Windows Server 2008 Server Core : Managing Removable Storage with the RSM Utility (part 3) - VIEW, REFRESH, INVENTORY

9. VIEW

Use the VIEW mode to display one of the RSM objects on screen. You can use this mode to discover any information you need to use any of the other modes described for this utility. This mode uses the following syntax:

RSM VIEW /T[{DRIVE | LIBRARY | CHANGER | STORAGESLOT | IEDOOR | IEPORT
   | PHYSICAL_MEDIA | MEDIA_POOL | PARTITION | LOGICAL_MEDIA |
   MEDIA_TYPE | DRIVE_TYPE | LIBREQUEST}] [/CG<ContainerID>] [/GUIDDISPLAY] [/B]

					  

The following list describes each of the command line arguments.

/T[{DRIVE | LIBRARY | CHANGER | STORAGESLOT | IEDOOR | IEPORT | PHYSICAL_MEDIA | MEDIA_POOL | PARTITION | LOGICAL_MEDIA | 

MEDIA_TYPE | DRIVE_TYPE | LIBREQUEST}]

					  

Defines the kind of information you want the utility to return. You may only request one media object at a time. The output always contains the object's friendly name data unless you specify the /GUIDDISPLAY command line switch. You must specify a particular object; using /T alone displays an error message.

/CG

ContainerID

Specifies the container identifier for an object as a GUID.

/GUIDDISPLAY

Specifies that the output should appear as a GUID, rather than as a friendly name.

/B

Specifies the bare option that you can use with scripts. You can redirect this output to another utility to perform additional media processing.

10. REFRESH

Use the REFRESH mode to refresh the library, physical media, or all devices of a particular media type. The refresh cycle obtains the latest device information. This mode uses the following syntax:

RSM REFRESH /L[G|F]<LibraryID>
RSM REFRESH /P[G|F]<PhysicalMediaID>
RSM REFRESH /TG<MediaTypeID>

The following list describes each of the command line arguments.

/LG

LibraryID

Specifies the library to eject as a GUID. Use a GUID with the /SG and /DG options. The library identifier is the specific media to eject from the drive.

/LF

LibraryID

Specifies the library to eject as a friendly name. Use a friendly name with the /SF and /DF options. The library identifier is the specific media to eject from the drive.

/PG

PhysicalMediaID

Defines the physical media identifier to eject as a GUID.

/PF

PhysicalMediaID

Defines the physical media identifier to eject as a friendly name.

/TG

MediaTypeID

Defines the media type identifier as a GUID.

11. INVENTORY

Use the INVENTORY mode to create an inventory of the specified library. The system queues the request, so it might not execute immediately. This mode uses the following syntax:

RSM INVENTORY /L[G|F]<LibraryID> /A[{FULL | FAST | DEFAULT | NONE | STOP}]

The following list describes each of the command line arguments.

/LG

LibraryID

Specifies the library to inventory as a GUID.

/LF

LibraryID

Specifies the library to inventory as a friendly name.

/A[{FULL | FAST | DEFAULT | NONE | STOP}]

Defines an action to perform for the inventory. You may only choose one of the options. The FULL action performs a complete on-media inventory. The FAST action performs a differential inventory of the media (to look for changes between this inventory and a previous inventory) unless the library has a bar code reader installed. When a bar code reader is present, the utility performs a bar code inventory. The DEFAULT action uses the inventory method specified as part of the library object. The NONE action doesn't perform any inventory. The STOP action causes the current inventory, if any, to terminate.