Assigning Tapes Without Bar-coding

To assign tapes to media pools if you are not using barcodes:

  1. Launch the management console.

  2. Open the Configure Media window by selecting the Configure tab at the top of the window, then selecting Media from the task pane.

  3. Select one of the newly created Media Pools by clicking it. Right-click to reveal a context menu. Select Add Media Volume.

  4. On the Add Media Volume dialog:

    1. Enter a number and unit into the Capacity field. DPX uses this field to estimate free space on a media volume, but this field does not affect the amount of data can actually store on the media volume.

    2. Enter the Maximum Number of Passes Allowed, as recommended by the tape manufacturer. This is the number of times to which a media is to be written.

    3. For Volume Serial Number, enter a volume name – up to 6 alphanumeric characters, no spaces. If you are defining a set of consecutively named volumes, this must be the name of the first volume in the set. To define a set, the value you enter in this field must end with a number; for example ENG001. DPX automatically creates consecutively named volumes (ENG002, ENG003, etc.) depending on the number you enter in the Number Volumes field.

    4. In the Number Volumes field, enter the number of consecutively numbered media volumes to add. DPX automatically names and incrementally numbers the volumes, beginning with the volume entered in the Volume Serial Number field.

  5. Click Add. The new media volumes appear as descendants of the media pool.

    Each tape is physically labeled when a backup using the tape is first run.

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