Media

Media are information carriers used for backup (tapes, disks etc.). The first window shows the media-archive containing all media prepared for use with SEP sesam.

If you right click on a column header the following options are shown:

Label

always "pool name + 5-digit number"'

Barcode

Barcode-number of the media, if available

Write Protection

switchable between On/Off; as long as ON is selected, Sesam does not use this media for backups

Backup Day

Date of the Sesam Backup day

Last Init  

Date of the last initialization of the medium

Locked until

The media is not available up to this time

EOL = EndOfLifetime = Backup day + Lockdays of the media pool

Occupancy

occupancy in proportion to the total storage capacity of the media (sometimes more than 100)

Loader  

Loader that the medium is in

Slot

in loader, in which the current medium resides

Cartridge Type  

Crtridge Type of the medium

Comment

further information

Pool

to which the medium belongs to

Storage Pool

the memory area which is/will be used

Readability Test  

Date of the last readability check

Read Check Message  

Result of the last readability check

User Comment

Here you can makes notes to individual media

The Write Protection on a medium prevents the tape from being reused and helps prevent data loss. Write Protection stays in effect until it is removed manually by the user.
The EOL Write Protection however is automatically controlled by SEP sesam.

Properties Media

Media Pool

Name of the media pool containing this media (uneditable)

Storage Pool  

Name of the storage pool that's being used (uneditable)

Write Protection

Selection between On/Off, the media can be overwritten or not

Backup Day

Date of the backup day (uneditable)

Locked until

The media is not available up to this time Caution: Editing possible

Drive

Drive in which the media was last used (uneditable)

Next Media

Number of next cartridge (uneditable)

Media Type

Manufacturer identification of the media (uneditable)

Loader

Number of the loader in whose magazine the media is at present (uneditable)

Slot

Number of the slot in the loader. Attention: It's better to use an archive adjustment

Ok

save the changed media parameters in the database and return to the start screen

Apply

save of the changed media parameters in the database. Entry mask can be used for further changes

Delete

removes the dataset from the archive and closes the entry mask

Cancel

no action and return to the start screen

Label

Used for media identification

Barcode

Bar code on the media

Occupancy

Shows the current occupancy of the medium in percentage (uneditable)

EOM  

End Of Medium. States if there is still space left on the medium

Error Count

Absolute number

Error Delta

Change in number of errors compared with the previous day

Use Count

Counts the initialisations of the tape (uneditable)

Duplication

Has this media been duplicated (yes/no, uneditable)

Comment

Additional information

User Comment  

Make additional notes

In the view Savesets all savesets stored on the media are listed. There are all columns viewable which you can see on the backup status. You can show or hide columns by press the right mouse button on the column title and select columns you like to show or hide.

Task

Task name

Date

Start time of the backup run

Count

Count of the backup executions per backup-day

Saveset

Identification of the saveset

Split

Is the saveset located on one media (no) or distributed on several media (number of parts)

Select Initialization

Here a new medium is inserted into the media-archive.

Media Pool

Select one of the configured pools

Drive

Selection of drive in which the media must be initialized (depends on the selected pool)

Media Type

selection of media type (pre-selection depends on drive type)

Get label from media

use already existing label on media

Automatically assign next number

Sesam automatically counts up label numbers for the initialized media.

The warning Utilzation of unknown SEP sesam Media alerts the user to the fact a SEP sesam tape or medium has been entered but is not entered in the sesam database. This can happen when a tape was erased or if a tape was entered from another SEP sesam installation. Empty tapes or tapes from other programs/applications will always be overwritten. Media found in the SEP sesam database will never be overwritten.

Accept without initialization

Enters the media with the existing label in the sesam database. If a relevant Media Pools is not available, it will automatically create one.

Overwrite

Treats the media as empty and writes a new label on the tape.

Start

Start insertion of new media

Cancel

close screen, no insertion