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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring tape media
  5. Configuring media type mappings
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Configuring media type mappings

Applies to API robots only. Robot types are described in a different topic.

See NetBackup robot types.

Use the Media Type Mappings tab of the NetBackup Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box to configure the attributes for existing and new media.

To configure media type mappings

  1. Open the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, as follows:

    From the Robot Inventory dialog box

    1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Media > Robots in the left pane.

    2. Select the robot that you want to inventory.

    3. On the Actions menu, select Inventory Robot.

    4. Click either Preview volume configuration changes or Update volume configuration.

    5. Click Advanced Options.

    From the Volume Configuration Wizard

    1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media and Device Management > Devices.

    2. From the list of wizards in the right pane, click Configure Volumes and follow the wizard instructions.

    3. On the Robot Inventory panel of the Volume Configuration Wizard, click Advanced Options.

  2. In the Advanced Robot Inventory Options dialog box, click the Media Type Mappings tab.

    The mappings that appear are only for the robot type that was selected for inventory. The default mappings and any mappings you added or changed appear.

  3. Select the row that contains the robot-vendor media type mapping that you want to change and click Change Mapping.
  4. In the Change Media Mapping dialog box, select a media type from the list of allowed selections.
  5. Click OK.

    To reset the mappings to the default, click Reset to Defaults.

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