UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a library)

To update the device name, the ACS number, or the external manager path name of a library, you must use the UPDATE PATH command.

To update the device name or the external manager path name of a library, you must use the UPDATE PATH command.

Syntax and parameter descriptions are available for the following library types.

• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a 349X library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update an ACSLS library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update an EXTERNAL library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a FILE library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a manual library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a SCSI library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a shared library)
• UPDATE LIBRARY (Update a VTL library)

To automatically label tape volumes in SCSI-type libraries, use the AUTOLABEL parameter on the DEFINE LIBRARY and UPDATE LIBRARY commands. Using this parameter eliminates the need to pre-label a set of tapes. It is also more efficient than using the LABEL LIBVOLUME command, which requires you to mount volumes separately. If you use the AUTOLABEL parameter, you must check in tapes by specifying CHECKLABEL=BARCODE on the CHECKIN LIBVOLUME command.

A label cannot include embedded blanks or periods and must be valid when used as a file name on the media.

You must label CD-ROM, Zip, or Jaz volumes with the device utilities from the manufacturer or the Windows utilities because Tivoli® Storage Manager does not provide utilities to format or label these media types. The operating system utilities include the Disk Administrator program (a graphical user interface) and the label command.

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