Cartridge Import; Tape Spanning; Using The Web Management Interface To Copy/Export/Import Cartridges - HP StorageWorks D2D User Manual

2. Backup applications may require the exported cartridge for the next job in their rotation scheme.

Cartridge import

The Web interface on the HP D2D is used to Import cartridge data from the attached tape drive to the
mail slot on the HP D2D Backup System. The backup application on the host is used to move the data
from the mail slot back into one of the autoloader slots.
Physical
Tape Drive
Cartridge
Figure 38 Cartridge import
When you import a cartridge:
• If it is less than 200 GB, the cartridge Max Size is set to 200 GB.
• If it is over 200 GB, the cartridge Max Size is set to 400 GB.
• If it is over 400 GB, the cartridge Max Size is set to 800 GB.
• Cartridges over 800 GB are not writeable.
The Used Size is always reported correctly.

Tape spanning

Spanning of multiple physical cartridges from a single cartridge in the HP D2D Backup System is not
supported. The data from the cartridge on the HP D2D Backup System must not exceed the capacity of
the physical cartridge on the attached tape drive. Data from only one cartridge on the HP D2D Backup
System can be copied or exported at a time; it is not possible to select multiple slots and copy them to
a single physical cartridge.
Using the Web Management interface to copy/export/import
cartridges
The Tape Attach web pages allow you to configure attached tape drives, run jobs manually or schedule
them, view status and job history.
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Export, import and copy using an attached tape drive
Step 1
Use HP D2D Web
Management Interface to
import from tape drive.
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Mailslot 2
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Autoloader
HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System
Step 2
Use backup application on
host to move the mail slot
cartridge back to autoloader
slot.
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Mailslot 2
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Autoloader
HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System