Scanning Tape Library Media

Scan Tape Volume displays what is on media volumes contained in a tape library. The purpose of this option is to determine what is on a media volume when you don’t know. DPX tells you the file name, the node from which the file was backed up, and file attributes.

To scan tape library media:

1. Selected the Scan Tape Library Media function by doing one of the following:

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

   • On the task panel, click Scan Tape.

2. Do one of the following to execute the operation.

   • Select the tape library slot containing the media volume to be scanned and drag the media volume onto an empty drive (device).

   • Select the tape library slot containing the media volume you want to scan and select an empty drive (device).

   Once you’ve selected the media volume, click GO.

   The scan media volume dialog box appears.

3. 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.

4. 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.

Note. For ACSLS tape libraries, the Scan function is inactive.