Firestreamer Snap-in - Media View

The Media view displays the initial media layout of the selected Firestreamer tape library. To open the view, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the Firestreamer Snap-in.
  2. In the console tree, click Media.

The details pane of the view contains the following controls:

Library Specifies the library for which the initial media layout is displayed.
Initial media layout Displays the initial media layout for the library.
Element type Displays the type of the changer element the medium is located in.
Element number Displays the number of the changer element the medium is located in. If this field is blank, the number is assigned automatically.
Medium type Displays the type of the medium.
Medium name Displays the name of the medium.
Maximum size Displays the maximum size of the file medium. If this field is blank, then the absolute maximum size applies. For more information, see File Media.
Read-only Displays whether the medium is read-only.
Bar code Displays the bar code of the medium. If this field is blank, the bar code is assigned automatically. For more information, see Bar Codes.

The view provides the following actions:

Edit Opens the Media Layout Editor.
Load From File Allows you to browse through folders to find the media map file from which you want to load media into the library.
Unload All Unloads all media from the library.

To use the view, follow the steps below:

  1. Select a library from the Library list.
  2. Browse the initial media layout of the selected library.
  3. To edit the media layout in the Media Layout Editor, click the Action menu, and then click Edit.
  4. To load media from an existing media map file, click the Action menu, and then click Load From File.
  5. To unload all media from the library, click the Action menu, and then click Unload All.
  6. To browse the current state of the library, open the Current State view.