Updating a Cartridge Device Class

To update this device class, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Recording Format

Select the recording format to be used when writing data to sequential access media.

Note: The actual capacities may vary depending on which cartridges and drives are used.

Format Estimated Capacity Description
Drive Not applicable Specifies that the server selects the highest format that can be supported by the drive on which a volume is mounted.

Avoid specifying DRIVE when a mixture of drives is used within the same library.

For example, do not use this option for a library containing some drives that support recording formats superior to other drives.

3480 180MB

18-track basic recording format (CST)

3490 180MB or 360MB 18-track basic or compressed recording format (CST)
3490E See note

360MB

720MB

36-track

Uncompressed (basic) recording format (CST)

Compressed recording format (ECCST)

The 3490E devices include Models C1A, C2A, C10, C11, and C22.

3590H See note above. 30.0GB               (J cartridge) 

 60.0GB              (K cartridge)

Uncompressed (basic) or compressed (if available) format.

Library Name

Enter the name of the defined library object that contains the Cartridge tape drives that can be used by this device class.

Mount Retention Period

Enter the amount of time, in minutes, to retain an idle volume before dismounting it.

Tape Volume Prefix

Enter the high level qualifier of the file name that the server writes into the media labels. For each volume assigned to this device class, the server uses this prefix to create the data set name.

Estimated Capacity

Enter the estimated capacity for the volumes categorized by this device class.

The value must be an integer followed by one of these units:

K Kilobyte
M Megabyte
G Gigabyte

For more information on the default estimated capacity, see the Recording Format heading.

Mount Wait Period

Enter the maximum length of time, in minutes, to wait for a volume to be mounted.

Mount Limit

Enter the maximum number of volumes that can be simultaneously mounted for the device class.