Mounting a Tape or Disk

Use the Mount command to mount initialized media.

  1. Make sure the medium is initialized.

    See Initializing a Tape or Disk for Recording .

  2. Insert the tape or disk into the drive and set it on line.

    See the manufacturer's documentation.

  3. Choose Commands > Mount.

IRIS scans the medium to determine what kind of medium has been mounted, and checks the system disk to see whether there is a corresponding tape log.

The Status field reports Scanning during the Mount operation.

IRIS reports its findings in the Filter Summary field as one of:

  • 40*/250 Files 11 M/ 202 M Bytes

    For example, this indicates that the medium is a valid IRIS archive medium with a complete log. The log list shows the first few product files that are on the medium (if any). In this example, there are 250 files and 202 MB on the medium. The log list is currently displaying 40 files that occupy 11 MB (* means there are more that could be displayed).

  • Incomplete Log

    This indicates a valid IRIS tape but an invalid or incomplete tape log on disk. The tape log shows the first few files on the tape to the best of its ability. You may want to perform an inventory if a Retrieve operation is to be done.

After a successful Mount operation, IRIS displays the archive ID, which should be checked against the label on the medium.

If a medium of unknown format or a blank tape or disk is detected during Mount, IRIS does not mount the medium and the Status field shows NonIris.