HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual page 9

Deleting media................................................................................................................................................. 150
Media content .................................................................................................................................................. 151
Catalog View .......................................................................................................................................................... 151
Chapter 11: Working With Tape Libraries ............................................................................... 153
Overview...................................................................................................................................... 153
Installation Configuration and Licensing ...................................................................................... 153
Adding the Data Protector Express Drive Expansion License............................................................................... 154
How does Data Protector Express allocate licenses? ........................................................................................... 154
Viewing a Tape Library ................................................................................................................ 154
Devices................................................................................................................................................................... 155
Import/Export Slots................................................................................................................................................. 155
Storage Slots.......................................................................................................................................................... 155
Barcodes and Cartridge Memory ........................................................................................................................... 156
Inventory Process .................................................................................................................................................. 156
Media Management..................................................................................................................... 157
Import Media .......................................................................................................................................................... 157
Sort Media .............................................................................................................................................................. 157
Insert Media ........................................................................................................................................................... 157
Remove Media ....................................................................................................................................................... 158
Reserving Slots ...................................................................................................................................................... 158
Backups and Rotation Types....................................................................................................... 158
Media guidelines .................................................................................................................................................... 159
A Note About Streaming ........................................................................................................................................ 159
Chapter 12: Tips, Techniques and Strategies ......................................................................... 160
Tips for Managing the Catalog..................................................................................................... 160
Where to locate the catalog ................................................................................................................................... 160
Accounting for catalog size .................................................................................................................................... 163
Backup server and machine platforms................................................................................................................... 163
Strategies for Faster Jobs............................................................................................................ 163
Organizing machines into workgroups................................................................................................................... 164
What Slows Down Tape Drives? ........................................................................................................................... 164
Maintaining the flow of data ................................................................................................................................... 164
Other factors that affect job speed ......................................................................................................................... 166
Working with Permissions............................................................................................................ 166
Checking the effective permissions of a user ........................................................................................................ 166
Using groups to handle complex security needs ................................................................................................... 167
Selecting Files for Jobs................................................................................................................ 167
Selecting files not previously backed up ................................................................................................................ 167
Selecting deleted files for restoring ........................................................................................................................ 168
Selecting versions from a specific job.................................................................................................................... 168
Selecting versions from specific media.................................................................................................................. 168
Restoring Tips ............................................................................................................................. 168
Restoring volumes for the latest date .................................................................................................................... 168
Restoring volumes for a specific date .................................................................................................................... 169
Copying a directory structure ................................................................................................................................. 170
Restoring files to a new or different folder ............................................................................................................. 170
Restoring files with new names.............................................................................................................................. 171
Other Tips.................................................................................................................................... 171
Moving data between operating systems............................................................................................................... 171
Setting up a library for automatic cleaning............................................................................................................. 172