Use this dialog box to view or modify the properties of a disk library.
Library Name
The alias provided by the user for the library. The alias can be changed at any time without affecting the ability to restore data that might have already been backed up using the library.
Associated MediaAgents
The name(s) of the MediaAgent(s) that controls the library.
Number of Mount Paths
The total number of mount paths that are defined for the library.
Status
The status of the library.
Disk Space
The amount of space occupied on the disk. By default, the MediaAgent automatically updates the status of the disk space every 30 minutes. This is done based on the Interval (Minutes) between disk space updates parameter set in the Media Management Configuration dialog box.
Disks that require attention are indicated by a yellow icon. If the amount of space exceeds the maximum limit (that is, 95%), then the Space Status icon is highlighted in red. In this case, you must free up some space or add more space to the volume or modify the mount path.
Enable Library
Select this to bring the library online and make it available for use. Clear this option to take the library offline. When a library is offline, all the mount paths are inaccessible to the MediaAgent.
A library's online/offline status reflects its logical availability to the MediaAgent, not its physical availability. For example, a library can be enabled even if it is physically unavailable because of a hardware failure.
Hide Library
Indicates whether the library should be visible in the CommCell Console. When selected, the library will not be visible when the Show hidden libraries option available in Service Configuration tab of Media Management Configuration dialog box is disabled.
Mark Library Offline for Maintenance
Select this option to make the library unavailable for read/write operations such as backup, restore or auxiliary copy operations. However, the library will be available to perform other administrative tasks.
This option is useful when you wish to perform administrative or maintenance tasks on the library.
Hardware WORM
You can enable this option using the Enable WORM Storage workflow.
When this option is enabled, the system creates files in WORM mode with an appropriate WORM lock expiry time based on storage policy retention.
Timeouts (in Minutes)
The timeout parameter determines how long a job waits for a status response after an operation is requested. If the job does not receive a success or failure status within the timeout period, the job is terminated and a failure message is displayed. You can set the following timeout periods:
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Mount
The number of minutes used to mount the library for read/write operations.
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Unmount
The number of minutes used to unmount the library after a read/write operation.
Offline Reason
Indicates the offline reason when the Status of the library is displayed as Offline.
Description
Use this field to enter a description about the disk library. This description can include information about the disk library's content, any cautionary notes, and so on.