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--- master:volumes [2021/08/03 00:35] – [Adding Individual Volumes] Scott Cunliffe
+++ master:volumes [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Adding Individual Volumes =====
-To add a [[object:volume|Volume]] either:
+To add an individual [[object:volume|Volume]] either:
-  * Right-click on a [[master:media|Media Type]] and select ''Add Volume''.
+Right-click on a [[master:media|Media Type]] and select ''Add Volume''.
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-  * Right-click in the Inventory window and select ''Add''.
+or right-click in the Inventory window and select ''Add''.
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-  * Click in the Inventory window and press ''Insert'' on the keyboard
+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.  Volume-ID's must be unique within a [[object:customer|Customer]]/[[object:media|Media Type]] scope and must be between 1 and 10 alphanumeric characters long.
+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.
+{{add_volume.gif}}
 Click ''Save'' to add [[object:volume|Volume]].
-{{:master:insert_add_volume.png}}
-==== Scan to Add Volumes ====
-{{:master:tapemaster_add_volumes_right_click.mp4?500}}
+===== Adding Multiple Volumes =====
-Right-Click in the Volume List, navigate to Special Operations, and select ''Scan -> Scan to Add Volumes'' to use a Barcode scanner to add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to your default [[object:repository|Repository]].
+Adding multiple Volumes can be accomplished using several different methods.
-{{:master:tapemaster_volume_scan_to_add.png}}
+  * [[#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]]
-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.
+===== Scan To Add =====
-{{:master:tapemaster_volume_scan_to_add_repository.png}}
+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.
+{{scan_to_add_volumes.gif}}
+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.
-===== Deleting Volumes =====
+{{scan_to_add_volumes_repository.gif}}
-{{:master:master_delete_volumes.mp4?500}}
+Scan your Volume Barcodes using a Barcode scanner to add [[object:volume|Volumes]] to TapeTrack.
-<note tip>You must have **Alter** rights to delete [[object:volume|Volumes]]</note>
+Once all Volumes have been scanned, close the ''Scan In'' window by clicking the ''X'' at the top right corner.
-Select the required [[object:volume|Volume]] , or range of [[object:volume|Volumes]] from the inventory window you want to delete.
+===== Paste Volumes To Add =====
-Right-click highlighted [[object:volume|Volumes]] and select ''Delete'', or press Delete (DEL) on the keyboard.
+Copy Volume-ID's to windows clipboard.
-{{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume.png}}
+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.
-The **Volume Deletion** window will display the [[object:repository|Repository]] where the [[object:volume|Volumes]] to be deleted are located in the top pane and [[object:volume|Volume-ID's]] in the lower pane.
+{{scan_to_add_volumes.gif}}
-<note important>If the **Volume Deletion** window is not displayed it is because you are running an outdated version of TapeMaster.  Instructions to delete [[object:volume|Volumes]] in older versions of TapeMaster can be found  [[master:delete_volumes_legacy|here]]
+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.
-</note>
-{{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume_deletion.png?500}}
+{{scan_to_add_volumes_repository.gif}}
-Each row in the top pane will, along with the [[object:repository|Repository Description]] (or ID), list the number of [[object:volume|Volumes]] for deletion and the delete status of either **Deletes Allowed** or **Deletes Forbidden**.
+Click the Clipboard icon on the Scan Window to paste in Volume-ID's.
-For any [[object:repository|Repository]] listed with a status of **Deletes Forbidden** you must either:
+{{scan_window.png}}
-  * Right-clicking the row and selecting ''Allow'' to change status to **Deletes Allowed**
-  * Right-clicking the row and selecting ''Remove'' to remove the [[object:volume|Volumes]] before deletion of any [[object:volume|Volumes]] located in a [[object:repository|Repository]] with **Deletes Allowed** status.
-{{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume_deletion_allow.png}}
+Once all Volumes have been scanned, close the ''Scan In'' window by clicking the X at the top right corner.
+===== Deleting Volumes =====
-Click ''Delete Volumes'' and ''Yes'' to the delete confirmation to delete the [[object:volume|Volumes]].
-{{:master:tapemaster_delete_volume_deletion_allow_confirm.png}}
-As deleting [[object:volume|Volumes]] is permanent, clicking ''No'' to the delete confirmation is your last opportunity to cancel the delete function.
-When a [[object:volume|Volume]] is deleted its historical entries remain in the database.  If a deleted [[object:volume|Volume]] is added back into the database, all previous history records including when deleted and added back, are listed under that [[object:volume|Volumes]] ''History'' tab.
-{{object:tapemaster_delete_add_volumes.png}}
-As setting [[object:repository|Repository]] to **Allow Deletes** alters the properties of that [[object:repository|Repository]], if required, reset the [[object:repository|Repository]] to **no deletes** by right-clicking the required [[object:repository|Repository]], selecting ''Properties'' and change the ''Allow Deletes'' field in the ''Options'' tab to false.
-{{master:master_repository_properties_allow_deletes.png}}
-See [[master:volumes_special_operations|Special Operations Menu]] for further information.
+For information on deleting Volumes see [[technote:delete_volumes|Deleting Volumes]]
+{{tag> update_doco scan master}}
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