Defining a Sequential Access Volume

To assign a sequential access volume to a storage pool, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Storage Pool Name

Select the name of the storage pool to which the volume is assigned.

Volume Name

Enter the name of the storage pool volume. The volume name cannot contain any embedded blanks or equal signs (except on a Windows server). Use the following naming conventions when specifying volumes for each device type

Device Type Name Requirements
File Specify any fully qualified name string for your platform, for example:
AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris /data/fpool01.dsm
MVS, OS/390, z/OS SERVER.STORAGE.POOL3.VOLA
Windows d:\data\fpool01.dsm
VM ADSM.VOLA
Optical, WORM, WORM12, WORM14 Specify 1-32 alphanumeric characters.
Removablefile Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.
Server Specify 1-250 alphanumeric characters.
3570, 3590, 4mm, 8mm, DLT, DTF, LTO, QIC, Generictape, Cartridge, ECartridge Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters.

Notes:  

  1. Device types listed are not supported on all platforms.
  2. Each volume used by a server for any purpose must have a unique name. This requirement applies to all volumes, whether the volumes are used for storage pools, or used for operations such as database backup or export. The requirement also applies to volumes that reside in different libraries but that are used by the same server.

Media Access Status

Select how client nodes and server processes (such as migration) can access files in the storage pool volume. The default is Readwrite.

Readwrite Specifies that client nodes and server processes can read from and write to files stored on the volume.
Readonly Specifies that client nodes and server processes can only read files stored on the volume.
Unavailable Specifies that neither client nodes nor server processes can access files stored on the volume. The server does not attempt to access the volume.
Offsite Specifies that the volume is at an offsite location from which it cannot be mounted. This value is valid only for a volume in a copy storage pool.

Volume Location

Enter the location of the volume. This field is optional. The maximum length is 255 characters.