stk_eject(8)stk_eject(8)NAMEstk_eject - eject tapes from a StorageTek silo
SYNOPSISstk_eject acsls_hostname cap_id mode volser0 ... volsern
DESCRIPTION
The stk_eject command allows you to eject one to 42 tapes at a time
from a StorageTek silo. By using the ACSLS (through ssi on the Net‐
Worker system), this utility originally was intended to avoid the
nsrjb(8) command's limitation of ejecting only one tape per command.
The limitation in nsrjb(8) was removed in NetWorker version 5.5 Patch
3. However, stk_eject is being maintained for compatibility and for
use in customer developed scripts.
Starting with version 1.1 of stk_eject, you will be able to eject vol‐
umes from devices controlled by more than one ACSLS server, as long as
you are also using ssi version 1.06 or greater. The correct ssi to use
will be automatically detected by stk_eject based on the ACSLS hostname
passed in on the command line.
NOTE: stk_eject does NOT deallocate volumes for the NetWorker system.
To properly maintain the NetWorker software's idea of what is and is
not present in the silo, you MUST perform the deallocation separately
using the nsrjb -x -Txxx command.
All parameters are required, and the list of volsers can be from 1 to
42 elements long. Volsers beyond the limit of 42 will be ignored.
acsls_hostname - 1 word host ID of system running ACSLS or Library Sta‐
tion - e.g. expo1
cap_id - STK cap name, no internal spaces - e.g. 0,0,0
mode - should this command wait until the eject is completed?
values are WAIT or NOWAIT for QUIET mode
- or -
WAITV or NOWAITV for VERBOSE mode
volser - 6 character STK volser list - not checked for size or form -
only first 6 characters are used. Volsers should be separated
by a single space character.
*** You may eject up to 42 VOLSERS per command ***
NOTE: in NOWAIT or NOWAITV mode, there is no confirmation of ejection
on this system.
If you require confirmation, you should use the WAIT or WAITV modes.
This program will then receive confirmation from ACSLS, but it will not
return to the caller until all ejected tapes have been removed from the
CAP.
You will not receive any messages regarding emptying the CAP when it
fills, or when the eject is done. You must use the ACSLS console to see
the CAP status.
This utility uses ssi to communicate with ACSLS, so ssi must be prop‐
erly configured and running on the system where this command is used.
This utility does not depend on any other NetWorker files; it can be
run on any system running ssi that can communicate with the desired
ACSLS system.
SEE ALSOSTK_silo(8)NetWorker 7.3.2 Aug 23, 06 stk_eject(8)
