CDI_EOD(8)CDI_EOD(8)NAMEcdi_eod - send an end of data SCSI command to a tape device
SYNOPSIScdi_eod-f device [ -v ] [ -t { s | t | g | n | m | i } ]
DESCRIPTION
The cdi_eod program sends an end of data (eod) SCSI command to a tape
device. The cdi_eod program also returns the status of the named SCSI
device (with the -f option).
OPERANDS-f device
Specifies the device to issue the eod SCSI command to. The -f
option is a required option.
OPTIONS-t Use the -t option to specify the method of tape functions to use
to issue the eod SCSI command. If the -t option is not speciā
fied, the default method is to use the OS tape driver SCSI
passthrough functions. Please refer to the libcdi (8) manpage
for a complete list of access methods currently supported by the
cdi_eod program.
-v Run the program in verbose mode. This option will print out the
version number of the CDI library used by the program.
EXAMPLES
Sample output including drive status information:
% cdi_eod-f /dev/rmt/2cbn
CDI_EOD successful.
elapsed time for command was 0 seconds
cdi_info.drivestat is:
status = 0, DRIVE_STATUS_READY
msg = The tape drive is ready for use
SEE ALSOlibcdi(8)NetWorker 7.3.2 Aug 23, 06 CDI_EOD(8)