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Start a terminal session or command window, and navigate to the “bin” directory under the NetVault installation directory. |
Specifies the FQDN, or IP Address of the NetVault Server. 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. | |
Specifies the name of the NetVault machine to which the drive is attached. | |
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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. |
On the NDMP Configuration screen, the following settings are available.
The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number. | |
The default setting is OFF. To change it, press the option number. | |
The default setting is ON. To change it, press the option number. | |
The default setting is ON. To change it, press the option number. | |
The default setting is ON. To change it, press the option number. | |
The default setting is ON. To change it, press the option number. |
On the Configuration screen, the following settings are available.
This option specifies the block size used for read and write operations. The default value is 64KiB. On Linux and UNIX systems, you can increase the media block size for optimum performance. On Windows, you might be required to change the registry setting MaximumSGList to use block sizes larger than 64KB. Before changing this setting, check that the SCSI bus is only used by the tape devices. If other devices also use the SCSI bus, this registry change might prevent them from working. If you want to apply these changes only to a specific channel on the HBA, consult the hardware vendor. To change the registry setting on Windows, follow these steps:
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The default setting is ON. To change it, press the option number. | |||||||||||
On the Software Compression screen, the following settings are available. The software compression settings only apply to virtual tape drives.
The default setting is OFF. To perform software compression, change the setting to ON. The data is compressed when it is transferred to the device during backup. | |
Type the number of data blocks per compression unit. The default block size is 8KiB. |
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