To update this device class for storage pools, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end this task.
Select an option. This parameter is optional.
Drive | Specifies that Tivoli Storage Manager selects the highest format that can be supported by the drive on which a volume is mounted. The default is Drive. |
3480 | Specifies 3480 Basic recording format (18 track). |
3480XF | Specifies 3480 Compacted recording format (18 track). |
3490B | Specifies 3490 Basic recording format (36 track). |
3490C | Specifies 3490 Compacted recording format (36 track). |
Select the name of the defined library object that contains the cartridge tape drives used by this device class.
Enter the maximum number of volumes that can be simultaneously mounted for the device class. This value can be any number from 0 to 256.
The following are possible values:
Drives | Specify the number of drives defined and online in the library. The default is Drives. |
value | Specify the maximum number of drives used concurrently. This value must never be allowed to exceed the number of drives defined and online in the library. For external libraries, specify the number of drives for the library. |
0 | The value of zero prevents new transactions from gaining access to the storage pool. |
Enter the amount of time, in minutes, to retain an idle volume before dismounting it.
Enter the high level qualifier of the file name that the server writes into the media labels. This parameter is optional. For each volume assigned to this device class, Tivoli Storage Manager uses this prefix to create the data set name.
Enter the estimated capacity for the volumes categorized by this device class. You do not need to specify an estimated capacity unless the drives perform data compression, or you have volumes of nonstandard size. This parameter is optional. Specify a number followed by a scale factor. Scale factors and their meanings are:
K | Kilobyte |
M | Megabyte |
G | Gigabyte |
Enter the maximum length of time, in minutes, to wait for a volume to be mounted in a manual library. This parameter is optional.