Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Deallocating (removing) silo volumes

When an STL volume in a silo is no longer needed, the volume can be deallocated from the silo. Deallocation is basically the same operation as removing a volume from a library. Although the volume cannot be loaded by the robotic mechanism, the entries in the NetWorker media database remain intact. If the volume is allocated again, NetWorker software can retrieve the data from it later.

1. Unmount the volume from the device. Volume mounting and unmounting provides instructions on unmounting volumes.
2. In the Administration window, click Devices.
3. Open the Libraries folder in the navigation tree. The Libraries detail table appears.
4. Double-click a silo in the Libraries detail table to open the double-paned library operations view. The silo’s drives are listed in the Device column.
5. Right-click a silo in the Device column, and select Remove.

   The Remove Library Volumes window appears, with the option to select either Template or List for barcode selection.

6. Select either Template or List to enter barcode volume identifiers.

   • The Template option allows the use of wildcards in creating a list of barcode IDs. For example, to name four tapes A01B, A02B, A03B, and A04B, type A0, 1-4, and B.

   • The List option allows the entry of barcode IDs, separately. For example, type the name for each tape: A01B, A02B, A03B, and A04B.

7. Type the appropriate volume identifiers in the Barcodes field.
8. Click OK.

   • The Library Operation window displays this message:

     The library operation has started.

   • The Monitoring > Operations screen displays the silo’s status.

9. Click OK. Notice that on return to the Libraries detail table, the removed volumes are no longer listed.