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ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries

The ADIC/GRAU DAS Library Device

The ADIC/GRAU DAS Library Device

Data Protector provides full support for the ADIC/GRAU DAS Library Systems. This section describes how you install and configure ADIC/GRAU DAS library devices for direct and indirect library access.

Direct Access to the Library: Installation and Configuration

This section focuses on the direct access configuration. The section is structured in the following order:

•Initial steps you have to complete to prepare for installation

•How to install the DAS Media Agent software on Windows, HP-UX, and AIX platforms

•Configuring the ADIC/GRAU library using the Data Protector GUI

•Configuring drives using the Data Protector GUI

•Accessing the ADIC/GRAU library using the Data Protector GUI

Connecting Library Drives

Physically connect the library drives and robotics to the systems where you intend to install the DAS Media Agent software.

See http://www.openview.hp.com/products/datapro/spec_0001.html for details about supported ADIC/GRAU libraries.

See “Installing the HP-UX Client System” in the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing Guide for information on how to physically attach a backup device to a UNIX system.

See “Installing the Windows Client System” in the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing Guide for information on how to physically attach a backup device to a Windows system.

Preparing for Installation

The following steps pertain to configuring the ADIC/GRAU library, and should be completed before you install the DAS Media Agent software:

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