Maintaining Archive Media Section 7 Configuring Archives
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The Volume ID and Overwrite Timeout default to the values specified for all
volumes on the archive device config view. Use this dialog to change these values if
necessary. As an option, enter a Volume Label. For further details regarding these
initialization parameters refer to Table 15.
7. Click OK to initialize the media. If the initialization parameters are specified
correctly, a message indicating the initialization was successful appears in the
message box, and the Volume State will go to Valid as shown in
Figure 71. If
one or more parameters were defined incorrectly, an error message appears. If
Table 15. Initializing Archive Media
Field Description
Overwrite Timeout This defaults to the Overwrite Timeout as configured in the Archive
Device aspect’s config view. The Overwrite Timeout specifies the
delay between the time when a media becomes full and the time
when the media can be re-initialized
(overwritten).
Set this to the duration for which the data must be preserved. For
example, if data must be preserved for one year, set the Overwrite
Timeout to 365 days. This means 365 days after the LAST data
has been written to the media, the media
can be automatically initialized by archival if the media is in the
drive. Select a unit (Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds), and then
specify the number of units, for example: 365 Days.
The Overwrite Timeout is stored on the media, so removing the
media from the drive for a period of time and then replacing it will
not affect the Overwrite Timeout.
Volume ID This is a name assigned to this specific volume. The format was
specified when the archive device was configured.
Volume ID Evaluated When a formatted string is entered in the Volume ID field, the
format characters are replaced with corresponding values in this
field. The # signs will be replaced by the configured next label
when the media is actually initialized.
Volume Label This is an optional descriptor to further identify the media.
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