The Work with Media Library Status (WRKMLBSTS) command is used to display and work with media library status functions. When this command is run, the Work with Media Library Status display is shown. This display shows status information for library configuration descriptions. All associated drive resources are shown for each library device description selected.

Options available on the Work with Media Library Status display are to vary status and to work with device descriptions. For tape media library devices, options are also available to allocate and reset drive resources within the device.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
MLB	Library device	Generic name, name, *ALL, *OPTMLB, *TAPMLB, *RSRCNAME	Optional, Positional 1
RSRCNAME	Resource name	Name, *NONE	Optional, Positional 2

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Library (MLB)

Specifies the descriptions shown on the Work with Media Library Status display.

*ALL

All media library descriptions are shown.

*OPTMLB

All optical media library descriptions are shown.

*TAPMLB

All tape media library descriptions are shown.

*RSRCNAME

All media library descriptions which have the specified resource name (RSRCNAME parameter) are shown.

generic*-description-name

Specify the generic name of the description. A generic name is a character string of one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*); for example, ABC*. The asterisk substitutes for any valid characters. A generic name specifies all objects with names that begin with the generic prefix for which the user has authority. If an asterisk is not included with the generic (prefix) name, the system assumes it to be the complete object name.

description-name

Specify a media library device description to be shown.

Resource name (RSRCNAME)

Specifies the resource name that identifies the hardware that the description represents.

*NONE

No resource name is specified at this time.

resource-name

Specify the name that identifies the media library device hardware on the system.

Examples

WRKMLBSTS   MLB(*ALL)

This command displays the Work with Media Library Status panel, which shows the status for all media library devices.

Error messages

None