Labeling an optical disk on a 3995 operator-accessible drive

When there are no scratch optical volumes on the shelf, and a storage group which contains a pseudo library is out of space, the following messages are displayed requesting you to label an unlabeled optical disk on the operator-accessible optical drive:

CBR2213I No space left in storage group storage-group-name.
 
CBR2212E Use the OAM LABEL command to label optical disks for shelf use
         to relieve the out of space condition in the storage group
         storage-group-name.
 
 
CBR1000I OAM L command execution scheduled.
 
CBR4400A Mount volume ?????? on drive drive-name. Shelf location is ??????
 
CBR4419I Previously labeled volume volser1 was mounted on drive drive-name.
 
CBR4423D Enter shelf information for volume volser1 on drive drive-name.
 
 
CBR4430A Remove and flip cartridge on drive drive-name.
 
CBR4419I Previously labeled volume volser2 was mounted on drive drive-name.
 
CBR4432D Enter storage group name for volumes volser1 and volser2,
         or reply ‘U’ to assign to scratch.
  
CBR4401I Volume volser2 mounted on drive drive-name.
 
CBR2102I LABEL function complete for volumes volser1 and volser2.

Tip: You can also use a library optical drive to label an optical disk. See Entering an optical disk into an optical library to label an optical disk in an optical library.

Use the OAM LABEL command to label optical volumes on operator-accessible optical drives. OAM rejects the LABEL command if there is no operator-accessible optical drive online and operational.

Note: Because WORM optical volumes that are full or have very little free space are not useful as scratch volumes, the operator is notified, by a message, if the kilobytes free are less than the SCRENTRYTHRESHOLD parameter. The message contains the number of kilobytes that are free and the percentage of free space that this represents on the volume. This message gives the operator the opportunity to fail the cartridge entry process, causing the cartridge to be ejected from the library.

In an OAMplex, if a shelf-resident volume is entered into a library that is not known to an OAM in the OAMplex, that OAM removes it from its configuration and issues a message that the volume is no longer known. After that time, any read for that volume on that OAM fails with a volume unknown error. If the volume is ejected and assigned back to a pseudo library that is known to OAM, the volume is added back to the configuration.

The following command syntax labels an optical disk on an operator-accessible optical drive:


>>-+-MODIFY-+--------------------------------------------------->
   '-F------'   

>--OAM,-+-LABEL-+-,-+-3995REWR---+-+-----------------+---------><
        '-L-----'   +-3995WORM---+ '-,pseudo-library-'   
                    +-3995-133---+                       
                    +-3995-SW3---+                       
                    +-3995-SW4---+                       
                    '-drive_name-'

The following describes the values of the options for the LABEL command:

3995REWR: Refers to a request for a single-density, rewritable optical disk media to be labeled on an IBM 3995-131 operator-accessible optical disk drive.
3995WORM: Refers to a request for a single-density, WORM optical disk media to be labeled on an IBM 3995-132 operator-accessible optical disk drive
3995-133: Refers to a request for a single- or double-density, WORM or rewritable, optical disk media to be labeled on an IBM 3995-133 operator-accessible optical disk drive.
3995-SW3: Refers to a request for a double- or quad-density capacity, WORM or rewritable optical disk media to be labeled on an IBM 3995-SW3 operator-accessible optical disk drive.
3995-SW4: Refers to a request for a quad- or 8x-density capacity, WORM or rewritable optical disk media to be labeled on an IBM 3995-SW4 operator-accessible optical disk drive.
drive_name: Refers to a IBM 3995 operator-accessible drive on which the label command is processed. The optical media being labeled must be compatible with the drive requested for reading and writing purposes. The name of the optical drive must be defined in the active SCDS configuration.
pseudo-library: Refers to the name of the pseudo library whose drives are to be considered for the label request, and the pseudo library with which the newly labeled volume will be associated. If this keyword is not specified, the default is the pseudo library associated with the operator-accessible drive that is performing the label function. If a pseudo library name specified on the LABEL command is invalid for the current ACDS, message CBR1305I is issued and the command fails.

Attention: Due to a hardware restriction, inserting a double-, quad-, or 8x-density, rewritable cartridge into a single-density, WORM (3995-132) or rewritable (3995-131) operator-accessible drive can result in the cartridge being demounted with no error message posted on the library service panel or to the host.

If the label request is directed to a specific drive, OAM verifies that the drive requested is controlled by the OAM on which the command was entered. If this criteria is not satisfied, the request fails and message CBR1068I is issued.

If a pseudo-library name is specified on the LABEL command, a media type must be specified (3995REWR, 3995WORM, 3995-133, 3995-SW3, or 3995-SW4) because pseudo-libraries no longer require a device type affinity, so mixed devices and media types might be associated with a pseudo-library. If the drive name is specified, specification of a pseudo-library is ignored.

If only a media type is specified on the LABEL command, the command is processed on any operator-accessible drive that can use the specified media type and that is connected to the OAM where the command was entered. Labels are processed on the system where the command is entered. The command must be issued on a system with an online and operational operator-accessible drive that can use the media type.

To write the label on two volumes of an optical disk on an operator-accessible drive:

Enter the following command:
```
F OAM,LABEL,{3995REWR|3995WORM|3995-133|3995-SW3|3995-SW4,drive_name},pseudo-lib
```
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The system issues the following message:
```
CBR1000I OAM LABEL command execution scheduled.
```
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When an operator-accessible optical drive becomes available, the system issues the following messages and waits for you to mount an optical disk cartridge:
```
CBR4400A Mount volume ?????? on drive drive-name. Shelf location is ??????.
 
```
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Put an unlabeled optical disk cartridge into the operator-accessible optical drive. The system issues the following message:
```
CBR3381I Volume mounted on drive drive-name contains an unrecognized format.
```
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The system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4438D Volume in drive drive-name has unrecognized media
         format.  Reply ‘F’ to format or ‘C’ to cancel.
```
This message is unique to a 3995 library. It is issued when a volume has been entered that is either unlabeled or of a format not known to the library. A reply of ‘F’ causes the volume to be formatted and any data existing on the volume is destroyed.

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To continue the label process, reply with an ‘F’. To cancel the label process, reply with an ‘C’. If a reply of ‘F’ is entered, the system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4405D Enter VOLSER for volume on drive drive-name.
```
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Provide a 1 to 6 character unique volume serial number. The system issues the following message to verify the volume serial number. To accept the volume serial number, reply with a ‘U’. A reply of ‘R’ allows you to enter a different volume serial number.
```
CBR4424D Volser for unlabeled volume in drive drive-name is volser.
         Reply ‘U’ to use this volser, or ‘R’ to retry.
```
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Once the system verifies the volume serial number to be used on the cartridge, the system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4406D Enter owner information for volume volser on drive drive-name.
```
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Provide 1 to 64 characters of owner identification. The system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4423D Enter shelf information for volume volser on drive drive-name.
```
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Provide 1 to 32 characters of shelf information. The system issues the following message:
```
CBR4430A Remove and flip cartridge on drive drive-name.
```
Remove the optical disk cartridge, flip it over, and reinsert it into the operator-accessible optical drive. The system issues the following message:
```
CBR3381I Volume mounted on drive drive-name contains an unrecognized format.
```
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The system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4438D Volume in drive drive-name has unrecognized media format. Reply ‘F’
         to format or ‘C’ to cancel.
```
This message is unique to a 3995 library. It is issued when a volume has been entered that is either unlabeled or of a format not known to the library. A reply of ‘F’ causes the volume to be formatted and any data existing on the volume is destroyed.

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To continue the label process, reply with an ‘F’. To cancel the label process, reply with an ‘C’. If a reply of ‘F’ is entered, the system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4439D Enter volser for opposite side of volume volser in drive
         drive-name.
```
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Provide a 1 to 6 character unique volume serial number. The system issues the following message to verify the volume serial number. To accept the volume serial number, reply with a ‘U’. A reply of ‘R’ allows you to enter a different volume serial number.
```
CBR4424D Volser entered for unlabeled volume in drive drive-name is volser.
         Reply ‘U’ to use this volser, or ‘R’ to retry.
```
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Once the system verifies the volume serial number to be used on the cartridge, the system issues the following message and waits for a reply:
```
CBR4432D Enter storage-group-name for volumes volser1 and volser2, or
         reply ‘U’ to assign to scratch.
```
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If the volumes are to be assigned to scratch status, reply ‘U’ to this message; otherwise, reply with the name of the object storage group or object backup storage group to which the volumes are to be assigned. The system issues the following messages:
```
CBR4401I Volume volser2 mounted on drive drive-name.
 
CBR2102I LABEL function complete for volumes volser1 and volser2.
```
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The two volumes on the optical disk are added to a storage group or are assigned to scratch status and are available for use. In the message text, volser1 and volser2 are replaced by the volume serial numbers that you entered for the optical volumes.

For further information about commands from the 3995 dynamic console, see the 3995 Operator Guide for C-Series Models.