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Configuring and Using Backup Devices
Configuring Magazine Devices
Chapter 234
Configuring Magazine Devices
What Are
Magazine
Devices?
Magazine devices group a number of media into a single unit called a
magazine. A magazine allows you to handle large amounts of data more
easily than when using many individual media.
Data Protector allows you to perform media management tasks on
magazines as sets, or on a single medium.
Prerequisite Create at least one media pool with the Magazine Support option set.
See “Adding Media to a Media Pool” on page 107.
How to Configure
a Magazine Device
Magazines must be configured as libraries. Select the SCSI-II Library
device type in the Add Device wizard. The media pool to which
magazines belong needs to have the Magazine Support option selected.
For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword “configuring
SCSI libraries”.
TIP You can also let Data Protector automatically configure your device for
you. You still need to prepare the media for a backup session, but Data
Protector determines the name, policy, media type, media policy, and the
device file or SCSI address of the device, and also configures the drive
and slots. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword
“autoconfiguring backup devices”.
To verify the device configuration, right-click the created drive, and then
choose Scan. If the device is configured correctly, Data Protector will be
able to load, read, and unload media in the slots.
What’s Next? If you have configured all the backup devices you want to use with Data
Protector, do the following:
• If you want to configure a cleaning tape, refer to “Drive Cleaning” on
page 61.
• If your device uses barcodes, refer to “Activating Barcode Support” on
page 66.
• Configure a backup for your data. Refer to Chapter 5, “Backup,” on
page 151.