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| ====== Adding and Deleting Volumes ====== | ====== Adding and Maintaining Volumes ====== |
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| ===== Adding Volumes ===== | ===== Adding Individual Volumes ===== |
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| ==== Method 1 ==== | To add an individual [[object:volume|Volume]] either: |
| To add a Volume, right-click on a Media Type and select "Add Volume". | |
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| {{:master:right_click_add_volume.png|}} | Right-click on a [[master:media|Media Type]] and select ''Add Volume''. |
| ==== Method 2 ==== | |
| Press the Insert key on the keyboard when viewing the Volume List. | |
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| {{:master:insert_add_volume.png|}} | {{add_volume_customer_tree.gif}} |
| ==== Method 3 ==== | |
| Utilize the Volume Serial Building tool located in the Media Type Properties Window. | |
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| {{:master:volume_properties_build.png|}} | or right-click in the Inventory window and select ''Add''. |
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| | {{add_volume_inventory.gif}} |
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| ==== Method 4 ==== | or click in the Inventory window and press ''Insert'' on the keyboard |
| Right-Click in the Volume List, navigate to Special Operations, and select "Scan to Add Volumes" to use a Barcode scanner to add Volumes. | |
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| {{:master:volume_scan_to_add.png|}} | This will open the ''Edit New Volume'' window. |
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| ===== Deleting Volumes ===== | 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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| To delete a Volume ''Allow Deletes'' must be set to ''True'' for the repository the relevant Volume is residing in. | {{add_volume.gif}} |
| To enable this right click on the Repository and select ''Properties'' | |
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| {{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume_repository.png}} | Click ''Save'' to add [[object:volume|Volume]]. |
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| Under the ''Options'' tab, set **Allow Deletes** to ''True'' and ''Save''. | |
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| <note tip> Set **Allow Deletes** back to ''False'' when finished removing required volumes to stop accidental deletion of any other volumes. </note> | |
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| {{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume_repository_options.png}} | |
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| | ===== Adding Multiple Volumes ===== |
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| Select a volume or range select a group of volumes. Right-click and select ''Delete''. A ''Delete Confirmation'' window will be displayed. Select ''Delete this Item'' or ''The volume will now be deleted from the database''. | Adding multiple Volumes can be accomplished using several different methods. |
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| To delete multiple Volumes, select the volumes in the Volume List, Right-click, and select ''Delete Volume''. Then select ''Delete All Items''. | * [[#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]] |
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| | ===== Scan To Add ===== |
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| | 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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| | {{scan_to_add_volumes.gif}} |
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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_to_add_volumes_repository.gif}} |
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| | Scan your Volume Barcodes using a Barcode scanner to add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to TapeTrack. |
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| | Once all Volumes have been scanned, close the ''Scan In'' window by clicking the ''X'' at the top right corner. |
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| | ===== Paste Volumes To Add ===== |
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| | Copy Volume-ID's to windows clipboard. |
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| | 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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| | {{scan_to_add_volumes.gif}} |
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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_to_add_volumes_repository.gif}} |
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| | Click the Clipboard icon on the Scan Window to paste in Volume-ID's. |
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| | {{scan_window.png}} |
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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 ===== |
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| {{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume.png}} | For information on deleting Volumes see [[technote:delete_volumes|Deleting Volumes]] |
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| <note tip> If a deleted Volume is added back in to the database, all it's history will remain. </note> | {{tag> update_doco scan master}} |
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| | <- master:repository|Creating a new Repository ^ master:starting|Getting Started ^ master:advanced|Advanced Usage-> |
