Devices

Under the storage node devices can be configured as primary or secondary storage.

Right-clicking 'Devices' under the Storage node will display a context menu.

New Device
Define a new storage device

Right-click on a specific device opens another context menu.

Open Device
Opens the device dialog for the selected device.

Add Storage area
Opens the storage area dialog to create a new storage area for the selected device.  

Delete Device
Delete the selected device.  Devices can only be deleted when they are no longer in use.

Clicking on one of the storage areas changes the view in the right pane. Double-clicking on this object opens the Media Properties dialog.

Name
Name of the media.

Free Space
Free space on the media.

Set the media state
The media state can be set to assigned, full or damaged.

Server
The name of the server.

Media Pool
The name of the media pool.

Offline Location
Optional description if the media is stored somewhere.  (E.g. shelf no. 5).

Is Backup Media
Specifies whether the medium is a backup medium as set during configuration (read only).

WORM Medium
Set the medium as write once medium. WORM stands for "Write Once, Read Many". WORM devices are devices with very low-level, sometimes physical, enforcement that files can be written only once.

Media counters
Provide information on the media which can be reset.