Scanning a Media Volume

The Scan Tape Volume function displays what is on a media volume. The purpose of this option is to determine what data is on a media volume when you don’t know. Control Devices displays the file name, the node from which the file was backed up, and file attributes.

Requirement for scanning a media volume:

• The device status must be up.

To scan a media volume:

1. Do one of the following:

• Right-click the required device name or icon to display a context menu. Select Scan Tape.

• Select the device of which you want to scan a media volume and do one of the following:

  • From the menu bar, select Device > Scan Tape.

  • On the task panel, click Scan Tape.

The device is acquired. The scan media volume dialog box appears.

1. Change the Partition number as needed. The partition number identifies the partition that contains the backup. If you want to scan another partition, enter the number in the Partition field.

2. Click Scan.

The message “scanning...” appears in the Operation Status field while the tape is being scanned. After the scan completes, the scan function fills in the fields of the dialog box. The Operation Status field displays the number of files scanned during this pass. To scan more files, click Scan again.

The following describes the fields in the Scan Tape dialog box:

• Backup Name

  Identifies the backup definition in which the file was backed up.

• Backup Type

  Identifies whether the file was backed up as part of a base, incremental, or differential backup.

• Tape VOLSER

  Identifies the media volume on which the file resides.

• Backup Date

  Identifies the date on which the file was backed up.

• Total Files Scanned

  Displays a running total of files scanned for this partition.

• Operation Status

  Shows the status of the media scan.

• Scan Results

  Scan results are displayed in columns described as follows:

Partition	The partition on the media volume where the file or directory is backed up to.
Node	The name of the node where the file or directory was backed up from.
Date Modified	The date the backed up file was last modified before the backup.
Size	The size of the file.
File Name	The name of the file.

Warning! If you click on the X in the upper right corner of the dialog box, you will close the dialog box and terminate the scan media procedure.