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diff --git a/bin/chio/chio.1 b/bin/chio/chio.1 index 34f913f..4697c9b 100644 --- a/bin/chio/chio.1 +++ b/bin/chio/chio.1 @@ -69,20 +69,27 @@ to the desired changer device. .Pp A medium changer apparatus is made up of .Em elements . -There are four element types: +There are five element types: .Em picker (medium transport), .Em slot (storage), .Em portal -(import/export), and +(import/export), .Em drive -(data transfer). In this command description, the shorthand +(data transfer), and +.Em voltag +(select by volume identifier). The +.Em voltag +pseudo-element type allows the selection of tapes by their volume tag +(typically a barcode on the tape). +.Pp +In this command description, the shorthand .Em ET will be used to represent an element type, and .Em EU -will be used to represent an element unit. For example, to represent -the first robotic arm in the changer, the +will be used to represent an element unit. +For example, to represent the first robotic arm in the changer, the .Em ET would be .Dq picker @@ -137,6 +144,15 @@ Note that not all medium changers support the .Ic exchange operation; the changer must have multiple free pickers or emulate multiple free pickers with transient storage. +.It Xo Nm return +.Ar <from ET> <from EU> +.Xc +Return the media unit to its source element. +This command will query the status of the specified media unit, and +will move it to the element specified in its source attribute. +This is a convenient way to return media from a drive or portal +to its previous element in the changer. +.Pp .It Xo Nm position .Ar <to ET> <to EU> .Op Ar inv @@ -246,6 +262,11 @@ Element supports receiving media (importing) from an outside human operator. .Bl -tag -width indent .It Nm chio move slot 3 drive 0 Move the media in slot 3 (fourth slot) to drive 0 (first drive). +.It Nm chio move voltag VOLUME01 drive 0 +Move the media with the barcode VOLUME01 to drive 0 (first drive). +.It Nm chio return drive 0 +Remove the tape from drive 0 (first drive) and return it to its original +location in the rack. .It Nm chio setpicker 2 Configure the changer to use picker 2 (third picker) for operations. .El @@ -265,4 +286,7 @@ program and SCSI changer driver were written by for And Communications, http://www.and.com/. .br Additional work by -.An Hans Huebner Aq hans@artcom.de +.An Hans Huebner +.Aq hans@artcom.de +and Steve Gunn +.Aq csg@waterspout.com |
