To update a drive, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end this task.
Enter the name of the device that corresponds to the drive. This parameter is required.
For example, you might specify /dev/rmt/c0t3d0BEST.
Enter the element address of the drive within a SCSI library. This field is valid only for drives in SCSI libraries when the operation is performed from a server that is a library manager.
The following options are available for the element parameter:
The server needs the element address to connect the physical location of the drive to the drive's SCSI address. To find the element address for your library configuration, consult the manufacturer's information.
Select the value of the drive's online state even if the drive is in use. This parameter is optional.
Do not specify other optional parameters along with ONLINE=YES or ONLINE=NO, because the drive will not be updated and the command will fail when the drive is in use.
Available options are the following:
Yes | Specifies that the drive is to be available for use. |
No | Specifies that the drive will not be online. |
This command can be issued when the drive is involved in an active process or session, but it is not recommended. This command allows drives to be taken offline and used for another activity, such as maintenance.
If you make the drive offline while it is in use, the drive will be marked offline. However, the mounted volume will complete its current process. If this volume was part of a series of volumes for a given transaction, the drive will no longer be available to complete mounting the series. If no other drives are available, the active process may fail.
The updated state will be retained even when the server is halted and brought up again. If a drive is marked offline when the server is brought up, a warning is issued noting that the drive must be manually brought online. If all the drives in a library are updated to be offline, processes that need a library mount point will fail, rather than queue up for one.
Enter the value for the cleaning frequency you would like to establish for the selected drive.
The following are possible values:
None | Specifies that the server does not track the need for device cleaning. Some libraries have their own automatic cleaning. |
Asneeded | Specifies drive cleaning will take place, with a checked in cleaner cartridge, when a drive indicates cleaning is required. |
Gigabytes | Specify a value in gigabytes, from 1 to 9999. This indicates how much data processing will occur before drive cleaning takes place. Drive cleaning will be done with a checked in cleaner cartridge. Drive cleaning will still take place when a drive indicates that cleaning is required. |