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ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries
The STK ACS Library Device
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Adding Media to a Media Pool
Adding media to a media pool registers the new media in the IDB as
members of this media pool. It is not necessary for these media to
actually reside in the ACS repository.
To add media to a pool, initialize it first. Initializing media prepares it
for use with Data Protector. See “Initializing Media.” You can also import
it. See “Importing Media.”
Initializing Media
Initializing media prepares media for use with Data Protector by saving
the information about the media (medium ID, description and location)
in the IDB and also writes this information on the medium itself (media
header). When you initialize media, you also specify to which media pool
the media belongs.
You need to initialize media before you use media for backup. If media
are not initialized before backup, Data Protector formats media during
backup. This increases the backup time.
Initializing
Individual Media
1. In the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Manager, switch to
the Devices & Media context.
2. Expand the Media item, right-click the desired media pool, and then
select Initialize. The Initialize wizard appears.
3. In the Destination page, in the Media Pool drop-down box, select
the media pool to which the media will be assigned. Click Next.
4. In the Medium Location drop-down list, select which device the
media are in.
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.