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In this chapter we discuss the principal tape handling software and facilities available at Fermilab. Start-up information for running and monitoring OCS tape mounts is provided, and the OCS X interface is introduced. Several tape I/O packages are briefly described.
OCS manages tape drive allocations and operator-assisted mounts, whereas RBIO and DAFT are tape I/O packages. FTT is a low-level C subroutine library common to OCS, RBIO and DAFT; it can also be used directly for tape I/O and tape drive testing. FMB includes features for both tape mounting and I/O. These are all UPS products, and are accessible in the standard way via the setup command.
[Missing image]Since many groups and experiments have customized their tape-handling routines, some or all of the applications described here may not be available or appropriate for you. Contact your group leader to find out what procedures have been established for your group.