Updating a Cartridge Device Class

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

Recording Format

Select an option. This parameter is optional.

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

Format Estimated Capacity Description
Drive Determined by drive capacity. The server selects the highest format that is 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)

3480XF 180MB 18-track compressed recording format (CST)
3490B See note above.

360MB

720MB

36-track

Uncompressed (basic) recording format (CST)

Compressed recording format (ECCST)

3490C See note above.

360MB

720MB

36-track

Uncompressed (basic) recording format (CST)

Compressed recording format (ECCST)

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

 60.0GB              (K cartridge)

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

Library Name

Select the name of the defined library object that contains the cartridge tape drives used by this device class.

Mount Limit

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

The following are possible values:

Drives Specifies that the server determines the mount limit based on the number of drives defined and online in the library.
number Specify the maximum number of drives used concurrently. This value can be any number from 0 to 256.

This value must not be allowed to exceed the number of drives defined and online in the library.

For external libraries, specify the number of drives for the library.

0 The value of zero prevents new transactions from gaining access to the storage pool.

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. This parameter is optional. 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. This parameter is optional.

You do not need to specify an estimated capacity unless the drives perform data compression, or you have volumes of nonstandard size.

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. This parameter is optional.