By default, NetVault assigns a system-generated string to a blank media item. You can modify the configuration settings to use media barcodes as the default labels. For more information, see Configuring general settings for Media Manager.
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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Select the type of media that you want to label. The available options are:
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Select the type of media label. The available options are:
– Label: Specify the string that you want to use as the media label.
– Seed: To identify individual media items, a sequential number is added to the user-defined string. The option defines the initial value for the sequence. This value is increased by one for each item. The default value for this option is one. | |||||||||
To label all media items in the selected library, select this check box. | |||||||||
To label specific media items, select the individual media items in the list. |
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Click OK to save the settings. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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Click Bulk Label. |
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In the Bulk Label Media window, configure the following parameters: |
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Type of Media to Label: Select the type of media to be labeled: |
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Blank: Select this check box to label any blank, non-labeled piece of media in a device that is currently accessible to the NetVault Server. |
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Other: Select this check box to bulk label media types that do not belong to any category listed here. |
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NetVault 5: Select this check box to label any piece of media that was used to back up data with NetVault 5.x. |
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Reusable: Select this check box to label a piece of media that is marked as reusable. |
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Type of Label: Select the type of media label: |
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Barcode: To use media barcodes as the media labels, select this option. |
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Machine and Date: To generate a string using the NetVault Server Name, Current Date, and a Seed Number, select this option. |
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User: To assign a user-defined label, select User, and enter the following details: |
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Label: Enter the string to be used as media label. NetVault does not support a “%” character in the string. A media label can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include Non-English characters. |
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Seed: For the identification of individual media items, NetVault adds a sequential number to the user-defined string. The Seed parameter provides the initial value for the sequence. This value is incremented by one for each media item. The default value for Seed is one. |
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Group Label: To add the media items to a group, select the group label in the list. If you want to create a new group label, enter the string. The group label can contain alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters, but it cannot include Non-English characters. |
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Select Media Items: Select the applicable method: |
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Select Individual Media Items: In the media list, select the individual media items for labeling. To select consecutive items, hold down the Shift key while clicking with the mouse button; to select nonconsecutive items, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking with the mouse button. |
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Select All Media Items: To label all media items in the list, select the All Media in List check box. |
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Enter ‘LABEL’ to Confirm Request: To confirm bulk labeling, enter LABEL in the box. This string is case insensitive. |
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Click OK. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and in the list of devices, click the icon |
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Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and in the list of devices, open the library that contains the tape. |
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In the Media Label dialog box, configure the following options. |
Select MTF on Windows and CPIO on Linux/UNIX. |
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Click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box. |
After blanking, a tape becomes available to NetVault for storing future backups. Hence, before blanking a media, ensure that tenant’s savesets are not present on that media.
The following sections describe the procedures that you can use to blank tape media:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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To blank all media items in the Media that can be blanked list, select this check box. | |
To blank specific media items, select the items in this list. | |
Type the password for the NetVault Server. If no password is set for the NetVault Server, provide the system's root or administrator password. | |
To confirm, type BLANK (case-insensitive) in this box. |
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Click OK. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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Click Bulk Blank. |
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In the Bulk Blank Media dialog box, configure the following parameters: |
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Select Individual Media Items: In the media list, select the individual media items for blanking. To select consecutive items, hold down the Shift key while clicking with the mouse button; to select non-consecutive items, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking with the mouse button. |
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Select All Media Items: To blank all media items in the list, select the All Media in List check box. |
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Password: Enter the password for the NetVault Server. |
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Enter ‘BLANK’ to Confirm Request: To confirm bulk blanking, enter BLANK in the box. This string is case-insensitive. |
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Click OK. |
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To blank a tape from the Manage Devices page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and in the list of devices, click the icon |
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To blank a tape from the Explore Storage page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, click the slot that has the tape. |
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You can use the Scan method to query all backups stored on a tape and import those backups that are not indexed in the given NetVault Server’s database. You can also use the Scan method to import “foreign” tapes into the NetVault Database.
The following sections describe the procedures that you can use to scan tape media:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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On the Tape Library Management page, click Scan All. (If NetVault fails to start the process, click Force Scan.) |
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In the Scan Device dialog box, you can configure the following option: |
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Minimum life for imported backups: This option specifies the minimum life for backups that are imported to the NetVault Database. This option only applies to the backups that are not available in the NetVault Database. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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To select a tape from the Manage Devices page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices, and in the list of devices, click the icon |
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To select a tape from the Explore Storage page: |
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage. |
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Click Scan. |
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In the Scan Device dialog box, you can configure the following option: |
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Minimum life for imported backups: This option specifies the minimum life for backups that are imported to the NetVault Database. This option only applies to the backups that are not available in the NetVault Database. |
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices. |
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If a piece of media is damaged or not suitable for use, you can mark it as “unusable” so that it is not selected for any job. You can set this property from the Explore Tape Media Item page. Once you mark the media as unusable, you need to assign a different media to tenant user groups.
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In the Navigation pane, click Explore Storage. |
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To mark the tape as unusable, click Mark Unusable. |
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To change this property, select the tape, and click Mark Usable. |
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