To define a NAS device class, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end this task.
Enter the name of the device class to be defined. The maximum length of the device class name is 30 characters.
Select the name of the library that contains the tape drives used by this device class.
Enter the maximum number of volumes that can be simultaneously mounted for the device class. The default is Drives.
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 | Specifies the maximum number
of drives used concurrently. This value can be any number from 0 to 256.
Do not exceed the number of drives defined and online in the library. |
0 | The value of zero prevents new transactions from gaining access to the storage pool that uses this device class. |
Enter the estimated capacity for the volumes assigned to this device class.
The value must be an integer followed by one of these units:
K | Kilobyte |
M | Megabyte |
G | Gigabyte |
Enter the maximum length of time, in minutes, to wait for a volume to be mounted.
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.
Example: AB.CD2.E