NetVault 13.1.1 - Administration Guide

General settings for tape libraries

On the Configuration screen, the following settings are available.

Table 155. General settings for tape libraries
Setting	Description
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 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 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 takes an inventory by reading the media barcodes. If NetVault 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 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 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.

Drive cleaning settings

On the Cleaning screen, the following settings are available.

Table 156. Drive cleaning settings
Setting	Description
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.

Mixed media settings

On the Mixed Media screen, the following settings are available.

Table 157. Mixed Media settings
Setting	Description
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.

Configuring default settings for tape drives

To configure default settings for a tape drive:

Start a terminal session or command window, and navigate to the “bin” directory under the NetVault installation directory.

Type the following command:

deviceconfig [-servername <FQDN> (-httpport <HTTP port> |
-httpsport <HTTPS port>)] -username <NetVault user>
-password <user password>
‑drivemachine <drive machine name> -drivepath <path to drive>

These options are described in the following table.

Table 158. deviceconfig options for modifying tape drive settings
Option	Description
-servername	Specifies the FQDN, or IP Address of the NetVault Server. With this option, you must specify either the HTTP or HTTPS port to connect to the remote Web Service. If you omit this option, the local server is used. The deviceconfig utility connects to the local Web Service and automatically detects the local Web Service configuration.
-httpport	Specifies the HTTP port for Web Service. This option is only required if the server name is supplied.
-httpsport	Specifies the HTTPS port for Web Service. This option is only required if the server name is supplied.
-username	Specifies a valid NetVault user name.
-password	Specifies the password for the user account.
-drivemachine	Specifies the name of the NetVault machine to which the drive is attached.
-drivepath	Specifies the name or path of the drive.

The deviceconfig utility displays the Drive Configuration screen. You can access the configuration settings by pressing the corresponding option number. The available setting types include the following:

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NDMP Configuration: To configure NDMP Settings, select this option. For more information about these settings, see NDMP settings.

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Configuration: To configure general settings for a tape drive, select this option. For more information about these settings, see General settings for tape drives.

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Software Compression: To configure software compression settings, select this option. For more information about these settings, see Software compression settings.

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Performance: To configure drive performance settings, select this option. For more information about these settings, see Drive performance settings.

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Statistics: To configure statistics collection settings, select this option. For more information about these settings, see Statistics collection settings.

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Generic Cleaning: To configure generic cleaning settings for a tape drive, select this option. For more information about these settings, see Generic cleaning settings.

To save the changes and quit, press s.

(To quit without saving the changes, press q.)

Examples

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deviceconfig -username default -drivemachine Server-A
-drivepath “Tape fas3020:nrst2a(QUANTUM SDLT320)”

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deviceconfig -username admin -password mypassword ‑drivemachine Server‑A ‑drivepath “2-0.2.0 (SONY SDX-500C)”

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deviceconfig -servername 10.11.25.125 -httpsport 8443 -username admin
-password mypassword -drivemachine Client-A
‑drivepath “2-0.2.0 (SONY SDX-500C)”