Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library manual Reclaim disk space, Renew cache

Automated tape caching

Reclaim disk space

iscon reclaimtapes -s <server-name> [-u <username> -p <password>] -T <tape-vid-list> [-X <rpc-timeout>]

iscon reclaimtapes --server-name=<server-name>

[--server-username=<username> --server-password=<password>] --tape-vid-list=<tape-vid-list> [--rpc-timeout=<rpc-timeout>]

Description:

This command reclaims the disk space occupied by the specified migrated virtual tapes.

‐T (‐‐tape‐vid‐list) is required to specify the ID of the virtual tapes to be reclaimed, separated with commas.

‐X (‐‐rpc‐timeout) is an option to specify a number between 1 and 30000 in seconds for the RPC timeout. The system will retry the command for the amount of time specified if the server does not respond. The default RPC timeout is 300 seconds.

Renew cache

iscon renewcache -s <server-name> [-u <username> -p <password>]

-v <vdevid> [-M <metadata>] [-k <key-name> -W <key-password>] [-I <ACSL>] [-n <vdevname>] [-g <#(GB)>] [-X <rpc-timeout>]

iscon renewcache --server-name=<server-name>

[--server-username=<username> --server-password=<password>] [--import- mode=<metadata>] [--key-name=<key-name> --key-password=<key-password>] [-- scsiaddress=<ACSL>]

[--vdevname=<vdevname>] [--size-gb=<#(GB)>] [--rpc-timeout=<rpc-timeout>]

Description:

This command converts a virtual stub tape into a virtual cache tape.

‐v (‐‐vdevid) is required to specify the ID of the virtual stub tape.

‐M (‐‐import‐mode) is an option to specify that the header area should be copied from the physical tape to the new virtual tape cache. The value of this option must be: metadata.

‐k (‐‐key‐name) and ‐W (‐‐key‐password) are options for tape encryption support. If the tape to be renewed was encrypted through the system, you need to specify the key name and the key password of the encryption key to decrypt the data.

The following properties of the virtual cache tape can be set if the ʺ‐Mʺ option is not specified:

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