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Configuring and Using Backup Devices

Configuring Stacker Devices

	Configuring Stacker Devices
What Are Stacker	A stacker is a single device with one drive and sequentially accessed
Devices?	media. Using stacker devices requires more human media management
	than using a small library. Data Protector provides simple configuration
	and management of media used in stacker backup devices.
How to Configure	To create a stacker device, specify the Stacker device type in the Add
a Stacker Device?	Device wizard. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword
	“configuring stacker devices”.
Stacker Device	The operations scan, verify, or format have to be run separately on each
Media	medium in a stacker device. When performing these operations, use the
Management	Eject medium after operation option, in order to have each medium
	loaded automatically (only the first medium should be loaded manually).
	When all the tapes in the stacker magazine are used, the magazine must
	be unmounted manually and the next one inserted.
	Stackers load media in sequential order, therefore a Loose media
	allocation policy is recommended. A Strict policy would require media
	to be loaded in the same order as they are to be used.
Example	1. Manually load the first medium.
	2. Run format/verify/scan (with Eject after operation enabled) --
	(next tape will be loaded automatically).
	3. Repeat step 2 until all tapes are finished.
	4. When all the tapes in the stacker magazine are used, unmount the
	magazine manually and insert the next one.
NOTE	If a medium is not properly loaded, Data Protector will abort the medium
	session.

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