9 Managing Devices and Media

Updating an Inventory

This command updates the current library inventory and enables you to force a physical inventory of the selected library.

To update the inventory:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Inventory (Library | Drive).

3. Optionally, check the Force box to force an inventory. Instead of reading from its cache, the library updates the inventory by physically scanning all library elements.

4. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Importing a Volume

This command moves one or more volumes from the import/export mechanism of a library to storage elements.

To import a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Import Volume (Library | Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Options group, select one of the following options:

   • Identify

     Select this option to read the first volume label on each volume. This option is equivalent to the operation described in "Identifying a Volume". This option requires specification of a tape drive.

   • Import

     Select this option to read all backup image labels on each volume. You can use this option if you are importing volumes from another administrative domain or if you want information about what backup section is associated with each file number on the tape. This option requires specification of a tape drive.

     Note that Import does not catalog the files stored on the volume.

   • Unlabeled

     Select this option to make each imported volume unlabeled.

5. In the IEE Range box, enter a range of import/export elements containing the volumes to be imported.

6. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Exporting a Volume

This command moves one or more volumes to the import/export mechanism for removal from the library.

To export a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Export Volume (Library | Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. Specify the volumes to be exported in either of the following ways:

   • In the Volume specification box, enter the volume IDs or barcodes of the volumes you want to export.

   • In the Storage element range box, enter a storage element number or storage element range. For example, enter 1-20.

5. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Inserting a Volume

This command notifies Oracle Secure Backup that you have manually inserted volumes into the specified destinations in the library and specifies the properties of the inserted volumes.

To insert a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Insert Volume (Library | Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. If you have inserted a volume with a known volume ID or barcode, then select one of the following from the Volume specification group:

   • Volume ID

     Select this option and enter the volume ID of the tape.

   • Barcode

     Select this option and enter the barcode value of the tape.

     Note:

     If you do not know the volume ID or the barcode of the volume, then leave this field blank and select Unlabeled, Unknown, or Clean in Step 6.

5. In the Storage element box, enter the storage element number for the inserted volume.

6. Select one of the following options from the Insert volume options group:

   • (vol-spec)

     Select this option if you specified a Volume ID or Barcode in the Volume specification (vol-spec) group.

   • Unlabeled

     Select this option if the tape is unlabeled or a new volume.

   • Unknown

     Select this option if the tape is of unknown format.

   • Clean

     Select this option if the tape is a cleaning tape. Ensure that you inserted the cleaning tape into the destination storage element that you specified. Enter values for the following options:

     • Uses

       Enter the number of times the cleaning tape has been used.

     • Max uses

       Enter the maximum number of times the cleaning tape can be used.

7. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Extracting a Volume

This command notifies Oracle Secure Backup that you have manually removed a volume from the library. You specify the source of volumes you are extracting.

To extract a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Extract Volume (Library | Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. Specify the volumes to be extracted in either of the following ways:

   • Volume specification

     Select this option to specify the extracted volume by volume ID or barcode. Select one of the following options:

     • Volume ID

       Select this option and enter the volume ID of the tape you extracted.

     • Barcode

       Select this option and enter the barcode value of the tape you extracted.

   • Storage element range

     Select this option to specify a range of storage elements containing the extracted volumes. In the text box, enter a range of elements. For example, enter 1-20.

5. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Moving a Volume

This command moves a tape from an occupied storage element to a vacant one. For example, you could move a tape from storage element 1 to import/export element 2.

To move a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library or drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Move Volume (Library | Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. Specify the volume to be moved in either of the following ways:

   • Volume specification

     Select this option to specify the volume by volume ID or barcode. Select one of the following options:

     • Volume ID

       Select this option and enter the volume ID of the tape to be moved.

     • Barcode

       Select this option and enter the barcode value of the tape to be moved.

   • Element spec

     Select this option to specify the slot containing the volume to be moved. In the text box, enter a storage element number. For example, enter 1.

5. In the Element spec box, enter the slot to which the volume should be moved. For example, enter iee2.

6. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Opening a Door

This command opens the import/export door of library.

To open the import/export door:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Open Door (Library).

3. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Closing a Door

This command closes the import/export door of the library.

To close the import/export door:

1. In the Libraries page, select a library in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Close Door (Library).

3. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Identifying a Volume

This command loads selected volumes, reads their volume labels, and returns the volumes to their original storage elements. You can use this command to verify the state of occupied library slots and update the library inventory accordingly.

To identify a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select the Identify Volume (Drive) option.

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive to be used in the volume identification.

5. Check the Import box to read all backup image labels on each volume. You can use this option if you are importing volumes from another administrative domain or if you want information about what backup section is associated with each file number on the tape. This option requires specification of a tape drive.

   Note that Import does not catalog the files stored on the volume.

6. In the Storage element range box, enter the range of storage elements for the volumes to be identified. For example, enter 1-20.

7. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Loading a Volume

This command moves a volume from the indicated storage element to the selected tape drive.

To load a volume into a drive:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Load Volume (Drive).

3. In the Drive list, select the drive to contain the loaded volume.

4. Click Apply to accept your selection.

5. Specify the volume to be loaded in either of the following ways:

   • Volume specification

     Select this option to specify the volume by volume ID or barcode. Select one of the following options:

     • Volume ID

       Select this option and enter the volume ID of the tape to be loaded.

     • Barcode

       Select this option and enter the barcode value of the tape to be loaded.

   • Element spec

     Select this option to specify the slot containing the volume to be loaded. In the text box, enter a storage element number. For example, enter 1.

6. From the Load volume options groups, optionally check one of the following:

   • Mount (option)

     The mount mode indicates the way in which the scheduling system can use a volume physically loaded into a tape drive. Valid values are:

     • Read

       Select this option to tell the scheduler to use this volume for reading only.

     • Write

       Select this option to tell the scheduler that it can append any new backups to the end of the volume.

     • Overwrite

       Select this option to automatically mount a volume on the device and position it at the beginning of the tape so that the existing contents of the volume are overwritten. If you use this option, then you are granting permission to overwrite an unexpired volume.

   • Load if Required

     Select this option to load the volume only if it is not already loaded in the drive.

7. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Unloading a Volume

This command moves a tape from the selected drive to the element you specify.

To unload a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Unload Volume (Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive that contains the loaded volume.

5. In the Source element address box, enter the element to which the volume should be moved. For example, enter 1.

6. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Labeling a Volume

This command loads selected volumes and writes new volume labels to these volumes. This command erases all existing data on the selected volumes.

To label a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Label Volume (Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive into which the volume should be loaded.

5. Optionally, check the Force box to force the labeling of a volume. Checking this option overrides any conditions that would otherwise prevent the labeling operation to complete. This option enables you to overwrite unexpired volumes or to overwrite an incorrect manual entry for a barcode without the currently required prior step of unlabeling a volume.

6. Check the Barcode box and enter the barcode for the volume.

7. Enter an element range in the Storage element range box. For example, enter 1-3.

8. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Unlabeling a Volume

This command loads selected volumes and physically unlabels them.

To unlabel a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Unlabel Volume (Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive into which the volume should be loaded.

5. Click Force to ignore the expiration time on a time-managed volume and the deletion status of each contained backup piece on a content-managed volume. If you do not select Force and the volume is not expired, then the unlabeling operation fails.

6. In the Storage element range box, enter an element range. For example, enter 1-3.

7. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Cleaning a Tape Drive

This command lets you request that a manual cleaning be performed on a tape drive.

To clean a drive:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Clean (Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive into which the cleaning tape should be loaded.

5. Click Force to force the drive to be cleaned. If there is a tape loaded in the drive, then selecting this option unloads the tape, loads the cleaning tape, cleans the drive, and then reloads the tape that was originally in the drive.

6. In the Source element address box, enter an element address of a storage element containing a cleaning tape.

7. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Borrowing a Tape Drive

This command enables you to borrow a drive. You need to belong to a user class having the manage devices and change device state right.

You can borrow a drive if a backup or restore is requesting assistance. Borrowing the drive temporarily overrides the device reservation made by the requesting job and enables you to execute arbitrary library or drive commands. Afterwards, you can return the drive and resume the job.

To borrow a drive:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Borrow (Drive).

3. In the Drive list, select the drive to be borrowed.

4. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Returning a Tape Drive

After a drive has been borrowed, you can return the drive.

To return a borrow drive:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Return Device (Drive).

3. In the Drive list, select the drive to be returned.

4. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.

Reusing a Volume

This command loads selected volumes and deletes their backup images. The volume attributes (volume ID, media family, and so on) are retained, but the contents of the volume are erased. Reusing a volume is similar to the unlabeling it, but reusing directs Oracle Secure Backup to preserve the existing volume label.

To reuse a volume:

1. In the Libraries page, select a drive in the main text box.

2. From the Library commands list, select Reuse (Drive).

3. Click Apply to accept your selection.

4. In the Drive list, select the drive to be returned.

5. In the Storage element range box, enter a range of elements containing the volumes to be reused.

6. Click Apply, OK, or Cancel.