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Oracle® Secure Backup Reference
Release 10.1

Part Number B14236-03
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rendev

Purpose

Use the rendev command to rename a configured device.

See Also:

"Device Commands" for related commands

Prerequisites

You must have the modify administrative domain's configuration right to use the rendev command.

Syntax

rendev::=

rend•ev [ --nq ] { old-devicename new-devicename }...

Semantics

--nq

Does not display a confirmation message. If you do not specify this option, then the command displays a confirmation message. The message is described in "Command Execution in Interactive Mode".

old-devicename

Specifies the name of the existing device. Refer to "devicename" for the rules governing device names.

new-devicename ...

Specifies the name for the device. Refer to "devicename" for the rules governing device names.

Example

Example 2-108 renames two tape devices.

Example 2-108 Renaming a Device

ob> lsdev
library    lib1             in service
  drive 1  tape1            in service
library    lib2             in service
  drive 1  tape2            in service
ob> rendev tape1 t1 tape2 t2
rename device tape1? (a, n, q, y, ?) [y]: y
rename device tape2? (a, n, q, y, ?) [y]: y
ob> lsdev
library    lib1             in service
  drive 1  t1               in service
library    lib2             in service
  drive 1  t2               in service