HP B6960-90078 manual Initializing Multiple Media in a Library Device, 690

ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries

The STK ACS Library Device

Initializing Multiple

Media in a Library

Device

The Medium Capacity button defines whether Data Protector will Determine the storage size of the medium, or whether you want to Specify the storage size of the medium. You can leave the default, which is Determine.

The Force Initialization 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 value. Data Protector media containing protected data will not be re-initialized even if this option is set. The Eject option, if set, will eject a medium from the drive after the initialization completes.

Follow online Help for information on specific items in the wizard.

9. Click Finish to confirm and exit this wizard.

1.In the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Manager, switch to the Devices & Media context.

2.Under Devices, expand the library device that contains the media that you want to initialize.

3.Expand the Slots item, and then select a range of slots to initialize.

Right-click the selected range of slots, and then select Initialize. The Initialize wizard appears.

4.In the Destination page, in the Media Pool drop-down box, select the media pool to which the media will be assigned.

5.Click Next.The location page appears.

6.In the Medium Location drop-down list, select which device the media are in.

7.Click Next. The Medium Name page appears.

8.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.

9.In the informational User Location drop-down box, either enter or select the location of the media’s user.

10.Click Next. The Initializing Options page appears.

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