Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Adding information about a save set in the client file index and media database

When a volume contains a save set that does not appear in the media database or client file index, use the scanner command to restore save set information into the media database and client file indexes.

1. Log in as root or a Windows Administrator.
2. Load the first volume that contains the save set information into an available device. Ensure the Idle Device Timeout value for the device is 0. Refer to Unmounting volumes automatically (idle device timeout) for details.
3. At the command prompt, run the scanner and specify the name of the device that contains the volume:
   scanner device_name
4. Use the output from the scanner program to determine:

   • If the volume contains the save set that you want to scan.

   • If you want to scan the contents of the volume in the online indexes.

   • If the save set spans multiple volumes.

5. Use the scanner command to add the save information into the media database and CFIs:
   • To repopulate media database and CFIs with the save set information for all save sets on the volume, type scanner -i device_name
   • To repopulate the media database and client file index with the save set information for a specific save set , type scanner -i -S ssid device_name
     NOTE:When the volume contains data from an earlier version of NetWorker, there may be no pool information on the volume. In this case, the volume is considered to belong to the Default pool. To assign the volume to another pool, use the -b pool_name option in this step. When the volume already belongs to a pool, the -b option will have no effect.