INSTANCES Manage ROBAR-SV instances

Application area:  SCSI and ABBA interface

INSTANCES branches to a menu in which you can manage configured ROBAR-SV instances. This menu is not available when called using the ROBAR-SV Manager; the ROBAR-SV instance is preselected.

ROBAR-SV instances are configured via the ROBAR-SV Manager (see "Creating a new instance") or by creating their interface-specific configuration file (see "Interface-specific ROBAR-SV configuration files").

The menu displays a list of the ROBAR-SV instances which are currently configured and their statuses. The list is sorted according to the status of the ROBAR-SV instances (first the sample configuration file, then the ROBAR-SV instances in the CLEANING status, then RUNNING, STARTING,  STOPPING, STOPPED, and DEFINED).

Figure 12: Menu for managing the ROBAR-SV instances (ABBA interface)

The ROBAR-SV instance currently selected is indicated by an arrow in the Current column. The name of the associated interface-specific configuration file is also displayed in the header behind the keyword CONFIG.

When you wish to perform an action for an instance in the INSTANCES menu, first specify inverse highlighting for the instance concerned using the "up arrow" or "down arrow" key. You can then execute the required action on the highlighted instance.

Actions of the other menus are executed for a selected ROBAR-SV instance. To do this, select a ROBAR-SV instance in the INSTANCES menu (see above) and the SELECT action.

The first time the menu program is started no ROBAR-SV instance is selected. The first instance in the list will be highlighted.

Following a restart of the menu program, the ROBAR-SV instance selected most recently will once again be displayed as the selected ROBAR-SV instance.

The name of the ROBAR-SV instance is displayed in the Config file column. It corresponds to the name of the associated interface-specific configuration file.

The Status column displays the status of the ROBAR-SV instance. ROBAR-SV instances can have the following statuses:

DEFINED	The ROBAR-SV instance is configured, i.e. the interface-specific configurationfile exists.
STARTING	The runtime files of the ROBAR-SV instance are being prepared and the ROBAR processes are starting up.
RUNNING	The runtime files of the ROBAR-SV instance are configured and the ROBAR processes are running. A connection exists to an archive system.
STOPPING	The ROBAR processes are being stopped.
STOPPED	The ROBAR-SV instance was stopped. The configuration file and other working files still exist. No connection exists to an archive system.
CLEANING	Disk space recovery routine is being run for the instance.
TEMPLATE	Designates the sample configuration file. It can only be edited.

The Archive system column displays the type of connection to the archive system, i.e. the value of the robot_address1 configuration parameter.


INSTANCES provides the following parameters:

DELETE

After the relevant question has been answered, removes the ROBAR-SV instance from ongoing operation. Its files, including the configuration file, will be deleted.

EDIT

Calls the preset editor to edit the interface-specific configuration file of the ROBAR-SV instance.

You can also edit the interface-specific configuration file of a running ROBAR-SV instance. The changes will, however, only take effect when the instance has been restarted.

EXIT

Returns you to the main menu.

SELECT

Selects the ROBAR-SV instance highlighted using the "up arrow" or "down arrow" key and resets the arrow in the Current column. Further actions are performed for this instance.

START

Starts the selected ROBAR-SV instance. Following successful execution the instance is placed in the RUNNING status.

Before starting a ROBAR-SV instance in ROBAR operation for the first time, please also observe the information in the section "Requirements for ROBAR operation".

STOP

Stops the ROBAR processes of the selected ROBAR-SV instance. The instance is placed in the STOPPED status.