HP B6960-90078 manual Adding Media to a Media Pool, Initializing Media, Individual Media

ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries

The ADIC/GRAU DAS Library Device

Adding Media to a Media Pool

Adding media to a media pool registers the new media in the IDB as members of this media pool. It is not necessary for these media to actually reside in the DAS repository.

To add media to a pool, you have to first initialize them. Initializing media prepares it for use with Data Protector. See “Initializing Media.” You can also import it. See “Importing Media.”

Initializing Media

Initializing media prepares media for use with Data Protector by saving the information about the media (medium ID, description and location) in the IDB and also writes this information on the medium itself (media header). When you initialize media, you also specify to which media pool the media belong.

You need to initialize media before you use media for backup. If media are not initialized before backup, Data Protector formats media during backup. This increases the backup time.

Initializing	1.	In the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Manager, switch to
Individual Media		the Devices & Media context. Right-click the desired device.
	2.	Expand the Media item, right-click the desired media pool, and then
		select Format. The Format wizard appears.
	3.	Select the device (library’s drive and slot) where the medium to
		format is located. Click Next.
	4.	Specify the description and location for the new medium.
		Under Medium Description, either have Data Protector
		Automatically Generate a name for the medium, or click the
		Specify radio button and enter a name for the medium in the
		accompanying text box.
		In the Location drop-down list, specify where you keep the medium,
		after it is removed from the library. Click Next.
	5.	Specify additional options for the session.
		The Force Operation button will automatically initialize blank
		media or media in other formats recognized by Data Protector (tar,

cpio, OmniBackI, and so on). You can leave the default. Data Protector media containing protected data will not be re-initialized even if this option is set.

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