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	Managing Media
	Copying Media
NOTE	When copying media, it is possible that the target medium reaches the
	end of the tape before the source medium. This may happen if the source
	medium was written in streaming mode and you make a copy on a busy
	system or through a loaded network, which can create blank space where
	the tape has stopped and started again. You can prevent this by enabling
	tape padding when you format media. See “Formatting Media” on
	page 108.
Moving Copies	Typically, you want to move the copies of the media to a safe place. See
	“Vaulting Media” on page 140 and “Ejecting a Medium from a Device” on
	page 137 for more information.
Exporting Copies	Exporting a medium removes all information regarding this medium
	from the IDB. If you export the original medium, but one or more copies
	of the medium exist, one of the copies becomes the original.
	If you try to import the removed copy, but the original media are not in
	the IDB, you have to import these media using the force option. See
	“Importing Media” on page 113 for instructions.
Restoring from a	When you restore data, Data Protector prefers restoring from the
Copy	original media. However, if the original media are not available, but a
	copy is available, the copy will be used for the restore.
	If neither the original nor a copy is available in the device during restore,
	Data Protector issues a mount request, displaying both the original and
	the copy as the media required for restore. You can use any one of these.
	If you perform a restore using a standalone device, you can choose to
	restore from the copy rather than from the original. To do this, insert the
	copy in the device that will be used for the restore, or select the device
	containing the copy. However, if you perform a restore using a library
	device and the original is in the library, Data Protector will use it for the
	restore.
	For detailed instructions on how to restore data from the media archive,
	see “Vaulting Media” on page 140.

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