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Import All BlackPearl Foreign Tapes

Description

Imports all tapes in the library associated with a different BlackPearl system. If one or more buckets being imported does not already exist, the user ID and data policy to use for any new buckets must be specified. The storage domain to use may optionally be specified. If not specified, the BlackPearl system attempts to automatically determine the most logical storage domain in which to add the tape.

Notes:

§	When importing tapes, it is possible that buckets and objects with the same name may already exist on the current BlackPearl system. If so, when an object is imported, it may replace the existing object. Users should ensure their import settings in regards to conflict resolution are properly set.

§	To import all non-BlackPearl foreign tapes, see Import All LTFS Foreign Tapes.

Requests

Syntax

PUT http[s]://{datapathDNSname}/_rest_/tape?operation=IMPORT​[&conflict_resolution_mode=ACCEPT_EXISTING|ACCEPT_MOST_RECENT|​CANCEL][&data_policy_id={string}]​[&priority=CRITICAL|URGENT|HIGH|NORMAL|LOW|BACKGROUND]​[&storage_domain_id={string}][&user_id={string}]​[&verify_data_after_import=CRITICAL|URGENT|HIGH|NORMAL|LOW|​BACKGROUND][&verify_data_prior_to_import=TRUE|FALSE]

Request Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required
operation	The operation to perform. For this request, the operation is import. Value: IMPORT	yes
conflict_resolution_mode	How the data path backend handles object name conflicts. Values: § ACCEPT_EXISTING — Keep the file currently in the BlackPearl database. § ACCEPT_MOST_RECENT — Keep the file with the most recent creation date. § CANCEL (default) — Cancel the import process.	no
data_policy_id	The UUID, name, or other unique attribute for the data policy to associate with any buckets on the tape that do not already exist on the BlackPearl system. Note: If there are new buckets on the tape, the data_policy_id is required.	no
priority	The priority for processing the import. The priority determines the resources assigned and the processing order. Imports can be interrupted every 30 minutes if a job with a higher priority is received. Values: URGENT, HIGH, NORMAL, LOW	no
storage_domain_id	The UUID, name, or other unique attribute for the storage domain to associate with the data on the tape. Note: If this parameter is not specified, the BlackPearl system attempts to determine the most logical storage domain in which to add the tape. If the tape could be imported into multiple storage domains, the import fails, unless the storage_domain_id is provided.	no
user_id	The UUID, name, or other unique attribute for the user to associate with any buckets on the tape that do not already exist on the BlackPearl system. Note: If there are new buckets on the tape, the user_id is required.	no
verify_data_after_ import	The priority for verifying the data after import. This determines the resources assigned and the processing order. Values: URGENT, HIGH, NORMAL, LOW	no
verify_data_before_import	Whether the data must be verified before the tape is imported. Values: TRUE, FALSE Note: It is recommended to verify data prior to import whenever it is possible that the tapes being imported contain objects with the same name as objects already in the bucket. Without verifying data prior to import, it is possible for the existing object to be replaced with the one being imported, even if the one being imported is partially corrupt and cannot be read.	no

Responses

Response Elements

The operation returns status only.

Notable status codes:

§	204: No Content (success)

§	207: Multi-Status (with list of errors)

Example

Sample Request

This request imports all tapes in the library associated with a different BlackPearl system.

PUT http://blackpearl-hostname/_rest_/tape?operation=IMPORT HTTP/1.1

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content