Managing the AMASS File System
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Step 1. Log in as either amass or root.
Step 2. To create an entry in the File System Database and
receive a unique volume number from AMASS,
enter the command as shown in the following
example.
AMASS asks for confirmation of the process.
New volumes have an initial status of:
• Inactive (I)
• Unformatted (U)
• Offline (O). NOTE: When volumes are destined
for libraries without a mailbox, their status is
Online.
Step 3. To load the volume into the library and continue
with the initialization process, use the commands
listed in the following table.
# su root
# volnew 3 0A64 test 2
Request to add a new volume:
Volume group will be 3
Volume position will be 0A64
Volume label will be test
Volume jukebox number will be 2
Is this information correct? [y - n]: y
Volume 33 has been added, status is Inactive
be sure volume is formatted before activati
n
AMASS assigned this
volume a unique
volume number of 33.