How to add a physical standalone tape drive in Netvault
To add a standalone drive, perform the following steps:
1. Click Device Management on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel to open the NVBU Device Management window. Alternatively, on the
Administration menu, click Device Management.
2. On the Add menu, click Add Standalone Drive to open the Add Standalone Drive window.
3. Under Choose Drives on the Drive Selection tab, open the Server or Client node to which the device is connected (double-click the node, or right-click it
and select Open).
4. Open the SCSI Tape drive nodes to display the available drives under this node.
5. Double-click the drive, or right-click it and choose Select to display the drive picture, type and details under Selected Drives.
6. To configure the drive parameters, refer to Configuring Physical Tape Drives on page 67.
7. To identify a device, NVBU assigns a default name which is displayed in the Device Name box at the top right corner of the window. You can save the
device with its default name, or assign it a new name. To change the device name, enter the string in the Device Name box.
8. Click Save Details on the toolbar. The device is added and listed on the Devices tab. The status changes to online after device initialization.
