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Add Or Remove Flags Based Off Last Read Time
Add or Remove Flags based off last read time of Volumes using TMSS10ModifyFlags and a config file.
One purpose of this method allows you to lock any Volumes in your Library that have been recalled for data restoration and then automatically remove the move lock once the last read time passes a set number of days. The Sync can then place the Volumes in a move back to the Offsite Vault until the data expires.
The process involves TMSS10ModifyFlags loading an input file, using a definition file, to extract the Volume-ID's. The Volume-ID's are then filtered using the configuration file and adding any qualifying Volumes to a scan file.
The scan file is then processed, adding or removing the defined Flags against the scan list Volumes.
Sample Files
Input file - Volumes.csv
100001L5,OFFS,2021/07/15 22:10:33 100002L5,OFFS,2021/07/25 22:10:34 100003L5,OFFS,2021/07/25 22:10:35 100004L5,OFFS,2021/07/25 22:10:36 100005L5,OFFS,2021/07/28 22:10:37 100006L5,OFFS,2021/06/15 22:10:38 100007L5,OFFS,2021/06/16 22:10:39 100008L5,OFFS,2021/06/17 22:10:40 100009L5,OFFS,2021/06/18 22:10:41 100010L5,OFFS,2021/06/19 22:10:42
Definition file - default.ttidef
The definition file provides the information on how to extract the Volume-ID from the input file into the barcode field, as well as setting the Customer-ID and Media-ID.
# Set input file (use full path if not in current directory)
setFile(volumes.csv);
# Set delimiter used in CSV file
setCSVDelimiter(",");
# Set Customer-ID
setLiteral(CUSTOMER, 0002);
#Set Media-ID
setLiteral(MEDIA, LTO);
# Extract Volume-ID into BARCODE field
extract(BARCODE, 1, 8, 0);
Configuration file - last_read.cfg
Configuration file sets definition file for translating and extracting Volume-ID's and filters input by Customer-ID (0002), Media-ID (LTO). The last read time is then compared to the lastreadtime filter, if the last read time is 30 or more days ago, the Volume is added to the scan file, if not it is discarded.
traversal =
{
scanfile= { file="default.ttidef"; };
customer =
(
{
id="0002";
media =
(
{
id="LTO";
volume =
(
{
id="*";
lastreadtime = "P:*-30";
skip=false;
},
{
id="*";
skip=true;
}
);
}
);
}
);
};
Batch file - run_remove_lock_flag.bat
Run TMSS10ModifyFlags to remove lock flag from all Volumes in the input file with a last read date of 30 or more days ago. Using the Volume filter (-V) to only read in Customer-ID 0002 to save processing time by avoiding reading in all other Customer-ID's. Output from the process being written to modify_flags_stdout.txt and modify_flags_stderr.txt. The output files can written to any directory by using full directory paths.
TMSS10ModifyFlags -S user:-password@server -F "!l" -c last_read.cfg -V 0002.LTO.* > modify_flags_stdout.txt 2> modify_flags_stderr.txt
Example Output
modify_flags_std.txt
System: TapeTrack
Report Description: Scan-File Load Report
Production Time: Friday, July 30, 2021 - 10:36:51 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)
Report Width: 149 bytes
Seq. Record Barcode Resolved As Status Notes
------ ------ ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------
1 1 100001L5 US02.LTO.100001L5 OK
2 2 100002L5 US02.LTO.100002L5 OK
3 3 100003L5 US02.LTO.100003L5 OK
4 4 100004L5 US02.LTO.100004L5 OK
5 5 100005L5 US02.LTO.100005L5 OK
6 6 100006L5 US02.LTO.100006L5 OK
7 7 100007L5 US02.LTO.100007L5 OK
8 8 100008L5 US02.LTO.100008L5 OK
9 9 100009L5 US02.LTO.100009L5 OK
10 10 100010L5 US02.LTO.100010L5 OK
------ ------ ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------
System: TapeTrack
Report Description: Flag Modification Report
Production Time: Friday, July 30, 2021 - 10:36:51 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)
Report Width: 156 bytes
Seq. Barcode Old Flags New Flags Message
------ -------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
1 US02.LTO.100006L5 ClMn CMn Request OK
2 US02.LTO.100007L5 ClMn CMn Request OK
3 US02.LTO.100008L5 ClMn CMn Request OK
4 US02.LTO.100009L5 ClMn CMn Request OK
5 US02.LTO.100010L5 ClMn CMn Request OK
------ -------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------