ADIC 601356 manual Vsmove

Command Reference

vsmove

Moves media from one library to another.

A client uses the vsmove command to direct the movement of media from one library to another. Inter-library media movement requires operator intervention. The operator must eject the media from their current libraries and enter them into the target library. The Eject and Enter functionalities are available from the appropriate library’s console display. The Eject and Enter functionalities are not available from the command line.

Upon receipt of a vsmove request, the VolServ software verifies the specified media exist, the target library supports the media type of the specified media, and there exists an appropriate library MediaClass association with the target library. The current library of each specified media is commanded to eject the media. An Eject request, specifying the target library, is displayed on the library console of each losing library. The operator must select and manually eject or remove the media on the list. After media is selected for ejection, the target library displays a corresponding Enter request for that media. The operator must then manually enter the media specified on the list into the target library.

When the media is ejected from the original library and entered into the target library, the VolServ system generates unsolicited status messages if any of the moved media are associated with MediaClass groups that are configured to generate unsolicited communication from VolServ.

The vsmove command is run for “homeless” media. A homeless media is an Intransit media that has no pending movement activity.

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