Filter
Top Products
ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries
The ADIC/GRAU DAS Library Device
Chapter 14674
The Medium Size button decides 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. Click Finish.
TIP Follow online Help for information on the format wizard.
Initializing Multiple
Media in a Library
Device
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 Format. The
Format 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 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.
9. Optionally, use the Medium Capacity button to define 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.
10.Optionally, using 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. 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.