HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference page 207

c.
Click New Object on the Command task pane and select Media from the New Object dialog box.
3. Type in the name of the new media in the Media name field of the Format Media dialog box.
4. If the device you want to use is not displayed in the Device field, click the Browse button and select
the proper device from the Browse dialog box.
5.
If you are using a library, select the library and the storage slot that holds the media you want to use.
6.
If you want to assign a password to the media, click the Media Password button and then enter and
confirm the password in the Media Password dialog box.
7.
Click Format. Data Protector Express formats the specified media.
Media passwords Whenever you format media, you can assign that media a password. By default,
there is no password.
Media passwords are only required on one occasion: when media is imported from one catalog to
another catalog.
For example, you might import media from an earlier version of Data Protector Express to the latest version of
Data Protector Express. Or, alternatively, you might want to transfer data from one Data Protector Express
management domain to another Data Protector Express management domain. To prevent unauthorized
transferring of tapes between secure Data Protector Express management domains, Data Protector Express
lets you assign a password to any media you create. That password will be required before that media
can be imported into a new catalog.
NOTE:
Media passwords provide a good security measure to prevent tapes from being imported into another
catalog. For sensitive data, be certain that every media is assigned a password.
Whether or not you assign media a password depends on your particular security needs. Media that has
no password can be easily imported into any catalog. If you do not assign the media a password, mere
possession of the tape or media is enough to compromise the security of your data.
NOTE:
Early versions of Data Protector Express automatically assigned PASSWORD as the default media
password. If you are having trouble importing media created with an early version of Data Protector
Express, try using PASSWORD when prompted for the media password.
Deleting media When you delete media, Data Protector Express deletes information about that
media from its catalog. This includes any versions of files stored on that tape, which are also deleted
from the catalog.
NOTE:
However that deleting media does not physically erase the media. The media remains unchanged; only
the catalog is changed. This means that you can still import that tape to another catalog or, if necessary,
back into the original catalog.
To delete media, select the media you wish to delete and then select Delete from the Edit menu or the
shortcut (right-click) menu. Alternatively, you can click Delete on the Command task pane.
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