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will need to logout of the Remote Admin and then log back in. If the login is successful, the
Restart has completed.
When archiving a virtual tape cartridge for the first time, it is necessary to insert a completely
blank or erased physical tape cartridge into the tape drive. If a non-blank physical tape
cartridge is used, it will be ejected (to avoid accidentally overwriting valuable data that may
be on that tape cartridge). You can use the RemoteAdmin tool to perform an erase of the
physical tape cartridge as follows:
Eject the physical tape cartridge from the tape drive.
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Click on the erase icon in the Physical Drive section of the Device Status page. You
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will see a confirmation message for the erase.
Insert the physical tape cartridge to erase into the tape drive when requested.
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After the erase is complete, the physical tape cartridge will be ejected.
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Insert the tape again, and the archive will complete.
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When archiving a virtual tape cartridge when it has already been successfully archived, you
must insert the same physical tape cartridge you used for the previous archives of that
particular virtual tape cartridge. If that tape no longer exists, it is still possible to perform the
archive operation.
If you do not have a blank physical tape cartridge, first perform an erase as outlined
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above.
Go to the RemoteAdmin web interface and click on the Device Status icon.
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Go to the Virtual Loader section and click on the Configure button next to the slot
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number you wish to archive.
When the Configuration page opens, go to Advanced Operations and choose "Use
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New Physical Cartridge."
Click Submit. Now insert the blank physical tape cartridge and the archive should
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continue as normal. The archive will only write the current data for the virtual tape
cartridge to the physical tape. Any data that was previously archived, even if not
migrated off the virtual loader, will not be written to the physical tape cartridge.
The CP3100i RemoteAdmin includes an automatic refresh option on the Device Status page.
When set to OFF, to see updates of the CP3100 device status page it is necessary to
manually refresh the page using your browser's Refresh or Reload button. The drop-down
controller can be found in the upper left portion of the main status display screen. This drop-
down option allows the user to select the timing interval for subsequent screen refreshing. To
change or deactivate this option, click on the drop-down arrow and choose either an interval
refresh rate (in seconds) or the ON/OFF options.
Troubleshooting when a Physical Tape Cartridge is lost, destroyed or rejected:
Physical Tape is rejected for unknown reason (could be that it contained trace
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data, or a previous archive attempt was aborted): Simply click on the virtual tape
cartridge folder Properties. Click on Advanced Operations and select "Use New
Physical Cartridge". Resume physical tape cartridge archive by inserting a blank
tape in the DAT drive.
Physical Tape is lost or not recoverable (data NOT MIGRATED): The virtual tape
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cartridge is ready to archive to a physical tape cartridge. The new physical tape
cartridge is rejected because the system is looking for the original tape. Click on the
virtual tape cartridge folder Properties. Click on Advanced Operations and select
"Use New Physical Cartridge." Resume the physical tape cartridge archive by
inserting the tape into the DAT drive.
Physical Tape is lost or not recoverable (data WAS MIGRATED). The data was
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archived to a physical tape cartridge and then migrated off the virtual tape cartridge.
This means that the archived data is only recoverable from the original physical tape
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