Updating a Drive

To update a drive, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end this task.

Device Name

Enter the name of the device that corresponds to the drive. This parameter is required.

Element

Enter the element address of the drive. This parameter is valid only for drives in SCSI libraries.

ACS DriveID

Specify the Drive ID of the drive being accessed for ACSLS library only. The Drive ID is a set of numbers that indicates the physical location of a drive within an ACSLS library. Tivoli Storage Manager needs the Drive ID to connect the physical location of the drive to the drive's SCSI address.

The Drive ID must be specified as a,l,p,d where:

a Specifies the ACS ID.
l Specifies the LSM (library storage module).
p Specifies the panel number.
d Specifies the drive ID.

Device Online

Select an option.

Yes Specifies that the drive will be online. The default is Yes.
No Specifies that the drive will not be online.

Cleaning Frequency

Enter the value for the cleaning frequency for the selected drive. The default is None.

The following are possible values:

None Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager does not track the need for device cleaning. Some libraries have their own automatic cleaning.
Asneeded Specifies drive cleaning will take place, with a checked in cleaner cartridge, when a drive indicates cleaning is required.
Gigabytes Specify a value in gigabytes, from 1 to 9999. This indicates how much data processing will occur before drive cleaning takes place. Drive cleaning will be done with a checked in cleaner cartridge. Drive cleaning will still take place when a drive indicates that cleaning is required.