WRKMLBSTS (Work with Media Library Status)

WRKMLBSTS Command syntax diagram

 

Purpose

The Work with Media Library Status (WRKMLBSTS) command is used to display and work with media library status functions. When this command is run, the Work with Media Library Status display is shown. This display shows status information for library configuration descriptions. All associated drive resources are shown for each library device description selected.

Options available on the Work with Media Library Status display are to vary status and to work with device descriptions. For tape media library devices, options are also available to allocate and reset drive resources within the device.

 

Optional Parameters

MLB

Specifies the descriptions shown on the Work with Media Library Status display.

*ALL: All media library descriptions are shown.

*OPTMLB: All optical media library descriptions are shown.

*TAPMLB: All tape media library descriptions are shown.

*RSRCNAME: All media library descriptions which have the specified resource name (RSRCNAME parameter) are shown.

generic*-description-name: Specify the generic name of the description. A generic name is a character string of one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*); for example, ABC*. The asterisk substitutes for any valid characters. A generic name specifies all objects with names that begin with the generic prefix for which the user has authority. If an asterisk is not included with the generic (prefix) name, the system assumes it to be the complete object name. See generic names for additional information.

description-name: Specify a media library device description to be shown.

RSRCNAME

Specifies the resource name that identifies the hardware that the description represents.

*NONE: No resource name is specified at this time.

resource-name: Specify the name that identifies the media library device hardware on the system.

Example for WRKMLBSTS

                                                                           
WRKMLBSTS   MLB(*ALL)                                                           

This command shows the status for all media library devices on the Work with Media Library Status display.

Error messages for WRKMLBSTS

*ESCAPE Messages

None.