Robot inventory options

The following are available robot inventory options by using the NetBackup Administration Console:

Advanced options

The Advanced Options option is active if Update volume configuration is selected.

It opens the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, from which you can configure more options.

See Configuring media settings.

See Configuring bar code rules.

See Configuring media ID generation rules.

See Configuring media type mappings.

For most configurations, the default settings work well. Change the settings only if the configuration has special hardware or usage requirements.

Device host

The Device host option is the host that controls the robot. In NetBackup Enterprise Server, specify the device host.

Empty media access port prior to update

The Empty media access port prior to update operation is active only for the robots that support that function.

To inject volumes in the robot's media access port into the robot before you begin the update, select Empty media access port prior to update.

The volumes to be injected must be in the media access port before the operation begins. If you select Empty media access port prior to update and the MAP is empty, you are not prompted to place volumes in the media access port.

Note:

If you use NetBackup to eject volumes from the robot, remove the volumes from the media access port before you begin an inject operation. Otherwise, if the inject port and eject port are the same, the ejected volumes may be injected back into the robotic library.

Robot

Use the Robot option to select a robot to inventory.

If you selected a robot in the Administration Console, that robot appears in this field.

Show contents

Displays the media in the selected robotic library; does not check or change the EMM database.

See About showing a robot's contents.

Compare contents with volume configuration

Compares the contents of a robotic library with the contents of the EMM database but does not change the database.

See About comparing a robot's contents with the volume configuration.

Preview changes

Compares the contents of a robotic library with the contents of the EMM database. If differences exist, NetBackup recommends changes to the NetBackup volume configuration.

See About previewing volume configuration changes.

Update volume configuration

Updates the database to match the contents of the robot. If the robot contents are the same as the EMM database, no changes occur.

See About updating the volume configuration.