Date depended media appointments

From SEPsesam

SEPsesam can dynamically create labels for media appointments based on current date.

1. Create a new media appointment or modify an exiting one
2. Enter media pool and drive as usual
3. Under Options enter <poolname>:<wildcard>. The poolname has to match the chosen one

The wildcard has to be a valid conversation parameter of strftime function (see man strftime). Conversation should result in a number, which is used for tape id.

Some often used wildcards:

%u

day of the week starting on Mon=1

%m

month as a decimal number

Examples

Initialize a medium every day where label depends on weekday:

• Create a new media appointment, which is scheduled every day or at certain days of a week
• Chose WEEK for media pool (assuming you have already created a pool with this name)
• Enter WEEK:%u under options

Then Sesam will initialize the following tapes:

• WEEK00001 on Monday
• WEEK00002 on Tuesday
• ...
• WEEK00007 on Sunday

Monthly backups:

• Create a new media appointment, which is scheduled for example every first Sunday of a month
• Chose Month for media pool (assuming you have already created a pool with this name)
• Enter Month:%u under options

Then Sesam will initialize the following tapes:

• Month00001 in January
• Month00002 in February
• ...
• Month00012 in December