NetVault 12.4 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Need command to open entry/exit port

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

Do not issue unload commands to drives

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

Must unload drive(s) to open door

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

Do not overlap commands to arm and drive

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

Return inactive media to slot delay

Type the timeout period for media inactivity. The timeout period is specified in number of seconds. NetVault Backup returns the media to the slot if no activity occurs within the specified period. The default value for this option is 30 seconds.

To retain the media indefinitely in the drive, set this option to zero (0).

The default value of device config in ACSLS libraries is 120 seconds.

Mark Unknown Media Blank

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

When it is set ON, NetVault Backup marks unknown tapes as BLANK without reading the tape headers. You still need to run the Blank command to actually delete the data and use the media for backups.

Do Not Scan Unknown Media

When you add tapes to a library, and close the door (or restart the library), NetVault Backup takes an inventory by reading the media barcodes. If NetVault Backup cannot find the barcode for a piece of media in the Media Database, it marks that tape as UNKNOWN. You can use the Mark Unknown Media Blank option to mark such tapes as BLANK.

If you do not mark the unknown tapes as BLANK, NetVault Backup starts loading each unknown tape into one of the drives to scan for backups and on-tape indices. On large systems, this process can increase the burden on the drive resources.

If you do not want to scan the unknown tapes automatically, change the setting to ON. When it is set ON, the unknown tapes are marked as UNKNOWN.

Check if Offline Media is Available

Enter or select the amount of time.

NetVault Backup waits for an offline media to become online. The request times out if the media does not become available within the specified period. The timeout for the availability of offline media is specified in minutes. The default value for this parameter is 10 minutes.

Entry / Exit Port Locks Arm

The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number.

Automatic Cleaning Supported

The default setting is ON for libraries that support automatic cleaning.

Barcode Prefix(es) of cleaning media

Specify the barcode prefixes for cleaning media. To configure multiple cleaning tapes, separate the barcodes using a comma. If you do not use the barcode labels of tape media, you can omit this option.

Note: The barcode prefixes (if applicable) and slot numbers are used to identify and place the cleaning media in the reserved slots. To set the “cleaning lives” option, the cleaning media should be placed in the designated slots.

Cleaning Slots

Specify the slot numbers that can hold the cleaning media. To configure multiple slots, use a comma.

Slot Types

This option specifies the slot ranges for each media type. The media organization in the library during initial setup determines how you configure this setting. To create this list, assign a unique Slot Type Identifier for each media type and specify the corresponding slot range for it. The format for creating is:

<SlotTypeIdentifier>=<SlotRange>

To specify more than one slot range for a media type, create a separate list item. Comma-separated values are not supported. Use the same Slot Type Identifier for configuring the additional slots or slot ranges. When assigning a Slot Type Identifier, verify that it allows you to easily identify the media type contained in the slot. No spaces are allowed in the values.

Example:

SDLTMedia=1-10

STKRMedia=11-30

LTO1Media=31-60

LTO1Media=101

Drive Types

This option specifies the types of drives that are available on the library. To create this list, assign a unique Drive Type Identifier for each media type and specify the corresponding drive number for it. The format for creating this list is:

<DriveTypeIdentifier>=<DriveNumber>

For multiple drives of the same type, configure each individual drive as a separate list item. Comma-separated values are not supported. Use the same Drive Type Identifier for configuring multiple drives of the same type. When assigning a Drive Type Identifier, make sure that it allows you to easily identify the drive type. No spaces are allowed in the values.

Example:

SDLT=1

STKR=2

STKR=3

LTO1=4

Drive Types/Media Type Compatibilities

This option specifies the supported media type for each drive type. The format for creating this list is:

<DriveTypeIdentifier>=<SlotTypeIdentifier>

Example:

SDLT=SDLTMedia

STKR=STKRMedia

LTO1=LTO1Media

This configuration ensures that a piece of media is only obtained from the corresponding slots when a particular type of drive is accessed.