HP B6960-96035 manual Media management sessions, Mount requests in an object consolidation session

available. If the resources are still unavailable after the timeout, the session is aborted. The timeout period can be set using the SmWaitForDevice global option.

Mount requests in an object consolidation session

What is a mount request?

A mount request in an object consolidation session is issued when a source or a target medium needed for the object consolidation operation is not available.

Responding to a mount request

Responding to a mount request includes providing the required medium and confirming the mount request. If the required source medium has media copies, you can provide a copy instead of the original medium.

Media management sessions

What is a media management session?

A media management session is used to perform a certain action on the media, such as initializing media, scanning the content, verifying data on the media, and copying media.

Logging to the IDB

Information about a media management session, such as generated messages, is stored in the IDB.

Data Protector monitor and media management session

A media management session can be viewed in the monitor window. If you close the Data Protector GUI, the session will continue in the background.

Media management session data flow

What happens in a media management session?

When a media management session is started, the following happens:

1.The Media Session Manager (MSM) process is started on the Cell Manager system. This process controls the media session.

Concepts guide 235