Write a tape label id to a tape – Storix Software SBAdmin TSM Edition Users Guide User Manual
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Only a user on a remote system (including this admin system) using a
compatible ssh client program and the previously configured password can
access the client’s installation process.
Once the client has enabled access, select the menu option
Utilities
!Start Remote Installation Manager
. You
will be asked for the client IP address and password. A new window will be displayed with the System
Installation Menus. You may then change the settings or perform the installation for the client.
Details of the configuring and enabling Remote Install Manager access is described in detail in the
SBAdmin
System Recovery Guide
.
Write a Tape Label ID to a Tape
A
Tape Label ID
is a unique identifier for each tape that is used with SBAdmin. Tape labels are not required in
order to use a tape for a backup, but having a tape label will make it easier to determine the contents of a tape
and track which tapes belong together in a set.
For SBAdmin to track the contents by tape labels, the tape label id must be physically written to the tape before
it is used for any backups. A physical adhesive tape label often comes with tapes that contain a unique tape
identifier. You may use this tape id, if any, or you may create your own id. Tape IDs may contain up to 16
characters, but may not include colons (:) or spaces.
Two write a tape label id to a tape, select
Utilities
!Write a Tape Label ID to a Tape
. A screen similar to the
following will appear:
You must press the arrow keys next to each entry field to list and select
Client Name and the Device Name in
which the tape is inserted. Next, type the tape label id in the
Tape Label ID field. When all entries have been
made, press the
Write Tape Label
button.
First, the tape will be read to ensure that there is not already a current backup on the media. Because this
process will write a new label, overwriting any previous backup contents, you may not overwrite a current
backup. If a current backup is found on the tape, you will be given the option of automatically expiring this
backup and overwriting the tape contents with the new tape label.
The process will then write the tape label to the tape, which usually takes only a few seconds. A message will
appear when the process is complete.
Once a tape label ID has been written to a tape, it should never again be necessary to
use this option again for the same tape, as the tape label id is always reused, even
when overwriting a previous backup with a new backup.
If you ever need to read the tape label ID from the tape, you can use the option
and
select the Read Backup Header option. The tape label ID, as well as other backup information, if any, will be
displayed on the screen.
Once a backup has been written onto a tape that has a tape label, the
of each tape volume that makes up the entire backup.
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