HP B6960-90078 manual Configuring Magazine Devices, What Are, What’s Next?

Configuring and Using Backup Devices

Configuring Magazine Devices

	Configuring Magazine Devices
What Are	Magazine devices group a number of media into a single unit called a
Magazine	magazine. A magazine allows you to handle large amounts of data more
Devices?	easily than when using many individual media.
	Data Protector allows you to perform media management tasks on
	magazines as sets, or on a single medium.
Prerequisite	Create at least one media pool with the Magazine Support option set.
	See “Adding Media to a Media Pool” on page 107.

How to Configure Magazines must be configured as libraries. Select the SCSI-II Library a Magazine Device device type in the Add Device wizard. The media pool to which

magazines belong needs to have the Magazine Support option selected. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword “configuring SCSI libraries”.

TIP	You can also let Data Protector automatically configure your device for
	you. You still need to prepare the media for a backup session, but Data
	Protector determines the name, policy, media type, media policy, and the
	device file or SCSI address of the device, and also configures the drive
	and slots. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword
	“autoconfiguring backup devices”.
	To verify the device configuration, right-click the created drive, and then
	choose Scan. If the device is configured correctly, Data Protector will be
	able to load, read, and unload media in the slots.
What’s Next?	If you have configured all the backup devices you want to use with Data
	Protector, do the following:
	• If you want to configure a cleaning tape, refer to “Drive Cleaning” on
	page 61.
	• If your device uses barcodes, refer to “Activating Barcode Support” on
	page 66.
	• Configure a backup for your data. Refer to Chapter 5, “Backup,” on
	page 151.

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