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Managing the AMASS File System
2-26 Operational Tasks 6-00028-01 Rev A
• Use the Standalone Operator Interface to monitor load
requests. For information on this interface, see “sysop” on
page 3-93.
Read Offline Volumes
The following steps describe how to read an offline volume:
Note
For detailed information on the commands used in these
steps, see the "Command Reference" chapter.
Step Command Description
1
# sysop
Start the Standalone
Operator Interface.
2
OPERATOR LOAD VOLUME
REQUEST
Please load VOLUME NUMBER
47, SIDE A,LABEL pubs
into JUKEBOX #2 DRIVE #1
~
Press RETURN when LOADED:
AMASS receives a
request to read a file on
volume 47.
AMASS checks the File
System Database and
finds that volume is
OFFLINE so the
Standalone Operator
Interface prompts you to
load volume 47, side A,
into a standalone drive.
3 You have 2 minutes to load volume 47 into the mailslot on
the standalone drive and press <Return>.
If the volume is not loaded within the time period, the
request fails and AMASS displays an error.
If 120 seconds is not long enough, increase the
omm_timeout parameter with the installamass
script.
4 <Control-C> Exit the interface.