Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Mounting uninventoried volumes

You can mount volumes that are not included in the library inventory, but are valid (properly labelled) NetWorker volumes.

1. In the Administration window, click Devices.
2. Select View > Diagnostic Mode on the toolbar.
3. Manually insert the volume in an empty library slot.
4. Open the Libraries folder in the navigation tree. The Libraries detail table appears.
5. Select the library in the navigation tree in which the volume was manually inserted, or double-click the same library in the Libraries detail table. The Libraries detail table changes to the double-paned library operations view. The library’s drives are listed in the Devices column, and its slots are listed in the Slot column.
6. In the Devices column, right-click the library in which the volume was manually inserted, and select Inventory. The Inventory Library window appears.
7. Type the slot number of the volume in both the First and Last field of the Slot Range.
8. Select Operation Type: either Slow/Verbose (the default) or Fast/Silent.

   • When Slow/Verbose is selected, the Supply Input option and icon on the Operations screen of the Monitoring window can be used to confirm the choice to relabel a volume. The device path appears in the Device field.

   • When Fast/Silent is selected, the Supply Input option and icon are not available, and relabeling proceeds automatically, without user input. The device path does not appear in the Device field. Entering user input provides details.

9. Click OK.

   • The Library Operation window displays this message:

     The library operation has started.

   • The Monitoring > Operations screen displays its status.

     The NetWorker software then inventories the specified slot.

10. Mount the inventoried volume.
    NOTE:Unlabeled tapes may not be mounted for inventorying. Unlabeled tapes can only be mounted to be labeled. An attempt to mount an uninventoried volume by using unlabeled media results in an I/O error. The volume will also be ejected.