Updating the volume configuration with a robot's contents

Use the following procedure to update the EMM database with the contents of a robot.

See About robot inventory.

You can change the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses to name and assign attributes to new media. For most configurations, the default settings work well. Change the settings only if the configuration has special hardware or usage requirements.

Table: Attributes for new media shows the rules you can configure.

Table: Attributes for new media

What

Where

Media settings.

See Configuring media settings.

Bar code rules.

See Configuring bar code rules.

Media ID generation rules.

See Configuring media ID generation rules.

Map media for API robots.

See Configuring media type mappings.

To update the volume configuration with a robot's contents

  1. If necessary, insert new volume(s) into the robotic library.

  2. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Media > Robots.

  3. Select the robot you want to inventory.

  4. On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

  5. In the Robot Inventory dialog box, select Update volume configuration.

  6. By default, Preview changes is selected. To update without previewing changes, clear Preview changes.

    Note:

    If you preview the configuration changes first, then update the EMM database, the update results may not match the results of the preview operation. Possible causes may be the changes that occur between the preview and the update. Changes can be to the state of the robot, to the EMM database, to the bar code rules, and so on.

  7. To change the default settings and rules that NetBackup uses to name and assign attributes to new media, click Advanced Options.

    Table: Attributes for new media shows the settings and rules you can configure.

  8. Click Start to begin the inventory.