HP B6960-90078 manual Specifying Device Type and Name, Configuring, Device Chains

Configuring and Using Backup Devices

Configuring Standalone Devices

Figure 2-2 Specifying Device Type and Name

Configuring	Data Protector allows you to configure standalone devices of the same
Device Chains	type into device chains. When a medium in one device becomes full, the
	backup automatically continues on the medium in the next device in the
	device chain. Device chains are possible for only one Media Agent, that
	is, you can connect a device chain to only one system.
	The configuration is the same as for a standalone device, except that you
	enter multiple SCSI addresses (on Windows) or device filenames (on
	UNIX).
NOTE	The order in which the devices are added determines the order in which
	Data Protector uses them.
	When all of the media in a device chain are full, Data Protector issues a
	mount request. The operator must replace the medium in the first device
	with a new medium, format it, and then confirm the mount request. Data

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