Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library manual Common arguments

■For a value entered as a literal, it is necessary to enclose the value in quotes (double or single) if it contains special characters such as *, <, >, ?, , %, $, or space. Otherwise, the system will interpret the characters with a special meaning before it is passed to the command.

■Literals cannot contain leading or trailing spaces. Leading or trailing spaces enclosed in quotes will be removed before the command is processed.

Common arguments

The following arguments are used by many commands. For each, a long and short variation is included. You can use either one. The short arguments ARE case sensitive. For arguments that are specific to each command, refer to the section for that command.

Short Argument	Long Argument	Value/Description
-s	--server-name	VTL Server Name (hostname or IP address)
-u	--server-	VTL Server Username
	username
-p	--server-password	VTL Server User Password
-c	--client-name	VTL Client Name
-v	--vdevid	VTL Virtual Device ID

Note – You only need to use the --server-username (-u) and --server-password

(-p)arguments when you log into a server. You do not need them for subsequent commands on the same server during your current session.

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