sam-catserverd(1M)

NAME
     sam-catserverd -  SAM-QFS media manager daemon

SYNOPSIS
     /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin/sam-catserverd

AVAILABILITY
     SUNWsamfs

DESCRIPTION
     The sam-catserverd daemon keeps track of media in SAM-QFS
     library catalogs.  A library catalog is the central
     repository of all information needed by the SAM-QFS
     environments to find cartridges in an automated library.
     The library catalog file is a binary, UFS-resident file that
     contains information about each slot in a library or manual
     drive.  The information in the catalog includes the Volume
     Serial Name (VSN), the capacity and space remaining, and the
     flags indicating the status of the VSN.

     When the sam-catserverd daemon starts, it checks for the
     presence of a catalog file for each automated library
     defined in the mcf file.  If a file is not found, the
     sam-catserverd daemon creates a library catalog file in the
     default location,
     /var/opt/SUNWsamfs/catalog/family_set_name.  The family set
     name is used for the catalog file name.  Alternatively, a
     file can be specified by the user in the Additional
     Parameters field on the library definition line in the mcf
     file.

     If the automated library is SCSI attached, the library
     catalog is a one-to-one mapping between the library catalog
     entries and physical slots in the automated library.
     However, if the automated library is network-attached, the
     library catalog is not a direct mapping to the slots, but it
     is a list of VSNs known to be present in the automated
     library.

     The library catalog contains the following information about
     each VSN in the library:

     o  Status bits

     o  Media type

     o  Volume serial number

     o  Storage slot

     o  Partition

     o  Count of access

     o  Capacity of volume

     o  Space left on volume

     o  Block size or sector size for optical media

     o  Label time

     o  Last modification time

     o  Last mount time

     o  Bar Code

     o  First word address of PTOC (for optical media) or last
        position found (for tape media).

     If reserved VSNs are used, the following fields are also
     present:

     o  Time reservation made

     o  Archive set

     o  Owner

     o  File system

SEE ALSO
     build_cat(1M), dump_cat(1M), export(1M), import(1M).

     mcf(4).