VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Chapter 3, Managing Media
Adding New Volumes
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To specify a naming style
1. Click the arrow to open a list of possible combinations of alphanumeric characters.
2. Select a style to use in creating the media IDs for this range of new volumes.
Media ID or First Media ID
Media IDs can be from 1 to 6 characters in length. Media IDs for an API robot must always
match the barcodes (Media Manager supports barcodes from 1 to 6 characters). This
means that you must get a list of the barcodes prior to adding the volumes. You can obtain
this information through a robotic inventory or from the robot vendor’s software.
To specify a media ID for one volume
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Enter an ID for the new volume in the Media ID text box.
To specify media IDs for more than one volume
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Enter an ID for the new volumes in the First Media ID text box.
Use the same pattern that you chose in the Media ID naming style box. This is the ID
for the first volume in the range of volumes that you are adding. Media Manager
names the remaining volumes by incrementing the digits.
Media Description
Enter a 1 to 25 ASCII character description of the media that you are adding.
First Slot Number
For new volumes in a robot, you must specify the first slot number to be used by the range
of volumes that you are adding. Media Manager assigns the remainder of the slot
numbers sequentially.
Note
You cannot enter slot information for volumes in an API robot. The robot vendor or
the operating system software (in the case of RSM robots) tracks the slot locations
for these robot types.
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To specify the first slot number
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Click an arrow and specify the first slot number.