Adding drives
Use the following procedure to add a drive.
To add a drive
- Select the Drive Configuration menu.
- Select the Add option.
- From the list of possible drive types, select the one you want to add.
- Enter the no rewind on close device path as shown in the /dev directory.
The Help option on the Drive Configuration menu has examples of typical path names.
- Enter the drive status (Up or Down).
- If a robot exists to which you can add the drive, specify whether to add the drive to the robot. Alternatively, you can configure the drives as a standalone drive.
If there are no robots to which you can add the drive, tpconfig automatically adds the drive as a standalone drive.
If you add a drive to a robot and more than one possible robot exists, enter the number of the robot that controls the drive.
Depending on the type of robot, you may also be prompted to add the robot drive number.
- For a drive in an ACS robot, you are prompted for four drive identifiers.
More information on ACS robots is available.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
For a drive in a TLH robot, you are prompted for an IBM device number.
For a drive in a TLM robot, you are prompted for a DAS or Scalar DLC drive name.
More information is available.
See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:
- Type a drive name or press the Enter key to use the default drive name.
If you use the shared drives option, all hosts that share the same physical drive must use the same name for the drive. Descriptive drive names are recommended.