AMASS Overview

Tools

The following tools assist with file system tasks and

 

troubleshooting:

Commands

The AMASS commands are a set of UNIX-style, command-line

 

interfaces. These commands, as well as standard UNIX

 

commands, help you manage archiving a file system onto media

 

in storage devices. For a description of the AMASS commands

 

and how to use then, refer to Managing the AMASS File

 

System.

Scripts and Utilities

The AMASS scripts and utilities assist you in identifying and

 

resolving problems among the File System Database, the files

 

archived on media, and your hardware. For a description of the

 

scripts and utilities and how to use them, refer to Managing the

 

AMASS File System.

Automatic Drive

AMASS supports automatic drive cleaning.

Cleaning

Refer to the AMASS Release Notes for a list of drives that

 

 

support automatic drive cleaning.

 

For more information on drive cleaning, refer to Managing the

 

AMASS File System.

Exceptions

Drive cleaning exceptions are noted below:

 

ADIC AML with DAS

 

Before using the AMASS driveclean command, comment out

 

all cleaning-related configuration data in the \das\etc\config

 

file on the OS/2 server.

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