has filled a tape during a Record operation.
• Writing
The tape or disk is being recorded.
• Scanning
The tape is being mounted or an inventory is being created. Scanning is also displayed
while the tape is positioning for a Retrieve or Record operation.
• Reading
The drive is in the process of retrieving a file.
• Idle
The drive is not doing anything, that is, the user did not issue a command, or the last
command was completed.
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