Adding volumes by using the Actions menu
Veritas recommends that you use the Volume Configuration Wizard or the robot inventory option to add volumes.
Be careful when you specify properties. You cannot change some properties later, such as the media ID or type. If you specify them incorrectly, you must delete the volume and add it again.
To add volumes by using the Actions menu
- For new volumes in a robotic library, insert them into the proper slots.
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media and Device Management > Media.
- On the Actions menu, select New > Volumes.
- In the New Volumes dialog box, specify the properties for the volumes.
The properties that appear in the dialog box vary.
See Volume properties.
- Click Apply or OK.
If the robot has a barcode reader, NetBackup performs the following actions:
Adds the volume to the EMM database using the specified media ID.
Reads the barcode of each new volume.
Adds the barcodes as attributes in the EMM database.
The Apply option adds the volume without closing the dialog box or refreshing the display. You can then add more volumes.
