load(1M)

NAME
     samload, load - Loads media into a device

SYNOPSIS
     /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin/samload [ -w ] eq:slot[:partition] [ deq
     ]

     /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin/samload [ -w ] mediatype.vsn [ deq ]

     /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin/load [ -w ] eq:slot[:partition] [ deq ]

     /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin/load [ -w ] mediatype.vsn [ deq ]

AVAILABILITY
     SUNWsamfs

DESCRIPTION
     load    requests    that    the    volume    specified    by
     eq:slot[:partition]  or mediatype.vsn  be loaded into device
     deq.  The device specified by deq must be a removeable media
     drive, be in the "unavailable" state (see set_state(1M)) and
     be controlled by a media  changer.  If  deq  already  has  a
     volume  loaded,  it  is  unloaded and the volume is put away
     before the new volume is loaded.  If deq is  not  specified,
     then  the  volume  is  loaded into an available drive in the
     media changer eq.  The SAM-QFS file system chooses the drive
     into which the volume is loaded.

     Note: Loading media  used  by  a  SAM-QFS  file  system  for
     archiving  could result in the loss of the data contained on
     that  media.   Sun  Microsystems  strongly  recommends  that
     archive media NOT be loaded in this manner.

     The load and samload commands are identical; samload is pro-
     vided  as an alternative to avoid conflict with the Tcl com-
     mand of the same name.

OPTIONS
     -w        load will  wait  for  the  operation  to  complete
               before terminating.

FILES
     mcf                 The  configuration  file   for   SAM-QFS
                         environments

SEE ALSO
     unload(1M), set_state(1M), mcf(4), sam-robotsd(1M)