====== Adding and Maintaining Volumes ======

===== Adding Individual Volumes =====

To add an individual [[object:volume|Volume]] either:

Right-click on a [[master:media|Media Type]] and select ''Add Volume''.

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or right-click in the Inventory window and select ''Add''.

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or click in the Inventory window and press ''Insert'' on the keyboard

This will open the ''Edit New Volume'' window.

In the ''Edit New Volume'' window enter the [[object:volume|Volume-ID]] of the new [[object:volume|Volume]] to be added.  [[object:volume|Volume-ID's]] must be unique within a [[object:customer|Customer]]/[[object:media|Media Type]] scope and must be between 2 and 10 alphanumeric characters long.

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Click ''Save'' to add [[object:volume|Volume]].




===== Adding Multiple Volumes =====

Adding multiple Volumes can be accomplished using several different methods.

  * [[#scan-to-add|Scanning Volumes using the ''Scan To Add'']] process, best suited to adding small groups of Volumes with a scanner, keyboard or [[extensions:cloudscan|GazillaByte CloudScan App]].
  * [[#paste-volumes-to-add|Pasting in Volumes from Windows Clipboard or file]], best suited to adding new Volumes from emailed or file lists of Volume-ID's.
  * [[technote:excel_import|Importing Volumes from Excel file, best suited to adding Volumes and additional data from Excel sheets]].
  * [[cookbook:volume_id_building|Creating Volumes using the ''Volume-ID Building'' tool]].
  * Importing Volumes from your Backup Software with TMSS10Sync.
    * [[cookbook:backupexec|Backup Exec]]
    * [[cookbook:commvault|Commvault]]
    * [[cookbook:dataprotector|Data Protector]]
    * [[cookbook:netbackup|Netbackup]]
    * [[cookbook:networker|Networker]]
    * [[cookbook:tsm|Tivoli Storage Manager]]
    * [[cookbook:veeam|VEEAM]]

===== Scan To Add =====

To add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to your default [[object:repository|Repository]] (or Initial [[object:repository|Repository]] if no default is set) right-click in the Volume List, navigate to ''Special Operations'', and select ''Scan -> Scan to Add Volumes'' to open the ''Scan In'' window. 

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To add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to a [[object:repository|Repository]] other than your default, right-click the required [[object:repository|Repository]] and select ''Scan'' -> ''To Add'' and scan [[object:volume|Volumes]] to be added.

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Scan your Volume Barcodes using a Barcode scanner to add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to TapeTrack.

Once all Volumes have been scanned, close the ''Scan In'' window by clicking the ''X'' at the top right corner.

===== Paste Volumes To Add =====

Copy Volume-ID's to windows clipboard.

To add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to your default [[object:repository|Repository]] (or Initial [[object:repository|Repository]] if no default is set) right-click in the Volume List, navigate to ''Special Operations'', and select ''Scan -> Scan to Add Volumes'' to open the ''Scan In'' window. 

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To add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to a [[object:repository|Repository]] other than your default, right-click the required [[object:repository|Repository]] and select ''Scan'' -> ''To Add'' and scan [[object:volume|Volumes]] to be added.

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Click the Clipboard icon on the Scan Window to paste in Volume-ID's.

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Once all Volumes have been scanned, close the ''Scan In'' window by clicking the X at the top right corner.
===== Deleting Volumes =====

For information on deleting Volumes see [[technote:delete_volumes|Deleting Volumes]]

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