The Controls menu is used to set and save a variety of controls that affect the operation of the Restore entire disk module. The options may be saved and will be in effect the next time the module is invoked.

6.10.1 Confirm/Log...

If a radio button is selected under the Confirm column, a confirmation message will need to be approved before the corresponding operation can take place. If a radio button is selected under the Log column, a log file will be created and displayed, indicating the operation was completed.

The operations that may be confirmed and/or logged are:

6.10.2 Print controls...

Fill in the default Print controls and left-click the [Apply] button to save the defaults.

6.10.3 Color controls...

The Color controls menu selection is used to change the colors DISPLAYed within the MOTIF Work Center . In order to change the form colors, select Color controls... from the Controls menu. Figure 4-8 will appear.

There are four aspects of the interface controls that may be changed. Table 4-2 displays these areas.

The interface controls that can be changed are shown in Table 4-3.

Select [Apply] to see if the colors are acceptable. Select [Reset] to reset to the colors you started with. Select [Default] to bring up the default color schemes.

6.10.4 Set help key...

On some terminals, the user may desire to map an alternate help key if the default conflicts with a previously used key or key combination. To set this option select Set help key from the Controls menu. See Figure 4-11.

If the Standard radio button is selected, the keyboard will use the standard help key as dictated by the internals of the operating system.

To change the help key to a custom setting, select the Custom radio button. Next, place the cursor in the Enter help key field. Finally enter the key or key combination that you will use to bring up help in the MOTIF Work Center. The hex equivelent of that key will appear in the Key symbol(hex) field.

6.10.5 Control restore via search...

The Control restore via search... selection is used to set the operation of the Restore via search... item in the Utilities menu.

To control the restore via search operation select Control restore via search... from the Controls menu. The form shown below will appear.

The Command file field is used to designate the command file that is used to perform the search procedure. In most cases it is not necessary to change this file. However, if you have a custom file that you use for this purpose, enter that file name into the field.

6.10.6 Set help key...

On some terminals, the user may desire to map an alternate help key if the default conflicts with a previously used key or key combination. To set this option select Set help key from the Controls menu. See Figure 4-11.

If the Standard radio button is selected, the keyboard will use the standard help key as dictated by the internals of the operating system.

To change the help key to a custom setting, select the Custom radio button. Next, place the cursor in the Enter help key field. Finally enter the key or key combination that you will use to bring up help in the MOTIF Work Center. The hex equivelent of that key will appear in the Key symbol(hex) field.

6.10.7 Save options...

To save the options that have been modified in the Controls menu as well as any Display controls, Media selection or Search controls settings that have been modified, select Save options from the Controls menu.

6.10.8 Reload options...

To reload the saved options if you have modified the Controls menu or any Display controls, Media selection or Search controls settings, select Reload options from the Controls menu.

6.10.9 Media Manager...

In order to run the MEDIA module described in Chapter 4, select Media Manager... from the Controls menu.

6.10.10 Backup Manager...

In order to run the BCKMGR module described in Chapter 5, select Backup Manager... from the Controls menu.

6.10.11 Restore

Opens the submenu to the other two restore procedures, Restore entire disk and Restore via VAULT.

6.10.12 Exit

To exit the program and return to the command prompt, select Exit from the Controls menu. If there are other modules open focus will return to those modules.

6.11 Help menu

The Help menu is used to get help about the Media Manager software.

Help may be obtained in several ways throughout the program. These are:

• Pressing the [Help] key on your keyboard while in a form field or dialog box provides context sensitive help on that field or form.
• Selecting the [Help] button on the bottom of forms provides help on that particular dialog box.
• Selecting the Help menu from any of the five interfaces:
  • Media Manager
  • Backup Manager
  • Restore Via Vault
  • Restore Via Search
  • Restore entire disk

The Help menu provides two types of help. The first type is the help overview. This gives information on many aspects of the program from MEDIA fundamentals to the MOTIF interface. The other type of help is the description of menu items.

6.11.1 Overview...

In order to get an overview of the program, select Overview... from the Help menu. The help module is shown in Figure 4-12.

6.11.2 Top menu...

In order to get help on the menus throughout the program, select Top Menu... from the Help menu.

This chapter describes using MEDIA in MCL. There are two options for limiting or increasing functionality of the menus in MCL. The simplified menus are designed to give the user access to an essential subset of the full function menu. Any functions that need to be performed, which are not on the simplified menu, can easily be accessed by switching back to the full function menu. In order to switch to the full function menu, select Full function menus from the Media Librarian menu.

7.1 Simplified vs. Full Function menu

The MEDIA menu structure differs depending on whether you have chosen Simplified menus or Full function menus menu from the main MEDIA menu. The simplified menu offers essential media operations, enabling the user to perform pool, job and report functions quickly. In this mode, the user can operate on only one medium at a time. This provides an excellent introduction to the Media Librarian's capabilities without the complexity of more involved functions. In fact, the Simplified menu mode will serve all the needs of most General Users.

The full function menus offer the full range of media procedures including multiple media functions and volume set operations as well as all the functions in the simplified menus. When the user selects Media library functions, one of the two menus shown in Figure 7-1

Figure 7-1 Simplified vs Full Function MEDIA Menu

is displayed on the screen, depending on menu type selected.

7.1.1 The Simplified menu

The set of functions that can be performed in the simplified menu were selected because they are essential to daily operations and because they will satisfy the needs of many MEDIA users.

There are two approaches to working with media in the simplified menu. These are:

• The functions that can be accessed from the main menu: OBTAIN, ADD NEW and CATALOG medium are all operations that introduce media to the database. Because the media are new to the database, the user will be prompted for a media identifier with a dialog box, as shown in Figure 7-2.

  Figure 7-2 Media identifier dialog box

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  When the user provides a valid medium name, processing continues with additional menus, forms, and/or message windows until that function is complete.
• The approach to working with media that already exist in the database involves the selection of the media name from a selection display. Choosing Select medium will result in a display of media names, which meet the selection criteria, as shown in Figure 7-3.

  Figure 7-3 Select a Medium Menu

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  The functions that can be accessed from the menu: ASSIGN, RELEASE and RE_USE medium, as well as Create media job and the modify/display functions, are all operations that are performed on existing media. When the user selects a medium from the list, the Function menu, shown in Figure 7-4, is displayed. When the user selects the desired function, processing continues with additional menus, forms, and/or message windows until that function is complete.

Figure 7-4 Full Function vs Simplified Function Menu

After the full function Media Library menu appears, the basic mode of operation requires that the user select a function to be performed and provide name(s) for media to be processed. The menu hierarchy is designed so that this can be done in two different ways:

• If the user knows the name of the required media, the function can be selected directly from the menu. The user will be prompted for the media identifier with a form, as shown in Figure 7-5.

  Figure 7-5 Media identifier dialog box

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  When the user provides a valid medium name, processing continues with additional menus, forms, and/or message windows until that function is complete.
• If the user does not know the name of the desired medium, choosing Select medium will result in a display of media names, which meet the selection criteria, as shown in Figure 7-6.

  Figure 7-6 Select a Medium Menu

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  When the user selects a medium from the list, the Function menu, shown in Figure 7-7, is presented.

  Figure 7-7 Function Menu

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  When the user selects the desired function, processing continues with additional menus, forms, and/or message windows until that function is complete.

Additional options offered on the top level menu allow the user to establish various control settings (the first three menu selections) and to work with the available REPORT options.

POOL command ... options allow the user to ADD or CATALOG media into the Librarian data base, to ALLOCATE media for use, to RELEASE media for other use, and to DELETE media from the Librarian data base among other functions. Each of these functions is described in detail in the succeeding subsections.

POOL commands: Multiple media is available only on the full menu. The ... Multiple media option is not included for the Function menu because a single medium has already been selected. POOL commands: Multiple media allows the user to specify a list of media names then select a function to be completed for all media in the list as a single operation.

7.2 MEDIA field data

Brief help is also available from each field by moving the cursor to that field and pressing the Help key.

7.2.1 Physical description fields

Table 7-1 lists all fields displayed when a user chooses to either modify or display a medium header and then chooses Physical description fields from the subsequent menu:

Table 7-1 Physical description fields

Field	Description
Alias	This is the descriptive name which a user assigns to the medium and uses to refer to it. The alias may be any alphanumeric combination of 1 to 21 characters.
User	This is the user name assigned to the medium. All entries in the allocated pool are owned by a user. OPERATOR privilege required for modification.
Comment	This is a text field into which any text data can be inserted.
Location	This is the rack or bin in which the tape will be stored. This is sent, along with the external ID, to the OPERATOR whenever the medium needs to be mounted on a drive.
Type	Specifies the base TYPE category for a medium. All TYPES are defined in the parameter file. Only predefined values can be entered here.
Density	The recording density of the tape. The default will cause the system to automatically toggle to the correct density setting during a mount or update operation, if the density is not known.
Capacity	This is either the total length of a tape, in feet, or total disk space, in megabytes.
Used	This is either the amount of tape used, in feet, or the amount of disk space used, in megabytes. Read Only.
Manufacturer	This is the manufacturer of the medium. This field is optional and purely for identification purposes.
Storage slot code	A text field that may be used with auxiliary robotic devices, to store relevant data on a device slot. MANAGER or OPERATOR privilege required for modification.
Barcode encoding	A text field that can be used for information related to a bar code reader. MANAGER or OPERATOR privilege required for modification.
User defined 1	A text field that may be used for any relevant information regarding an auxillary robotic device.
User defined 2	A text field that may be used for any relevant information regarding an auxillary robotic device.
User defined 3	A text field that may be used for any relevant information regarding an auxillary robotic device. MANAGER or OPERATOR privilege required for modification.