VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Updating the Volume Configuration for a Robot
180 NetBackup Media Manager System Administrator’s Guide for Windows
Dialog Properties for Adding or Changing Barcode Rules
The following sections explain the settings you can make in this dialog.
Barcode Tag
The tag can have from 1 to 16 characters, but cannot contain any spaces (or special
characters that appear as spaces). In the Media Manager barcode rule and volume
databases, a barcode tag can have a maximum of 16 characters. But in the volume
database, not all 16 characters for the tag are used for all robot types.
See the Barcode Support attribute of the tables listed in “Robot Attributes” on page 253 for
the maximum barcode lengths that are supported by Media Manager for each robot type.
The following rules can have special characters in the barcode tags:
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<NONE > - Matches when rules are used and the volume has an unreadable barcode
or the robotic library does not support barcodes.
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<DEFAULT> - For volumes with barcodes, this tag matches when none of the other
barcode tags match, providing the media type in the <DEFAULT> rule and the media
type on the Media Settings tab are compatible.
Use the Media Settings tab to set up the criteria for a robot update (see “Media Settings
Tab (Advanced Options)” on page 168).
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To specify a barcode tag
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Enter a tag for the rule.
Maximum Mounts
This setting is used to specify the maximum number of mounts (or cleanings) that are
allowed for this volume. When a barcode rule is used, Media Manager adds the number
you select to the volume database for the media ID.
Note When you specify zero (unlimited), a cleaning tape whose barcode label matches
the rule will be assigned a zero for Cleanings. This means the tape will not be used
unless you subsequently change Cleanings to another value. You can avoid this
situation by carefully selecting the barcodes for your cleaning media.