About Active Vault; Configure Active Vault - Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

Chapter 4: Active Vault

About Active Vault

About Active Vault

Configure Active Vault

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• The Active Vault feature requires an Active Vault license (see
Enabling Licenses
• You can move tapes between Active Vault partitions and standard
partitions via the library user interface without exporting and
importing the tapes (for more information, see
Between Active Vault or AMP and Standard Partitions
Note: Manual movement between library managed partitions and
standard partitions will require inventory reconciliation with
the backup application managing the standard partition. SCSI
Unit Attention 6/2800 and 6/2801 inform host applications of
the need to refresh element status.
• Active Vault partitions are library managed partitions. They are not
accessible to hosts.
• Active Vault partitions are composed of unlicensed slots. If the size
of the Active Vault partition exceeds the number of available
unlicensed slots, then the partition will be composed of both
unlicensed and licensed slots, or use all licensed slots.
• Active Vault partitions may configure I/E station slots.
• Active Vault partitions do not contain drives.
• You may have multiple Active Vault partitions. However, the total
number of standard and library managed partitions cannot exceed
the maximum of 16 partitions.
• Library managed Active Vault partitions can be configured with
EDLM policies (see
Management).
Active Vault policies are configured on standard partitions. The policies
intercept host commands that export tape cartridges to library
on page 125).
Chapter 9, Extended Data Lifecycle
Quantum Scalar i6000 User's Guide
Moving Media
on page 704).