Historian Page

The historian enables the Sun SAM software to keep track of cartridges exported from an automated library or a manually mounted device. This page displays information about exported volumes that are available for archiving and staging activities.

The following table describes the buttons and columns on the Historian page.

Table 73 Buttons and Columns in Historian Page

Field

Description

Search for Volume

Click to search for specific volumes within the Historian.

Export

Click to export the selected volumes from the Historian.

Reserve Volume

Click to reserve the selected volume for archiving.

Unreserve Volume

Click to remove the reserve status from the selected volume.

Edit Media Attributes

Click to edit attributes of the media for the selected volume.

Slot Number

The number of the storage slot in an automated library as recognized in the library catalog.

Volume

The volume name assigned to the volume.

Barcode

The bar code used in labeling the cartridge media.

Media Type

The media type for a cartridge.

Usage (Total)

The space consumed on the mounted file system, expressed as a percentage of total storage capacity. Next to this percentage value, the total amount of space on the file system that can be used for storage is displayed in parentheses.

Access Count

Number of times the volume has been accessed.

Media Attribute Flag

One of the attributes for the volume. Click the attribute to view all of the media attributes for the volume.

About the Historian

The Historian is a catalog that keeps track of cartridges exported from an automated library or unloaded from manually loaded devices. The Historian is similar to the catalog of an automated library but has no defined hardware devices associated with it.

Like an automated library, the Historian is configured in the mcf file, records entries for all cartridges associated with it, can import and export cartridges, and is displayed in the browser interface as an automated library.

By default, the Historian is created with 32 entries and can grow to be larger. Each time the catalog becomes full, 32 new entries of approximately 200 bytes each are added. Make sure that the file system on which the Historian resides has enough storage space to support this potential growth.