Administrative Tasks

Drive Management

Create and

Associate a

Drive

Disassociate

and Delete a

Drive

All Drive Management operations can be performed via the GUI and API, except where noted.

A drive can be created and associated with an archive at any time. The Create Drive command is used to create a drive definition and is covered in the initial configuration section of this manual. Refer to “Create a Drive” on page 3-32for a description of drive creation.

All created drives must be associated with an archive before it can be used to mount media. The Associate Drive command is used to associate a created drive with a specific archive. This command is also covered in the initial configuration section of this manual. Refer to “Associate a Drive with an Archive” on page 3-33.

The Create Drive and Associate Drive associated commands are available via the GUI only.

At times, it is necessary to move a drive to another position in an archive or to another archive. When a drive is moved, it must be disassociated from an archive using the Disassociate Drive command before it can be used in its new location. After the drive is relocated, the drive must be associated with its new archive.

If a drive is to be temporarily removed from service, it can be moved to the off-line or diagnostic state using the Vary Drive command. Refer to “Vary Drive” on page 4-22. A drive can be completely removed from a VolServ system using a combination of the Disassociate Drive and Delete Drive associated commands. An in-use drive cannot be disassociated from an archive.

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601354 specifications

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