The SHOW command displays information about a robot,and also
displays specific information about slots, drives, ports, and the
current version of MRU.
1 – ROBOT
The SHOW ROBOT command displays information about the specified
robot, including:
o Robot name
o Robot type
o Vendor model and firmware version
o maximum number of cartridge storage locations
o maximum number of drives
o maximum number of ports
Format
SHOW ROBOT [robot_name]
1.1 – Parameters
robot_name - The name for the media robot.
1.2 – Example
The following example shows the status of a TZ media changer:
$ ROBOT SHOW ROBOT
Robot Name: GKA401 Type: SCSI
Media Robot Identifier: DEC TZ Media Changer9A28
Slots: 5
Drives: 1
Inports: 0
Outports: 0
Transports: 1
2 – PORT
The SHOW PORT command displays information about a port. The output
includes the type of port and one of these possible states:
o Full or <barcode> -- The port contains a cartridge. The bar code
value of the cartridge occupying the port appears if the media
robot is capable of reading cartridge bar codes.
o Empty -- The port contains no cartridge and is available for
use.
o Unavailable -- The port is unavailable for use.
Format
SHOW [ROBOT robot_name] PORT [[[port_number]|[port_number-port_number]],...]
2.1 – Parameters
robot_name - The name for the media robot.
port_number - An integer value indicating the robot port.
2.2 – Example
The following example shows the ports of a TL820 Automated Tape
Library system:
$ ROBOT SHOW PORT ROBOT $1$DUA0
PORT: 1 Empty OUTPORT
PORT: 0 Empty INPORT
3 – SLOT
The SHOW SLOT command shows the status of slots. One of these
possible states is reported:
o Full or <barcode> -- The slot contains a cartridge. The bar code
value of the cartridge occupying the slot appears if the media
robot is capable of reading cartridge bar codes.
o Empty -- The slot contains no cartridge, and is available for
use.
o Unavailable -- The slot is unavailable for use.
Format
SHOW [ROBOT robot_name] SLOT [[[slot_number]|[slot_number-slot_number]],...]
3.1 – Parameters
robot_name - The name for the media robot.
slot_number - An integer value indicating the robot slot.
3.2 – Examples
1. The following example shows the contents of separate slots:
$ ROBOT SHOW SLOT 1,3
SLOT: 1 Empty
SLOT: 3 Full
2. The following example shows the contents of a range of slots:
$ ROBOT SHOW SLOT 1-3
SLOT: 1 Empty
SLOT: 2 Full
SLOT: 3 Full
4 – DRIVE
The SHOW DRIVE command shows the status of drives. One of these
possible states is reported:
o Full or <barcode> -- The drive contains a cartridge. The bar code
value of the cartridge occupying the drive appears if the media
robot is capable of reading cartridge bar codes.
o Empty -- The drive contains no cartridge, and is available for
use.
o Unavailable -- The drive is unavailable for use.
Format
SHOW [ROBOT robot_name] DRIVE [[[drv_number]|[drv_number-drv_number]],...]
4.1 – Parameters
robot_name - The name for the media robot.
drv_number - An integer value indicating the physical drive in the robot.
4.2 – Example
The following example shows the status of drive 0 in the default
robot identified by the MRU_ROBOT logical:
$ ROBOT SHOW DRIVE 0
DRIVE: 0 Empty
5 – VERSION
The SHOW VERSION command displays the software version of the
Media Robot Utility software.
Format
SHOW VERSION
5.1 – Example
The following example shows the version of the currently
accessible MRU program:
$ ROBOT SHOW VERSION
StorageWorks Media Robot Utility V1.4-1