Table 43
Command format (Continued)
Field
Length
Device
Volser
Status
1st param
2nd param
Time stamp
Orig. Host ID
Orig.
Request ID
The following example represents the typical ROBAR command.
<A1H5A00,0010,MO
211032,H1,0815>
Most ROBAR commands return an answer string that has the same structure as the command string. The
answer string is returned whether the command is executed successfully or not.
282
3
Dxx
Drive name.
0xx
Ixx
Logical range of the Insert/Eject unit.
Exx
Pxx
Pool name.
6
Volume serial number.
2
Coordinate/cartridge type (1st byte):
C
Cleaning cartridge.
M
Data cartridge.
O
Optical Disk.
0
Empty (Null).
Coordinate/cartridge status (2nd byte):
B
Occupied.
E
Ejected.
M
Mounted.
O
Optical disk mounted other side.
J
Optical disk in Jukebox.
L
Empty.
1/0
Barcode reading on/off.
8
First parameter (mainly the source coordinate)
8
Second parameter (mainly, the target coordinate)
9
Actual Day, hour, minute and seconds used for
synchronization (ROSA)
2
Original Host ID in a HCC/MVS Major-Minor Complex
4
Original Host request ID in a HCC/MVS Major-Minor
Complex
, ,
,1,2,D0R,GR0012, 1,02321810,
Value/Description
Example
D0R
GR0815
MB
01010101
00000Z01
26/211501
H7
0815
,26/
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