Volumes Object Tab

The information accessed through the Volumes object comes directly from the Volume Master File (VMF) record. Files with the “File Sequence in Chain” set to zero are excluded from the views produced for this object.

Note: For more information on these fields, see the Help About Object online help.

Select a row and click Actions to see the actions available.

The following actions can be available on the Actions menu for items in the Volumes object:

Scratch Status—place a tape or group of tapes into scratch status
UnScratch Status—remove scratch status from a tape or group of tapes
Checkout—check out the selected tape to a vault
Checkin—-cccheck in a checked-out tape volume
Expire— expire the selected volume
Extend—extend the expiration date of a volume
View DSKTLMSV Scr—open a new table that shows the DI-mode script for this object
Run DSKTLMSV Scr—run the DI-mode script associated with this object
Configure DSKTLMSV—configure scripts associated with this object
Note: This action is only available from the Windows Client.

Example: Extend Action

This example shows the dialog that displays when you select the Extend action: