Computer Drive User Manual

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The filling will not occur and an error will be displayed if the specified values would generate an invalid
volume label (e.g., one greater than zzz999).
To specify a list of volumes from a file, create a file containing the name of each volume to be imported
on a separate line. Volume names must be six alphanumeric characters. No other characters are allowed
on the line. The file must be accessible from the host on which the hpssgui is executing. Enter the name
of the file in the File Containing Volume List field. The volume names from the file will be added to
the Volume List.
Field Descriptions
PVR. The descriptive name of the PVR into which the tape will be imported.
Max Number of Drives. The maximum number of tape drives to use when running the tape imports.
Valid values are any positive integer value, up to the number of drives available, to a maximum of 256.
The default value is 1.
Manufacturer. The maker of the media to be imported. Any character string is valid. The field may be
left blank.
Lot Number. The manufacturer’s lot number for the media. Any character string is valid. The field may
be left blank.
Media Type. The type of media to be imported.
Import Type. The type of import to be performed. Valid values are Default, Scratch, and Overwrite.
The default value is Default. Specifying Scratch Import type will usually cause an HPSS label to be
written onto the media, potentially causing any data already on the media to be lost. Specifying
Overwrite Import type will cause the HPSS label to be re-written, if an existing HPSS or Foreign label
already exists (provided it is for the same Volume ID – this allows tapes to be re-written in newer drives
(e.g., tapes originally created on a 3590 drive to be reused on a 3590E drive). Based on the Import
Type, the import request will be processed depending on how the media is currently labeled. See Section
8.1.1.2: Selecting Import Type for Tape Cartridges on page 229 for more information on selecting the
appropriate Import Type.
File Containing Volume List. The name of an external file (accessible from the host on which the
hpssgui is executing) containing a list of volume labels to be added to the end of the Volume List.
Fill Count. The number of labels to be added to the Volume List when a value is typed into the Volume
Label field. Valid values are positive integers greater than or equal to 1. The default value is 1. If the
value specified for Fill Count would cause the list to grow beyond the Maximum Volumes Allowed, an
error message is displayed (see Maximum Volumes Allowed below).
Fill Increment. This field determines how each new volume label is generated. The Fill Increment is
the number by which each automatically generated label will differ from the previous one when a value
is typed into the Volume Label field and the Fill Count is greater than 1. Valid values are any positive
integer. The default value is 1. The Fill Increment is added to the least significant part of a volume label
to generate a new label.
Volume Label. The six-character alpha-numeric label of a volume to be imported. The label is added to
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