User Guide

Managing 91
Storage Management Services Administration Guide
103-000134-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
3
Double-click Queues.
4 Double-click the preferred queue.
5 Double-click Servers.
6 Double-click the preferred server.
7 Double-click Devices.
8 Right-click the media > click Erase Media [or] Retension.
(Optional) You can also use the toolbar. Click Device Administration >
Media > Erase Media [or] Retension.
Checking the Media Status in a Device
This task lets you check the status of a particular media type from either the
server or a workstation.
Ensure that you have met the prerequisites detailed in “Prerequisites for
SBCON Tasks” on page 81.
From the Server
1
Select Main Menu > Storage Device Administration.
2 Select one device from the list.
3 Select one media and press Insert.
4 Select Utilities > Media Status.
A screen is displayed listing the following information:
 Number in Media Set—The sequential number of the media within
a particular media set.
SBCON automatically labels and appends an incremental number to
any backup sessions that span multiple media.
 Creation time—The time the current media label was first used on
this media.
 Mount status—Whether the media is Mounted (ready for reading or
writing). There are two status messages:
Mount Pending: The request to mount is waiting to be processed.
Not Mounted: The media not ready to access.