About drive name rules
The drive name rules define the rules that NetBackup uses to name drives. NetBackup has a default, global drive rule that is used for all connected device hosts. You can also create drive name rules for specific device hosts (each device host can have its own rule). Host-specific rules override the global rule for the devices that are attached to the specified host.
The default, global drive name rule creates names in the following format:
vendor ID.product ID.index
For example: When you use the default global rule to add a drive, the drive names are as follows:
The first drive name is: <first_drive_name>.000
The second drive name is: <second_drive_name>.001
A global rule must always exist and only one global rule can exist. If you want to override the existing global rule, you can create another global rule to replace it. If you remove the global drive rule, a NetBackup creates a new global rule with the default settings.
Drive names are limited to 48 characters. Use any of the following drive attributes as part of a drive name rule:
Host name
Robot number
Robot type
Drive position
Drive type
Serial number
Vendor ID
Product ID
Index
field is also available which accepts any of the allowable drive name characters.