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CDI_OFFLINE

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: Dec 11, 01m
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NAME

cdi_offline - issue an offline SCSI command to a tape device  

SYNOPSIS

cdi_offline
-f device [ -v ] [ -t { s | t | g | n | m | i } ]
 

DESCRIPTION

The cdi_offline program issues an offline SCSI command to a tape device. The cdi_offline program also returns the status of the named SCSI device (specified by the -f option). This operation is synonymous to issuing a load with no re-tension, and rewind to the beginning of tape SCSI command.  

OPERANDS

-f
device
Specifies the device to send the offline request 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 offline SCSI command. If the -t option is not specified, the default method is to use the OS tape driver SCSI passthrough functions. Please refer to the libcdi (1m) manpage for the complete list of access methods currently supported by the cdi_offline 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_offline -f /dev/rmt/2cbn
CDI_OFFLINE successful.
elapsed time for command was 11 seconds
cdi_info.drivestat is:
status = 0, DRIVE_STATUS_READY
msg = null
 

SEE ALSO

libcdi(1m)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPERANDS
OPTIONS
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

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