Checking in a Library Volume

To add a volume to Tivoli Storage Manager's inventory for an automated library, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Library Name

Select the name of the library where the volume is to be located.

Volume Name

Enter the name of a single volume being checked in. This parameter is required except when the Search Library parameter has a value of Yes.

Status

Select library category for volume.  This parameter is required.   

Private Specifies that the volume is not part of the library's pool of scratch volumes. A private volume is mounted only when its volume name is requested by name. The default is Private.
Scratch Specifies that the volume is a scratch volume. This volume can be mounted to satisfy scratch mount requests during data storage operations or export operations.
Cleaner Specifies the volume is a cleaner cartridge and not a data cartridge.  This option applies only to SCSI libraries. The Cleanings parameter is required. 

Check Label

This optional parameter determines if the label on the volume is read. The default option is Yes.

Yes Specifies that during check-in an attempt is made to read the media label. Yes is not valid for cleaner cartridges. The default is Yes.
No Specifies that during check-in the media label is not read. Selecting this value can result in future errors that must be resolved through library audit processing.
Barcode Specifies that the barcode storage label is used during check-in.  This option is valid for SCSI libraries only.

Swap Volumes

Select whether Tivoli Storage Manager will initiate a swap operation when an empty library slot is not available during check-in.

Yes Specifies that if an empty slot is not available, Tivoli Storage Manager initiates a swap operation. The volume selected (target swap volume) for the swap operation is ejected from the library and replaced with the volume being checked in.
No Specifies that if an empty slot is not available, the request is rejected. The default is No.

Mount Wait

Enter the maximum number of minutes that Tivoli Storage Manager waits for a storage volume to be mounted. This parameter is optional.

Search Library

Select whether Tivoli Storage Manager searches the library to see if the volume has been previously checked in.

Yes Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager should search the library for volumes that can be checked in automatically. If Yes is selected, you must also specify the CATEGORY keyword along with other applicable parameters.
No Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager does not search the library for volumes that have been checked in previously. The default is No.

Category

Specify the system name and category name for this category.

Sysname Specifies the system on which the command is being issued. The default is Sysname.
Category system-name Specifies the system to which the category belongs. This parameter is optional. The default is *SYSNAME/.
catname Specifies the category name of the volumes to be checked in by Tivoli Storage Manager. The name of the AS/400 predefined category name is required. The following are the AS/400 predefined category names:
  • *INSERT specifies that the volume is in the insert category.
  • *NOSHARE specifies that the volume can only be mounted from this system.
  • *SHARE400 specifies that the volume can be shared with other AS/400 systems that are attached to the Media Library Device.

Volume List

Enter the list of volumes to be processed for the command. The volume list is designed to filter only the volumes to be checked in or labeled, and it requires that Check Label is set to Barcode. This parameter is optional.

Choose one of the following options: