Updates to the User Guide
Install the Updated Device Driver
Note: If the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard starts, ignore it. The installation script for the device driver automatically manages the wizard.
1.Open a Command Prompt window and change to the folder containing the extracted drivers file.
2.Using the command prompt, run the command to install the tape drive device driver.
Note: If the driver is unsigned, choose Continue Anyway when prompted.
Run the following command... | If you are using... |
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install_exclusive.exe | Tivoli® Storage Manager |
| Note: The exclusive driver performs automatic SCSI Reserve and |
| Release commands upon open and close of the tape drive device. |
| Additionally, the driver enforces a single handle to the device on |
| the backup server. |
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install_nonexclusive.exe | Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM), Removable Storage |
| Manager (RSM), or any other software that does not require the |
| exclusive driver. |
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3.If the library uses one of the tape drives to provide the robotic control path through ADI, you may need to reinstall the Media Changer driver using the Windows Add Hardware wizard. When prompted for the location of the driver, navigate to the following folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SpectraLogic\drivers\Spectra <Series>
Library Driver\
Notes: A medium changer driver is unnecessary in most configurations. The general practice is for the software to control the library directly, so there is no need for a robotics driver at the OS level.
Three known exceptions are for Windows RSM (Removable Storage Manager), DPM (Data Protection Manager), and File Migrator (or XenData). If you have one of these,
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Release Notes | 90990009 |
