General properties for devices

General properties for devices include information about the status, type, and vendor of the device.

See Viewing storage device properties.

Table: General properties for devices

Item

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Status

Displays any of the following statuses:

  • Pause.

    Indicates if this device is paused.

  • Enable.

    Indicates if Backup Exec has exclusive use of this device.

    If the check box is clear, the device is disabled and cannot be used by Backup Exec. The device is available for other applications.

  • Online.

    Indicates that the device is online if a dimmed check box with a check mark appears.

    If the device is offline, a check mark does not appear. No operations are allowed on the device until it is online again.

    The device appears as offline if the following occurs:

    • The device was turned off after Backup Exec was started.

    • The device was being used by another application (such as a Windows backup utility) when Backup Exec was started.

    • The device is removed from the computer.

    • If a device reports a critical error.

    • The firmware of the device was updated; Backup Exec will behave as if the device with its old name or identity no longer exists.

See Changing the status of a device to online.

Vendor

Displays the name of the vendor of the drive or robotic library.

Product ID

Displays the product ID from the SCSI Inquiry string.

Firmware

Displays the version of the firmware used in the device.

Library type

Displays the default first slot of the robotic library. Virtual tape libraries are identified by the string VTL. The simulated tape libraries that the Tape Library Simulator Utility creates are identified by the string TLS.

See About the Tape Library Simulator Utility.

Media type

Displays the media type used in this drive type.

Date in service

Displays the date this device was first detected by this installation of Backup Exec.

Serial number

Displays the serial number of the drive.

Encryption

Displays whether the tape device is currently capable of hardware encryption. If the field says Yes and the job is configured to use hardware encryption, Backup Exec uses its included encryption key management to encrypt the data. If the field says No, Backup Exec does not encrypt the data. You can still encrypt the data on the tape, however, if you use hardware encryption from a third-party. Please consult your hardware vendor for encryption key management options and licensing.

See About hardware encryption.

WORM

Displays whether the tape device is capable of Write once, read many (WORM) data storage. Backup Exec cannot erase or recycle WORM media.

See About WORM media.

General properties for devices