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Add media

To add media to store her archived data, Sharon Jones completed these steps:
  1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).
  2. Expand JKLPROD > Backup, Recovery and Media Services > Media .
  3. Right-click Tape Volumes and select Add.
  4. On the Welcome page, click Next.
  5. On the Select Media Pool page, select Qic1000, and click Next.
  6. On the Add Media--Add Volumes page, type vol1 in the Volume name or prefix field and click Add. This volume will be used for data that is over two years old. Click Next.
  7. On the Add Media--Select Media Storage Location page, select Vault in the Location field. Click Next.
  8. On the Add Media--Initialize Volumes page, select Initialize for Vol1 in the Volume to initialize field. In the Device field, select Tap01 for Vol1. In the Media action when done field select Rewind. Click Next.
  9. On the Add Media--Summary page, validate the entries and click Finish.
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