CDI_TAPESIZE(8)CDI_TAPESIZE(8)NAMEcdi_tapesize - report tape capacity on a tape device
SYNOPSIScdi_tapesize-f device [ -v ] [ -t { s | t | g | n | m | i } ]
DESCRIPTION
The cdi_tapesize program reports tape capacity on a tape device. The
cdi_tapesize program also returns the status of the named SCSI device
(specified by the -f option). Note that not all tape devices have the
capability to report tape capacity. Please refer to the specific
device manuals to confirm whether tape capacity reporting is available
for the device.
OPERANDS-f device
Specifies the device to obtain tape capacity information from.
OPTIONS-t Use the -t option to specify the method of tape functions to use
to to obtain tape capacity information. If the -t option is not
specified, the default method is to use the OS tape driver SCSI
passthrough functions. Please refer to the libcdi (8) manpage
for the complete list of access methods currently supported by
the cdi_tapesize program.
-v Run the program in verbose mode. This option will print out the
version number of the CDI library used by the program.
EXAMPLES
Sample output including drive status information:
% cdi_tapesize-f /dev/rmt/2cbn
cdi_cmd failed - cdi_info.status = CDI_UNSUPPORTED_CMD (5)
errormsg = command is not supported by the selected target
cdi_info.drivestat is:
status = 1, DRIVE_STATUS_NO_ERROR
msg = Drive reports no error - but state is unknown
SEE ALSOlibcdi(8)NetWorker 7.3.2 Aug 23, 06 CDI_TAPESIZE(8)