Devices; Import/Export Slots; Storage Slots - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package Addendum

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TIP: Click on Devices in the Favorites desk bar and navigate down from the Network
folder to locate Devices. For a hierarchical view, open Folders in the Detail Area (by
clicking on the Folders icon in the Toolbar).

Devices

The tape drives in a tape library are viewed and managed in the same way as stand-alone
tape drives.

Import/Export Slots

This folder contains information about media in the mail slots.
Library devices provide special import/export mail slots an operator uses to enter or eject
media to or from the device without removing the whole media repository or magazine.
Depending on the device, more than one import/export slot can be provided. In case of a
single mail slot, media are inserted one by one, while in case of multiple mail slots, a
particular number of slots can be used in one enter/eject operation. For consistency and to
avoid duplicating processes you should ensure that use of the mail slot/s is achieved
through Data Protector Express user interface.

Storage Slots

The Storage Slots folder displays the number of available slots. These may contain blank
(new) media, Data Protector Express media or non-Data Protector Express media. Data
Protector Express inventories the media in the slots and displays the information about
the media and its status in the view. This allows you to view all kinds of media, not just
the media used by Data Protector Express, but you will not be able to select non-Data
Protector Express media for a backup or restore job. If the tape is not present in the
catalog the slot status will say 'Invalid – not in database'. Media in this state are
candidates for use in a job if the Media AutoFormat rule is set to 'auto format all media'.
Otherwise they will not be chosen for use until they are imported, erased, or formatted.
Viewing a Tape Library