Removable Storage Manager Function Reference

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

This section includes Removable Storage Manager (RSM) functions.

Cleaner Management Functions

You can use the following functions to control and manage drive cleaning:

CleanNtmsDrive

EjectNtmsCleaner

InjectNtmsCleaner

ReleaseNtmsCleanerSlot

ReserveNtmsCleanerSlot

Database Backup and Recovery Functions

You can use the following functions for database backup and recovery:

ExportNtmsDatabase

ImportNtmsDatabase

Database Notification Functions

You can use the following functions for database notification:

CloseNtmsNotification

OpenNtmsNotification

WaitForNtmsNotification

Session Management Functions

You can use the following session management functions to open and close RSM sessions:

CloseNtmsSession

OpenNtmsSession

Library Control Functions

Library control functions control:

• Injecting and ejecting media
• Moving media between libraries
• Enabling and disabling drive and changer resources
• Taking library inventory

You can use the following library control functions:

AccessNtmsLibraryDoor

CancelNtmsLibraryRequest

DeleteNtmsDrive

DeleteNtmsLibrary

DismountNtmsDrive

EjectNtmsMedia

GetNtmsRequestOrder

InjectNtmsMedia

InventoryNtmsLibrary

SetNtmsRequestOrder

Media Services Functions

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Media services functions are used for:

• Mounting and dismounting media
• Allocating and deallocating media for an application
• Managing media pools

You can use the following media services functions:

AddNtmsMediaType

AllocateNtmsMedia

ChangeNtmsMediaType

CreateNtmsMediaPool

DeallocateNtmsMedia

DecommissionNtmsMedia

DeleteNtmsMedia

DeleteNtmsMediaPool

DeleteNtmsMediaType

DismountNtmsMedia

GetNtmsMediaPoolName

MountNtmsMedia

MoveToNtmsMediaPool

SetNtmsMediaComplete

SwapNtmsMedia

Object Management Functions

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

You can use the following functions to enumerate, get, and set information about RSM objects.

DisableNtmsObject

EnableNtmsObject

EnumerateNtmsObject

GetNtmsObjectAttribute

GetNtmsObjectInformation

GetNtmsObjectSecurity

SetNtmsObjectAttribute

SetNtmsObjectInformation

SetNtmsObjectSecurity

On-Media-Identifier Management Functions

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

You can use the following function to control the use of OMIDs in an RSM system:

UpdateNtmsOmidInfo

Operator Request Functions

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

You can use the following functions to manage and control requests to system operators:

CancelNtmsOperatorRequest

SatisfyNtmsOperatorRequest

SubmitNtmsOperatorRequest

WaitForNtmsOperatorRequest