HP B6960-90078 manual

ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries

The STK ACS 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 ACS repository.

To add media to a pool, initialize it first. 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 belongs.

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.
	2.	Expand the Media item, right-click the desired media pool, and then
		select Initialize. The Initialize wizard appears.
	3.	In the Destination page, in the Media Pool drop-down box, select
		the media pool to which the media will be assigned. Click Next.
	4.	In the Medium Location drop-down list, select which device the
		media are in.
	5.	Click Next. The Medium Name page appears.
	6.	Under Medium Name, 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.
	7.	In the informational User Location drop-down box, either enter or
		select the location of the media’s user.
	8.	Click Next. The Initializing Options page appears.

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