Tools > Storage Manager > Storage Components

The Storage Components option enables you to view your system's libraries, storage disks, and tape drives, and place those devices online or offline. The Tools > Storage Manager > Storage Components page is divided into the following sections:

On the Tools menu, click Storage Manager, and then click Storage Components.

Section Parameter Description

Libraries

State

The current state of the library (for example, Online).

Name

The name of the library.

Storage Disks

State

The current state of the drive (for example, Online).

Storage Disk

The name of the storage disk.

Tape Drives

Serial Number

The tape drive's serial number.

State

The current state of the drive (for example, Online).

Status

The current status of the drive (for example, Free).

User Alias

The alias or label applied to a drive.

Mounted Media

Indicates whether the drive currently has media mounted.

Dismount Delay

The delay interval, if any, applied when the drive dismounts.

Compression

Indicates whether compression is enabled (True) or disabled (False).

Clean

Cleans the selected tape drive(s) as a job running in the background.

Object Storage Appliances

State

The current state of the Object Storage Appliance destination (for example, Online).

Name

The name of the Object Storage Appliance destination.

Provider

The provider of the Object Storage Appliance destination.

Object Storage Controllers

State

The current state of the Object Storage Controller (for example, Online).

Name

The name of the Object Storage Controller.

Appliance

The appliance of the Object Storage Controller.

Object Storage I/O Paths

State

The current state of the Object Storage I/O Path (for example, Online).

Name

The name of the Object Storage I/O Path.

IP Address

The IP Address/Host name of the Object Storage I/O Path.

Controller

The name of the parent Object Storage Controller.

The process for setting devices online or offline is identical regardless of device type.

Note: This action also updates the device path and the mailbox slot count.

  1. Select the library, storage disk or tape drive you want to place online or offline.
  2. (Optional) You can also select multiple devices in each category.
  3. After you are satisfied with your selections, click Online to place selected devices online, or click Offline to take selected devices offline.

There are four additional options available for tape drives:

Option Description

Dismount Delay

This option enables you to specify the time, in seconds, that a tape drive remains idle before the media in that drive is dismounted.

Select the tape drives for which you want the delay, enter the desired time interval at the Dismount Delay field, and then click Dismount Delay.

Enable Compression

Compression is a feature supported by some tape drives which maximizes the amount of available storage space.

Note: This does not apply to LTFS media. LTFS media compression is controlled by the system parameter LTFS_COMPRESSION. For LTFS formatted media, compression is enabled by default.

To enable compression, select the tape drives for which you want to enable compression and then click Enable Compression.

Disable Compression

If compression was previously enabled and you want to disable it, select the tape drives for which you want to disable compression and then click Disable Compression.

Note: To disable compression for LTFS media, set the Storage Manager system parameter LTFS_COMPRESSION=false; in the fs_sysparm_override file. To modify the configuration file, see Manually Modify the Storage Manager Configuration.

Clean

This option allows you to request that a drive be cleaned.

Before choosing this option, make sure the tape drive is loaded with a cleaning cartridge. When you are ready to proceed, click Clean.

Quantum supplies industry standard LTO barcode labels with a length of six (6) barcode characters + two (2) media identifier characters.

Note: Your Quantum library supports tape cartridge barcode label lengths of up to fifteen (15) characters. However, refer to the Barcode Label Requirements for details as LTO barcode labels longer than thirteen (13) characters may not conform to the barcode label requirements when it is affixed to the LTO tape cartridge.

Cartridges must have an external barcode label that is machine readable. Quantum-supplied barcode labels provide the best results. Barcode labels from other sources can be used, but they must meet the following requirements:

  • ANSI MH10.8M-1983 Standard
  • Font: Code 39 (3 of 9)
  • Allowable characters: Uppercase letters A to Z and numeric values 0 to 9

Note: Checksum characters are not supported on barcode labels.

  • Number of characters: 5 to 15 (default for LTO is 6+2)
  • Background reflection: Greater than 25 percent
  • Print contrast: Greater than 75 percent
  • Ratio: Greater than 2.2
  • Module: Minimum 254 mm (10 mil)
  • Print tolerance: ± 57 mm
  • Length of the rest zones: 5.25 mm ± 0.25 mm
  • No black marks may be present in the intermediate spaces or rest zones
  • No white areas may be present on the bars