12. Mounting Volumes

To mount a tape or disk volume:

1. Identify the device:

  1. Change directory to the SFS folder:
    • cd /usr/share/SFS/bin/NxScsi
    • sudo ./NxScsi -l

2. Use the Web UI to assign the volume to a group or workflow.

3. For manual mounting (Linux): sudo mount /dev/<device> /mnt/<mountpoint>

4. Tapes mounted in SF Archive will be mounted as a local drive on the server.

 

Tips: Always un-mount volumes before physically removing them. Use the SF Archive interface for logical mounting/unmounting. Corruption can occur if a job is not completed and tape is forced to eject without finishing the current session.