Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Specifying library slots

The available slots feature controls which volumes the NetWorker server uses for backup. The server uses all volumes in a library to perform recoveries, but the volumes that are automatically selected for backups can be controlled by designating a range of available slots in the library.

1. Ensure that volumes have been placed in all the available slots of the library so that the NetWorker server can continue uninterrupted with an automatic backup.

   With two-sided media, the number of available slots is effectively doubled. For example, with 32 optical disks labeled “jupiter.001.a” to “jupiter.032.b,” there are a total of 64 sides, and therefore, there are 64 slots from which to choose.

2. In the server’s NetWorker Administration interface, select View > Diagnostic Mode from the menu bar.
3. Click Devices.
4. Open the Libraries folder in the navigation tree. The Libraries detail table appears.
5. In either the navigation tree or in the Libraries detail table, right-click the library on which the slots are to be designated, and select Properties.
6. Select the Advanced tab of the Properties window.
7. In the Media Management Area, in the Available slots field, type a range of contiguous slots, then click + to add the range of slots.

   For example (assuming that no slots have already been configured), to designate slots 1 through 3 as available, then skip a defective slot 4, and designate slots 5 through 7 as available, type this information in the Available Slots field:

   1. Type 1-3, then click + to add these slots.
   2. Type 5-7, then click + to add these slots.
   3. Click OK. Slot 4 will be skipped when tapes are loaded.