mode

--mode={full|fast}

The method of inventorying tapes.

Fast inventorying

If the parameter value is fast or is not specified, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 scans tapes for barcodes. Using barcodes, the software can quickly return a tape to the pool where it was before.

Select this method to recognize tapes used by the same tape device attached to the same machine. Other tapes will be sent to the Unrecognized tapes pool.

If your tape library contains no barcode reader, all tapes will be sent to the Unrecognized tapes pool. To recognize your tapes, perform full inventorying or combine fast and full inventorying as described later in this section.

Full inventorying

If the parameter value is full, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 reads tags written by Acronis software and analyzes other information about the contents of the loaded tapes. Select this method to recognize empty tapes and tapes written by Acronis software on any tape device and any machine.

Combination of fast and full inventorying

Full inventorying of an entire tape device may take a long time. If you need to inventory only a few tapes, combine fast and full inventorying. Step-by-step instructions are provided in "Operations with tapes".