Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

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Setting device parameters in the NetWorker Administration interface

You can locate and change the device parameters in the Administration interface.

In the server’s Administration interface, click Devices.
Select View > Diagnostic Mode.
Select Devices in the navigation tree. The Devices detail table appears.
Double-click the device in the devices table or right-click the device and select Properties. The Properties window appears, with the General tab selected.
Select the Advanced tab. In the Device Configuration area, the device settings are the first fields shown. The following table lists the fields and their corresponding environment variables:

Table 1. Device settings and environment variables
Device setting	Corresponding environment variable
Device Block Size	NSR_DEV_BLOCK_SIZE_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device File Size	NSR_DEV_TAPE_FILE_SIZE_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device Load Time	NSR_DEV_LOAD_TIME_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device Eject Time	None
Device Poll Interval	NSR_DEV_LOAD_POLL_INTERVAL_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device Min Load Tries	NSR_DEV_LOAD_TRY_LIMIT_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device Default Capacity	NSR_DEV_DEFAULT_CAPACITY_`MEDIA_TYPE`
Device Tape Flags	None

When device parameters are set in this interface, it is not necessary to stop and restart the NetWorker server in order for the settings to take effect.