Example 5: Adding cleaning tapes to a robot

A special case exists when you add cleaning tapes. For example, assume you update a TLD robot.

The tapes you inserted include regular tapes with bar codes that range from DLT00000 to DLT00010 and a cleaning tape with a bar code of CLN001.

Table: Example bar code rules contains the example bar code rules:

Table: Example bar code rules

Bar code tag

Media type

Volume pool

Max mounts/ cleanings

Description

CLN

DLT_CLN

None

30

dlt cleaning

DL

DLT

d_pool

200

dlt backup

<NONE>

DEFAULT

None

0

no bar code

Specify the following on the Media Settings tab, then run the update.

media type

DLT

volume group

STK7430

use bar code rules

YES (selected)

The bar codes on the regular tapes match the DL bar code rule. The media type of the DL bar code rule matches the Media type on the Media Settings tab. The tapes are added as DLT.

The cleaning tape matches the CLN bar code rule. NetBackup recognizes that DLT_CLN is the cleaning tape for DLT. NetBackup adds the cleaning tape CLN001 as DLT_CLN type media along with the regular volumes.

This example shows NetBackup's ability to add cleaning cartridges along with regular volumes when you use Update volume configuration.

If the volumes you insert include a cleaning tape, NetBackup adds the volumes correctly if the following are true:

To add only cleaning media, specify the cleaning media type on the Media Settings tab and in the bar code rule (DLT_CLN in this example).