Library Properties - How To
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Change the Default Scratch Pool
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
change the default scratch pool:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
change the default scratch pool, and
then click Properties.
- Select the name of the scratch pool that you wish to designate as the
default scratch pool from the Default Scratch Pool list.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Modify the Mount and Unmount Timeout Periods
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
modify the mount and unmount timeout periods:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
change mount and unmount timeout periods, and
then click Properties.
- In the Mount and Unmount box, type or select the timeout
periods.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable (or Disable) the Library
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable a library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library you wish to enable or
disable, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Status tab.
- In the Status area, click Enable Library.
- Click OK to save the changes.
View the Library Offline Reason
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
view the offline reason for a library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
view the offline reason, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Status tab.
- Information on the library offline reason is displayed in the Offline
Reason box.
Mark MediaAgent/Library/Drive Offline for
Maintenance
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
mark MediaAgent/Library/Drive Offline for Maintenance:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the MediaAgent/Library/ Drive that you wish to
mark offline for maintenance, and then click Properties.
- Select one or more of the following options as appropriate:
- To mark a MediaAgent offline for maintenance: Click the
Control tab
and then click and enable the Mark MediaAgent Offline for Maintenance
option.
- To mark a library offline for maintenance: Click the
Status tab and then click and enable the
Mark Library Offline for Maintenance option.
- To mark a drive offline for maintenance: Click the
Status
tab and then click and enable the Mark Drive Offline for Maintenance
option.
- Click OK to save the configuration.
Subsequent data protection,
data recovery and auxiliary copy operations will not use the associated
MediaAgent/Library/Drive.
View the Storage Policies Accessing a Library
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
view the storage policies accessing a library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
view the storage policies, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Associations
tab.
All the storage policies and storage policy copies accessing the library
are displayed.
Change the Active Library Controller
Use the following procedure to manually switch the active library controller
in a library configured with library controllers, in the SAN environment.
Before You Begin
- Do not switch the active library controller if jobs are in progress for
that MediaAgent
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
change the active library controller:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
change the active library controller, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Library Controller
tab.
- Click Change.
- In the Change Active Library
Controller dialog box, choose the library controller that you wish to
designate as the active library controller from the Failover Controllers
list.
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In order to manually change a failover
library controller candidate as the active library controller, the
failover library controller candidate must be Alive and Enabled. |
- Click OK in both the Change Active Library Controller dialog
box and in the Library Properties dialog box.
The selected failover library controller is switched as the active
library controller.
View the Status of the Library Controller
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
view the status of the library controller:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
view the library controller status, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Library Controller
tab.
The status of the library controller can be viewed in the Library
Properties (Library Controller) dialog box. Note the following:
The Active Library Controller is the MediaAgent with the Active,
Alive and Enabled status as YES, and the Soft
State as ON. (You can view the status of the library controllers
by clicking the Detail button on the Active Library Controller
or Failover Library Controller panes.)
- In a library configured in the SAN environment, where several
MediaAgents are configured as library controllers, at any given
point, the MediaAgent accessing the library is considered as Active
and therefore displayed as the Active Library
Controller. All the other MediaAgents are displayed as Failover
Library Controllers. The Active status will be displayed as No
for the failover library controllers.
- In a library configured in the non-SAN environment, where only one
MediaAgent is configured as a library controller, the MediaAgent is
displayed as the Active Library Controller. If either the Alive or
Enabled status is NO, or Soft State is OFF, the Active status will be
displayed as OFF and the MediaAgent will be displayed as
a Failover Library Controller.
Mark Media as Appendable
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
mark media as appendable:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
mark the media as appendable, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media
tab.
- Click Mark Media Appendable.
- In the Use Appendable Media within n Day (s) of its
last write time, type the number of days that the media can be used after it was marked as
appendable.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Reuse Media Marked as Appendable
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
reuse media marked as appendable:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
reuse media marked as appendable, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- Click Use Appendable Media within n Day (s) of its last write time.
- Type the number of days that the media can be used after it was marked as
appendable.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Start New Media for Data Protection Operations when Media is Exported
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
start new media for data protection operations, when the required media is
exported:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
start new media for data protection operations, when the required media is
exported, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- From the Start New Media region, click When required media is
exported.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Start New Media for Data Protection Operations when Media is Stuck
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
start new media for data protection operations, when the required media is stuck:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
start new media for data protection operations, when the required media is
stuck, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- From the Start New Media region, click When required media is
stuck.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Set up the Virtual Mail Slots in the Library
Required Capability: See
Capabilities
and Permitted Actions
To setup
the virtual mail slots in the library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
setup the virtual slots, and then click Properties.
- Click the
Media
tab.
- Click the Virtual mail slot for export option.
- Enter the starting slot number that must be used for storing media in the
virtual mail slot in the Starts From box.
- Specify whether the direction that must be used from the starting slot number.
(The options are UP and Down.)
- Click OK to save the information.
To use the virtual mail slot, the VaultTracker job must have the Use Virtual
Mail Slot option enabled. You can enable this option in one of the following dialog
boxes:
- Selecting the Use Virtual Mail Slots for export in source libraries
option in the Tracking Policy from the
Tracking Policy Details (Criteria) dialog box.
- Selecting the Use Virtual Mail Slots option for a backup job,
from the Advanced Backup Options dialog box.
- The MediaAgent does not support the creation of virtual mail slots for
blind libraries and libraries attached to an ACSLS server.
Enable (or Disable) Media Related Pop-Ups in the CommCell Console
Related Topics:
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable (or disable) media related pop-ups in the CommCell Console:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable the pop-ups then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- Click on Show Media related pop-up messages on CommCell Console to
enable the option, or clear the option to disable it.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable (or Disable) Automatic Use of Spare Media from Different Scratch
Pools
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable (or disable) automatic use of spare media from different scratch pools:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable this option then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- Select the Automatically use spare media from different scratch pool if
found in drive to
enable the option, or clear the option to disable it.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable (or Disable) Unloading of Media From a
Stand-Alone Drive When
Different Media is Required
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable (or disable) unloading of media from a stand-alone drive when different
media is required:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable this option then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- Select the Unload media in standalone drive when different media is required to
enable the option, or clear the option to disable it.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Reset Container and Export Media
Location for Media in the Library
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
reset container and export media location for media in the library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library you wish to reset the
container and/or export media location, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Media tab.
- In the When Assigned Media Re-Appears in Library area, select the Reset container
and/or Reset export location options to enable them:
- Click OK to save the changes.
Modify the Barcode and Location for a Media Associated with a Stand-Alone
Drive
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
modify the barcode and location for a media associated with a stand-alone drive
- From the CommCell Browser, click on Exported Media or Assigned
Media group associated with a stand-alone drive in which the media is
available. All the media existing in the stand-alone drive are displayed on
the right-pane of the CommCell browser
- Right-click the media for which
you want to modify the properties, and then click Properties.
- In the Barcode/
Identifier box, type a new barcode/identifier for the media.
- In the Location box, type the location in which the media
is stored.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Overwrite Media with Old Data, When Spare or Appendable Media is Unavailable
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
overwrite media with old data, when Spare or Appendable media is unavailable in
the library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library in which you wish to
enable this option, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Media
Usage tab.
- Click Overwrite Media if Media Last Written to in.
- Type the number of days/hours after which the media can be reused.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable or Disable Automatic Media Discovery
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable automatic media discovery:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable automatic media discovery, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Media
Usage tab.
- From the Auto-Discovery of Media region, click Enable Auto-Discovery
of
Media into default scratch pool option. (Clear this check box to
disable this option.)
- Select the default media type available in the library from the Default
Media Type list.
Note
that the media available in a library must be compatible with the drives
attached to the library.
- Click OK to save the changes.
When you subsequently import media,
the
imported media is automatically moved to the default scratch pool.
Enable or Disable Stuck Media Recovery
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable stuck media recovery:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable stuck media recovery, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Media
Usage tab.
- From the Stuck in Drive region, choose the necessary options.
(Clear the appropriate check boxes to disable this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
Modify the Unmount Time for Inactive Media in the Drive
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
modify the unmount time for inactive media in the drive:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
modify the unmount time for inactive media in the drive, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Media
Usage tab.
- From the Unmount Media from the drive after (n) Minutes/Hours of
inactivity box, type the unmount time that you wish to establish and
then choose minutes or hours.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Reuse Media with Failed Content Verification
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
Use the following procedure to overwrite media in situations where the
MediaAgent fails to read a media, e.g., incompatible data formats, etc.
To
reuse media with failed content verification:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
reuse media with failed content verification, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- From the Overwrite Media region, click When Content
Verification Failed.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable or Disable the Usage of Media From Other CommCells
Use the following procedure to overwrite media from other CommCells.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable the usage of media from other CommCells:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable usage from other CommCells, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Media tab.
- From the Overwrite Media region, click When it is from different CommCell
to enable this option. (Clear this check box to disable this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable or Disable the Verification of Drive Access Path and Serial Number
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable the verification of Drive Access Path and Serial Number:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable this option, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Drive tab.
- From the Attributes region, choose the Verify access path using
Serial Number for Drive to enable this option. (Clear this check box to
disable this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable (or Disable) the Checking for Cleaning Media Loaded in the Drive
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable the checking for cleaning media loaded in the drive:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable this option, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Drive tab.
- From the Attributes region, choose Check for cleaning media
loaded in Drive to enable this option. (Clear this check box to disable
this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
Enable or Disable the Logging of Tape Alerts
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
enable or disable the logging of tape alerts:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable or disable this option, and
then click Properties.
- Click the Drive tab.
- From the Attributes region, choose Check for Tape Alerts to
enable this option. (Clear this check box to disable this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
Automatically Detect Replaced Drives
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
automatically detect replaced drives:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
enable the option to automatically detect replaced drives, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Drive
tab.
- From the Attributes region, choose Enable Auto Drive Replacement
when new device is detected during Mount to
enable this option. (Clear this check box to disable this option.)
- Click OK to save the changes.
NOTES
- This is recommended method for replacing compatible drives as it
provides a one touch solution for replacing drives.
- In some cases the system may not automatically detect the new drives.
e.g., if the library does not support drive serialization, if the drive is
not replaced with a compatible drive type, if the library is attached to a
Solaris MediaAgent, etc. In such cases, use one of the following procedures
for replacing drives:
Specify the CAP ID for Importing and Exporting Media
Use the following procedure to specify the CAP ID associated with the mail
slot that will be used for importing and exporting media from the specific
MediaAgent.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
specify the CAP ID for importing and exporting media:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library for which you wish to
change the CAP selection, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
CAP Selection
tab.
- Select the CAP ID that must be used for importing and exporting media.
- Click OK.