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–s ,–show

If the RevisionNumber argument is given, print the appropriate configu- ration revision for the FSE drive Name, otherwise print the configuration revision in–use.

RevisionNumber

A non–negative integer value which represents the configuration revision to print.

–H ,–history

Print configuration history depth for the FSE drive Name. Configuration

history depth is the number of the configuration file revisions which are stored in Configuration Database for this FSE drive. This option may only be used together with the –showoption.

–m ,–modify

Modify the configuration of FSE drive Name with the configuration file ConfigFileName . This action checks the validity of the new configuration file, copies it to Configuration Database as a new configuration revision and triggers the FSE drive reconfiguration.

–l ,–list

Display status information for configured FSE drives within the FSE instal- lation. Reported information for an FSE drive includes:

1.Drive ... drive name,

2.Family ... drive family (AIT, SAIT, LTO),

3.Library ... name of the corresponding FSE library,

4.Host ... fully–qualified domain name (FQDN) of the host the drive is attached to,

5.CtrlDev ... drive control device file,

6.Status ... current drive status (online, in use, offline),

7.Medium ... barcode of the medium which is present in the drive (op- tional).

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