ism_op

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ism_op

The ism_op command enables you to perform operations such as labeling, mounting, and unmounting storage volumes.

>>-ism_op--+--------------------+------------------------------->
           '- -server--hostname-'
 
>--+- -label--device--+----------------+--+--------------+--+---------+-+-><
   |                  '- -volume--name-'  '- -pool--pool-'  '- -force-' |
   +- -detect--device---------------------------------------------------+
   +- -mount--device----------------------------------------------------+
   '- -unmount--device--------------------------------------------------'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-server hostname	Specifies the name of the computer on which the ISM server is running	If you omit this option, this command looks first for an ISM server on the local computer and then for the first ISM server to respond over the network.
-label device	Labels or relabels a storage volume	Storage media must be loaded in a storage device. When you relabel a volume, you can no longer recover the original data.
-volume name	Designates a volume name	When you relabel a volume within the same volume pool, ISM uses the same label and sequence number unless you designate a new volume name.
-pool pool	Designates the pool to which the storage volume should belong	When you relabel a volume, it still belongs to the same volume pool, unless you specify a different pool with the -pool option.
-force	Forces a relabel operation on a volume that has a recycle status of manual or contains save sets whose retention periods have not yet expired	Once a volume is relabeled, the original data can no longer be recovered.
-detect device	Displays the volume name and pool name for a volume that is loaded in a storage device	The volume cannot be mounted on the storage device.
-mount device	Mounts a storage volume on the specified storage device	Storage media must be labeled.
-unmount device	Unmounts a storage volume from the specified storage device	None.

Note:

The -volume and the -pool options are required when specifying a device that is being used for the first time.

For example:

ism_op -label /ismtape -volume testing1 -pool default