Labeling Storage Volumes

Backup labels (initializes) each storage volume with a unique internal label that corresponds to a pool. During backup and other operations, Backup can identify the pool to which a volume belongs by its label. Backup applies a label template to create a unique internal label for each volume.
Backup uses label templates and pool configuration settings to sort, store, and track data on media volumes. If you need to recover data, Backup prompts you for the specific volume that contains the required data, by volume name and sequence number.

How Backup Uses Label Templates

How Backup Labels a Volume Using a Label Template

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Solstice Backup 5.1 Administration Guide*April 1998

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