Quantum VolServ User Manual

Using the
VolServ
VolServ Version 5.2
November 2003
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Preface

Purpose of This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
How This Book is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-5
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-6
Online Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-6
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-7
Contact Publications Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-7
Secured Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-7

Getting Started 1

Using the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Volume Server System Console Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Archive Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
GUI Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
GUI Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Status Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Common GUI Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Message and Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
File Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
Printer Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
Filter Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23
Select Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25
Select Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-27
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Printer Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-29
Label Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-32

Archive Operation 2

Automated Archive Console Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Enter Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Eject Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Audit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
Manual Archive Console Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27
Shelf Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27
Stage Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-41
Fail Codes Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-52

Media Management 3

Import Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Export Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Check In Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Check Out Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Manual Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
Clear Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
Mount Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
Dismount Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-25
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Modify Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-28
Move Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-31
Reclassify Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-34

Administer the GUI 4

Change Archive Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Vary Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Vary Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Vary Component (Second Window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
Vary Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12
Cancel Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-14
Reprioritize Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-16
Unlock Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-18
Reprint Media Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-20

Configuration 5

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
Configure Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4
Automated Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9
AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9
DataTower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10
StorageTek ACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-14
SCSI/Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19
Media Type Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24
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Manual Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-30
DataShelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-30
Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-44
Reconfigure Automated Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-50
Automated Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-50
Reconfigure Manual Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-56
DataShelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-56
Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-59
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-61
Define Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-64
Delete Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-66
Associate Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-68
Disassociate Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-72
Drive Pool Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-75
Create Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-77
Modify Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-79
Delete Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-83
Media Class Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-86
Create Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-87
Modify Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-92
Delete Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-98
Archive Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-100
Create Archive Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-102
Modify Archive Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-110
Delete Archive Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-118
Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-121
Create Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-123
Modify Media Type Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-125
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Label Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-129
Create Label Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-130
Delete Label Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-132
Client Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-135
Operator Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-138

Reports and Queries 6

Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
Archive Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
Drive Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
Media Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
Query Request Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
Enterprise Connection Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
Report Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10
Query Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10
Query Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13
Query Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-15
Query Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-17
Query Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19
Query Media Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-22
Query Intransit Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
Query Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25
Query Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-28
Query Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-29
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Archive Console Procedures A

Console Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Archive Console Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Selecting Status Beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Selecting Sweep Select List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Autoadding Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
StorageTek ACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
DataTower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
SCSI/Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Manually Entering Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
AML/SCSI/ Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Automated Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Manual Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Bulk Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
Viewing the Enter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
Automated Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
Manual Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
Failing the Enter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
Automated Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
Manual Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25
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Ejecting Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27
Automated Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-27
Manual Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28
Remove Eject List Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-30
Automated Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-30
Manual Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-31
Auditing an Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32
AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-32
DataTower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-33
StorageTek ACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-34
SCSI/Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-36
DataShelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-37
Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-39
Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-40
Dismount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-41
Reprint Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-42

Media Management Procedures B

Import Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Generate Media IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Export Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Check In Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Check Out Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Using Manual Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15
Clearing Eject List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17
Mount Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18
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Dismount Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-22
Modify Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-24
Move Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-27
Reclassify Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-30

Administration Procedures C

Change Library Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Vary a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Vary a Library Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Vary a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8
Unlock a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
Cancel a Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
Reprioritize a Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
Reprint Media Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Configuration Procedures D

Configure Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4
AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5
StorageTek ACS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9
DataTower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-13
SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-19
Configure a Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-23
DataShelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-28
Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-39
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Reconfigure an Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-44
Reconfigure an AML/E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-44
Reconfigure an Archive - Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-44
Modify General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-48
Modify Media Type Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-50
Modify RPC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-55
Remap Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-56
Add Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-59
Delete Media Type Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-63
Reconfigure an Archive - Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-65
Delete a Library from the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-67
View an Automated Library Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-70
DataTower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-72
DataShelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-73
Stage/SCSI/Scalar DLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-75
Define a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-76
Define a Drive for an Existing AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-77
Associate a Drive with a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-77
Disassociate a Drive from a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-79
Delete a Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-80
Delete a Drive in an AML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-80
Drive Pool Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-81
Create a Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-81
Modify a Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-82
Delete a Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-83
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Media Class Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-84
Create a Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-84
Modify a Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-88
Delete a Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-91
Associate a Media Class with a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-93
Modify Library Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-96
Disassociate a Media Class from a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-100
Media Type Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-102
Define a Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-102
Redefine a Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-103
Configure Label Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-105
Define Label Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-105
Delete a Label Pattern Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-106
View Label Pattern Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-107
Authorize Client Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-108
Authorize Operator Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-109

Reports and Query Procedures E

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3
Query Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4
Query Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7
Query Drive Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-9
Query Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-11
Query Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-12
Query Media Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-14
Query Intransit Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-16
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Query Media Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-17
Query Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-19
Query Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-21
Query Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-23
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Preface

Purpose of This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3
Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3
How This Book is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-5
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-6
Online Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-6
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-7
Contact Publications Department . . . . . . . . .P-7
Secured Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-7
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Purpose of This Book

Who Should Read This Book

How This Book is Organized

This book describes how to use the VolServ graphical user interface (GUI).
This book is written for the system administrator who uses the GUI to operate VolServ.
This book assumes the administrator has a strong familiarity with:
UNIX operating systems
The precepts and concepts of using GUIs
This book contains the following chapters: Chapter 1: Getting Started Controlling access to the GUI for
clients, GUI design and navigation, and icon description.
Chapter 2: Archive Operation Details Archive Console GUIs
and operations associated with archive-specific pull-down menus.
Chapter 3: Media Management Details media management
operations associated with the MEDIA icon pull-down menu on the Volume Server System console
Chapter 4: Administer the GUIDetails administration
operations associated with the ADMIN icon pull-down menu on the Volume Server System console.
Chapter 5: Configuration Details configuration operations
associated with the CONFIG icon pull-down menu on the Volume Server System console.
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Chapter 6: Reports and QueriesDetails information from the
REPORTS pull-down menu on the Volume Server System console.
Appendix A: Archive Console Procedures Provides the
step-by-step procedures for Archive Console Operations
.
Appendix B: Media Management Procedures Provides the
step-by-step procedures for Media Management Operations.
Appendix C: Administration Procedures Provides the
step-by-step procedures for Administration Operations.
Appendix D: Configuration Procedures Provides the
step-by-step procedures for Configuration Operations.
Appendix E: Reports and Queries Procedur es Provides the
step-by-step procedures for Reports and Queries operations.
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Conventions

The conventions used throughout the VolServ technical books are listed below:
Convention Example
Screen text, file names, program names, and commands are in Courier font.
The root prompt is shown as a number symbol.
What you should type in is shown in Courier bold font.
Site-specific variables are in a Times italics font.
A backward slash ( \ ) denotes the input is continued onto the next line; the printed page is just not wide enough to accommodate the line.
Pressing <Return> after each command is assumed.
Request to add a new volume: Volume group will be “20” Volume position will be “A123”.
# su root
vsarchiveqry
tar -xvf tapedevicename
#
remsh nodename -n dd if=/dev \
/tapedevicename/bs=20b | tar xvfb \
- 20
(You should type the entire command witho ut the backward slash.)
A menu name with an arrow refers to a sequence of menus.
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Books

The books described below are part of the technical documentation set, and are shipped on CD along with the VolServ software:
Overview
Provides an ov erview of VolServ . Co ntains a glossary.
Installing VolServ
Describes server requirements, installation instructions, troubleshooting procedures, and configuration parameters.
Using the VolServ GUI
Describes how to perform system administrative tasks using th e graphical user interface.
API Guide
Provides a list of API functions.
Administrative Tasks
Describes how to perform system administrative tasks using VolServ commands.
Command Reference
Contains a list of VolServ comman ds
Error Messages
Provides corrective action f or system log errors.
Quick Reference Card
Summarizes commands.

Online Books

The documentation CD contains VolServ book files and requires the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view the
accompanying electronic documentation. The Reader allows you to view and navigate the electronic documentation files yet preserves the page design and graphics from the printed books.
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Related Publications

Related Publications Description
“Release Notes” For each v ersion of VolServ, the “Release Notes” contain:
“Product Alerts” Informs customers of technical problems and solutions. “Product Bulletins” Conveys technical information—not problems—to
The publications described in the table below are created and distributed on an as-needed basis.
• Summary of enhancements
• Describes:
- Fixed problems
- Known problems
- Installation and configuration issues
•Lists:
- Operating system patches
- System requirements
customers.

Contact Publications Department

Secured Web Site

To make corrections or to comment on VolServ publications, please contact Software Technical Publications at our e-mail address: techdocs@adic.com.
To receive access to the secured site on our home page containing technical product information (Release Notes, Product Alerts, Product Bulletins, FAQs), visit http://partners.adic.com/ and follow the password request procedure. In return, ADIC will send you instructions and a password.
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Volume Server System Console Icons . . . . . . 1-3
Archive Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
GUI Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1
GUI Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Status Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Common GUI Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Message and Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
File Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Printer Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Filter Pop-up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Select Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Select Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Printer Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Label Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-32

Getting Started

Getting
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Roadmap
Topic
Introduction to the GUI. 1 Information about the archive console and its
interface with an archive . How to add or remove media from archives and
other media operations. How to control command requests and vary an
archive, archive component, or drive operational state.
How to view, remove, or reconfigure the VolServ configuration parameters.
How to use the GUI to perform queries or get reports on system information or parameters.
How to execute selected Archive Console procedure segments.
How to execute selected Media Management procedure segments.
Refer To
Chapter
2
3
4
5
6
A
B
How to execute selected Administration procedure segments.
How to execute selected Configuration procedure segments.
How to execute selected Reports and Queries procedure segments.
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Using the GUI

Volume Server System Console Icons

The automated VolServ system provides the user with a sophisticated means to store and retrieve data on multiple types of storage media in both automated and manual archives.
The VolServ GUI is designed using the OSF/Motif user interface standards. The GUI provides object-oriented execution of the VolServ commands.
Two types of windows are used based upon operational position. The Volume Server System console is used by the VolServ System Administrator (SA). The archive Console is used by the VolServ Archive Operator (AO). Both of these windows are discussed in the following paragraphs.
Operations that are available to the SA are grouped under one of four icons: MEDIA, ADMIN, CONFIG, and REPORTS.
Figure 1-1 shows the Volume Server System console and the
four icons. Each icon has an associated pull-down menu of selectable operations. The SA selects the appropriate operation from the pull-down menu.
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Figure 1-1 Volume Server System Console
The Volume Server SysLog Console window displays VolServ status and messages as they are being logged by the system. One control menu, Options, enables an audible beep to occur when status is returned to the console. Figure 1-2 shows the Volume Server SysLog Console.
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Figure 1-2 Volume Server Syslog Console Window
The Volume Server System console has one control menu, Options. The Options menu allows the user to display software release information, enables an audible beep to occur when status is returned to the console, or terminates the window. See
Figure 1-3, Figure 1-4 on page 1-5, and Figure 1-5 on page 1-5.
Figure 1-3 Volume Server System Console Options Menu
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Figure 1-4 Sample VolServ Copyright Message Window
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Figure 1-5 Exit vswin Question Window
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Archive Console

The archive Console is used to interface with the archive. Depending on the archive, number of pushbuttons on the Console will differ.
Figure 1-6 shows va rious types of arch ive Consoles. Each push
button performs a specific function. Each archive Console has one control menu, Options. The Options menu allows the user to initiate status beeps and enable the sweep select list function.
Tip
For step-by-step procedures refer to Appendix A.
Figure 1-6 Archive Console Examples
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