Changing The Number Of Drives In A Smart Copy Pool; Loading Blank Media Into A Smart Copy Pool - HP 12000 User Manual

1. Select the Automigration/Replication tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree so
that you can see all the items listed under Destination Libraries.
2. Select Copy Pools on a destination library for which you want to create a pool.
3. From the task bar, select Create Smart Copy Pool.
The CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOL screen displays.
4. Select a start slot and an end slot for the copy pool from within the available slot range.
5. Select the number of drives to create within the pool. The number of available drives is
displayed just above the empty field.
6. Select the source library from the Local Library list.
7. Select Submit.
If the pool was successfully created, the Copy Pools screen displays, along with the message,
"The smart copy pool [smart copy pool name] was successfully created."
If the pool was not created, the CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOLS screen refreshes and
provides an error message at the bottom of the screen. Failure to create the pool most often
occurs because the slot numbers chosen are outside the available slot range. "The start slot
is not in a free range of slots" displays if only the start slot or both the start and end slots are
out of range. "The end slot is not in a free range of slots" displays if only the end slot is out
of range.
8. If the new pool is not created due to a slot range error, repeat this procedure and select slots
within an available range.

Changing the Number of Drives in a Smart Copy Pool

When there are not enough drives in a smart copy pool, add more. To change the number of
drives in a smart copy pool:
1. Select the Automigration/Replication tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree.
2. Under Destination Libraries, select Copy Pools.
3. From the SMART COPY POOLS table, select the copy pool of interest.
4. Select Change Drives from the task bar to open the CHANGE DRIVES FOR SMART COPY POOL
window.
5. Type the number of drives to assign to the smart copy pool in the appropriate field.
6. Select Submit.
The Copy Pools window displays, along with the message, "The number of drives for the smart
copy pool, [copy pool name], was successfully changed."

Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool

To move a blank tape (or a tape that should be considered blank) from a MailSlot on a destination
library into a smart copy pool, use Load Blank Media.
1. From the navigation tree under the appropriate destination library, select MailSlot to display
the list of mailslots on that destination library.
2. From the task bar, select Load Blank Media.
3. From the LOAD BLANK MEDIA screen, select the source slot.
4. Select Next.
5. Select the destination slot.
6. Select Next to display the specifics of the media to be loaded as a blank tape.
7. Select Submit.
The mailslot screen refreshes, along with the message, "The media, [media name], was
successfully loaded." Also, the media that has been loaded is no longer in the mailslot.
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