Re: NTBACKUP RSM EJECT and VIEW Commands

From: Jordan (nojunk_allowed_at_nospam.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:58:12 -0400

When you get errors like "Unable to parse..." it means that you formated
your command line switches wrong. For example, the view command to see your
changer needs the /t arguement, but notice there is no space after the
switch /t:

==================
C:\>RSM View /TCHANGER

CHANGER

Sony TSL-A300C Autoloader
==================

<JohnV> wrote in message
news:08A9463F-ED5B-46FA-8AD8-A73C67D27082@microsoft.com...
> RSM Eject and VIEW commands syntax are slightly different from WINDOWS
2000
> and Windows 2003 Server. I am having difficulty in deciphering the syntax
of
> the commands. No examples are ever given. As a result, a simple task
like
> automating an EJECT command is not working. Cryptic messages such as
> 'Unable to parse argument", or "Unable to convert Pmid to friendly name"
do
> not offer enough information to halp make the adjustment. I've tried to
run
> the RSM VIEW command, in order to see the actual values of the device in
> question, but this too gets cryptic failure message such as "Unablet to
Parse
> argument" and ""additional arguments required"
>
> The 'syntax' descriptions of the NTBACKUP and RSM commands are horribly
> insufficient to determine a straightforward utilization. Can anyone tell
me
> how to get the RSM VIEW command syntax to at least display the elements
that
> the RSM command will need in order to process a simple eject. (I had this
> working fine until I added an LTO2 tape drive. The old command string
works
> fine for the legacy tape drive, but applying the same syntax to the new
tape
> drive fails. Obviously something is missing, but I can't tell what.
>
>
> --
> JohnV

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