From the CommCell Browser, click the VaultTracker Policies icon under
the Policies node.
All the available Tracking Policies are displayed in the right pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the policy that you wish to clone and then click Clone.
Type the name of the new policy in the Enter Name box of the Clone
VaultTracker Policy dialog box. Click OK. The cloned Tracking Policy
is displayed in the VaultTracker Policies level of the CommCell Browser.
Right-click the Tracking policy, and then click Properties. The
Tracking Policy Details dialog box is displayed.
From the General tab, click the Enable check box. Click
OK. The Tracking policy is now enabled and ready for use.
You must enable a cloned Tracking policy after it is created.
It is recommended that some of the options of the cloned Tracking policy
is changed to avoid an exact duplication of the policy.
From the CommCell Browser, click the VaultTracker Policies icon under
the Policies node.
All the available Tracking Policies are displayed in the right pane of the
CommCell Browser.
Right-click the policy that you wish to run and then click Run.
When a Tracking Policy is initiated, the following are displayed in the CommCell
Console:
An Event Message is generated to indicate that the Tracking Policy has been
successfully initiated.
If the auto-acknowledge option is enabled in the Tracking Policy, the system
will automatically acknowledge all pending actions associated with the media
movement if both source and destination is a location. If the source is a library,
the pending actions will be automatically acknowledged when the media is removed
from the library.
For jobs that require to be manually acknowledged, the Pending Actions are
displayed on the right pane of the CommCell Browser, when you click the Action
icon under VaultTracker.
From the CommCell Browser, click the VaultTracker Policies icon under
the Policies node.
All the available Tracking Policies are displayed
in the right pane of the CommCell Browser.
Right-click the Tracking Policy that you wish to schedule and click Create
Schedule.
Create the necessary schedules for the Tracking Policy, from the Schedule
Details tab.
Click OK to save the schedule.
Schedules for Tracking Policies honor holidays on the CommServe level.
When the schedule for the Tracking Policy is initiated, the following
are displayed in the CommCell Console:
An Event Message is generated to
indicate whether the Tracking Policy has been successfully initiated.
If the auto-acknowledge option is enabled in the Tracking Policy, the
system will automatically acknowledge all pending actions associated with
the media movement if both source and destination is a location. If the
source is a library, the pending actions will be automatically acknowledged
when the media is removed from the library.
For jobs that require to be manually acknowledged, the Pending Actions
are displayed on the right pane of the CommCell Browser, when you click the
Action
icon under VaultTracker.
Options to view, modify, delete or disable schedules are also available.
See the following topics for more information:
To export
media from a library using the Export Media Wizard:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library from which you want to export media,
and then click Export Media.
OR
The Export Media Wizard is
displayed.
From the Export Media window in the Export Media Wizard,
choose whether or not to use VaultTracker to export media.
If you choose to export media using VaultTracker, the Export Media
Wizard guides you through the process of creating tracking policies,
choosing media movement criteria, selecting destination and tracking
options, etc.
If you choose not to export media using VaultTracker, the Export
Media Wizard guides you through the process of exporting specific media
using the Export Media List.
You can also access the Export Media Wizard by right-clicking the
media you wish to export in the Media in Library node and
selecting Export Media. The Export Media Wizard is then
displayed.
An export media operation can be run immediately
or scheduled using the scheduling options.
From the Export Media List dialog box, click Advanced.
From the
Advanced Options dialog box, click the Use VaultTracker for export
option.
Click the Use Virtual Mail Slots option to automatically move the
media to a virtual mail slot in the library. Virtual mail slots are defined
in the
Library
Properties (Media) tab.
Click the Auto-acknowledge option if you want the system to automatically
acknowledge all Pending movement actions.
Select a Container if the media is added to a Container.
Click the Track Transit option and select the transit location from
the list, to track the transit information. Transit locations can be entered
using the
Export Location Details dialog box.
Click OK to save the information.
If the auto-acknowledge option is enabled, the system will automatically
acknowledge all pending actions associated with the media movement if both
source and destination is a location. If the source is a library, the
pending actions will be automatically acknowledged when the media is removed
from the library.
If the auto-acknowledge option is not enabled, the Pending Actions are
displayed on the right pane of the CommCell Browser, when you click the
Action
icon under VaultTracker.
From the CommCell Browser, click the Actions icon, under
the VaultTracker icon.
All
the VaultTracker jobs with a pending action is displayed in the right-pane
of the CommCell Browser.
Right click the action for which you wish to record the status and then click the appropriate
movement action.
If you wish to record the status for the individual media in the action, right-click the
action and then click Details.
From the
Media
Action Details dialog box, right-click the media for which you wish to
record the status, and then click the appropriate movement action.
Choose from the following options:
Status
Description
Reached Destination
Use this option to indicate that the media has
reached its destination.
Once the media reaches the destination, the history information for the
media can be viewed in the
Tracking History
window.
Picked up
Use this option to indicate that the media has been picked up.
This action is applicable only for media movement between two locations.
Return to Source
Use this option to return a media to its
previous location..
This action is applicable only for media movement between two
locations.
Abort
Use this option to abort the media movement operation at its current
stage.
This information will be added in the history.
Available status:
When the media is at source, the following status can be recorded:
If the current location of the media is inside the library, status cannot
be recorded.
If current location of the media is outside the library, the following
status can be recorded: Picked Up, Reached Destination
When the media is in the virtual mail slot, status cannot be
recorded.
When the media is in transit, the following status can be recorded:
If the destination is an export location, the Reached Destination status
can be recorded.
When the destination is a library, status cannot be recorded.
If the source and destination are an export location, the Return to
Source and Reached Destination status can be recorded.
The status options available for an action (as opposed to the status options
available for a media in the
Media
Action Details dialog box) is the combination of all available commands
for all the media associated with the action.
Select whether the location is Stationary or Transit location.
Provide a brief description (optional) for the location.
Click OK.
The new location is added.
Locations can also be added by typing a location name in the VaultTracker
operations. For example, Tracking Policy, Export Media operation, etc.
Delete a Location
Before You Begin
Ensure that the export location you wish to delete is not associated with
a Tracking Policy or pending action. Also ensure that no media currently resides
in the location.