Chapter 3: Working With Tape Libraries; Overview; Installation Configuration And Licensing - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package Addendum

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Chapter 3: Working With Tape Libraries

Please note that this is a replacement chapter for the current Tape Library chapter in the
User and Technical Reference Guide. New information includes:
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Overview

Tape libraries automate tape media handling which, in conjunction with the Data
Protector Express backup schedules, allows hands-off backup operations. A tape library
contains one or more of the following elements: tape drives, storage slots for tape media,
import/export slots to add or remove media from the library, robotic mechanisms to move
tape media between the slots and tape drives.
Data Protector Express support for tape libraries, allows you to automate and consolidate
backup in network environments and manage media efficiently. Data Protector Express
has a number of predefined media rotation schemes, which you can easily adjust or add to
in order to meet the requirements of your company's data protection needs. Data
Protector Express tape library support includes managing media using barcodes, using the
on-board memory in some tape cartridges, such as Ultrium Memory in Cartridge, and
user-configurable tape media load ports (mail slots).
Support for one or more single-drive tape libraries is a standard feature of Data Protector
Express. Additional licensing is needed for additional tape drives added to the library
NOTE: Always manage your tape media from the Data Protector Express interface. Your
tape library may provide a front panel that allows you to carry out various media
management tasks but if you use this for media operations the Data Protector Express
catalog will not have the up-to-date media location information. For this reason, front
panel media operations will require time-consuming inventory processes to update the
Data Protector Express catalog.

Installation Configuration and Licensing

If the tape library is installed correctly and is accessible via the network, Data Protector
Express will automatically detect the tape library. When detected the tape library is added
as an available device to the Data Protector Express catalog.
Element status on page 19
Barcode Filters on page 21
Initialization Process on page 24
Overview