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Title:	Storage Library System

Moderator:	COOKIE::REUTER

Created:	Sun Oct 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2270
Total number of notes:	7850

2260.0. "Pre-sales questions, API?, FILE LOCATOR?" by ASABET::nqsrv526.nqo.dec.com::Craig Blasingame (Lockheed Martin Global Account Team) Tue May 20 1997 14:55

I have a couple of customer pre-sales questions related to SLS.

1) Is there a customer language (probably C or C++) callable interface (API) 
to allow a program to get at the functions that are available in the GUI?  Are 
there DCL interfaces?

2) Can the GUI produce a report detailing file locations within the storage 
schema?  I.e., if files have been migrated to tape, what files and where are 
they?

Finally a third question not related to SLS directly:  Does anyone know what 
the estimated shelf-life of a DLT tape is?

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2260.1 SLS or ABS CX3PST::WSC217::SWANK David Wed May 21 1997 14:34 25

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2260.1	SLS or ABS	CX3PST::WSC217::SWANK	David	`Wed May 21 1997 14:34`	25
	>I have a couple of customer pre-sales questions related to SLS. > >1) Is there a customer language (probably C or C++) callable interface (API) >to allow a program to get at the functions that are available in the GUI? SLS does not have a GUI. You must be thinking of ABS which does. >Are there DCL interfaces? Yes, the STORAGE command. >2) Can the GUI produce a report detailing file locations within the storage >schema? I.e., if files have been migrated to tape, what files and where are >they? Again SLS has no GUI, however the CLI command STORAGE REPORT SYSTEM\|FILE will report the information you're looking for. >Finally a third question not related to SLS directly: Does anyone know what >the estimated shelf-life of a DLT tape is? Approxamitly 15 years with proper environmental control of humidity and temperature. \ \David

>I have a couple of customer pre-sales questions related to SLS.
>
>1) Is there a customer language (probably C or C++) callable interface (API) 
>to allow a program to get at the functions that are available in the GUI?

SLS does not have a GUI.  You must be thinking of ABS which does.

>Are there DCL interfaces?

Yes, the STORAGE command.

>2) Can the GUI produce a report detailing file locations within the storage 
>schema?  I.e., if files have been migrated to tape, what files and where are 
>they?

Again SLS has no GUI, however the CLI command STORAGE REPORT SYSTEM|FILE will
report the information you're looking for.

>Finally a third question not related to SLS directly:  Does anyone know what 
>the estimated shelf-life of a DLT tape is?

Approxamitly 15 years with proper environmental control of humidity and
temperature.
\
\David