Setting Whether Tapes Are Unloaded After Labeling - HP Guardian User Manual

Using Labeled Tapes
To relabel an IBM-format standard labeled tape, enter:
MC> ADD TAPELABEL, LABELS IBM, NEWNAME
To Remove a Tape Label
1. Log on as a super-group user (255,n).
2. Enter this MEDIACOM command:
MC> DELETE TAPELABEL vid [ , TAPEDRIVE $tape ]
3. Mount a tape on the intended tape drive.
4. Ready the drive and press Return.
A message similar to this is displayed:
STATUS 2504 - VOLUME vid UNLABELED
Examples: Unlabeling Tapes
To convert a standard labeled tape to an unlabeled tape, enter:
> MEDIACOM
MC> DELETE TAPELABEL ABC123,TAPEDRIVE $TAPE
To convert four uncataloged labeled scratch tapes to unlabeled tapes, enter:
MC> DELETE TAPELABEL (T11046, T03347, T00297, T00345),&
>>> PROMPT OFF,&
>>> TAPEDRIVE $TD006

Setting Whether Tapes Are Unloaded After Labeling

You can set whether the system unloads a tape after it performs the labeling operation
using the MEDIACOM commands ENV, UNLOAD OFF, and UNLOAD ON.
When you set NOUNLOAD on, the system leaves the tape online at the load point after
it completes a labeling operation. When you clear NOUNLOAD, the system unloads the
tape after it completes a labeling operation.
Setting NOUNLOAD on can be helpful when you need to label a tape and then leave it
mounted for a tape backup. Clearing NOUNLOAD can be useful when you are labeling
many tapes.
To display the current NOUNLOAD state by using MEDIACOM:
MC> ENV
To set NOUNLOAD with MEDIACOM:
MC> UNLOAD OFF
To clear NOUNLOAD with MEDIACOM:
MC> UNLOAD ON
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