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NetVault 12.4 - Administration Guide for Managed Service Providers

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Managing catalog search Configuring storage devices
About storage devices SAN considerations Quest DR Series systems Quest QoreStor NetVault SmartDisk EMC Data Domain Systems Snapshot Array Manager Virtual Tape Libraries Virtual standalone drives Shared Virtual Tape Libraries Physical tape devices Storage tiers
Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing NetVault Backup dashboard Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Role-based access to manage storage devices Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in list view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing the Snapshot Array Manager Managing tape libraries in list view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in list view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user and group accounts Managing Tenant Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Backup Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault Backup
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault Backup WebUI default settings Configuring NetVault Backup to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Managing diagnostic data Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault Backup processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Backup Troubleshooting
Common errors Safe Mode in NetVault Backup

Unloading a tape

To unload a tape:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, click the icon to open the library, and then click the drive or the corresponding Manage Drive icon .
3
Click Unload.
After unload request is sent successfully, a message is displayed.
In a library, the tape is moved to an available slot, while in a standalone drive the tape is ejected.

Loading a tape

To load a tape:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, click the icon to open the library, and then click Slots to open the Slot Browser.
3
In the list of slots, select the slot that contains the tape, and click Load.
After the load request is sent successfully, a message is displayed.
The tape is loaded in an available drive.

Removing a tape drive

You can use the following procedure to remove a tape drive that is no longer required.

When you remove a tape drive, the information about the tape that is loaded is not deleted from the NetVault Database. You can use the tape on any other drive that supports the media type. Scanning is not required if you use the tape in the same NetVault Backup domain. In a different NetVault Backup Domain, you must scan the tape to access the backups.

To remove a tape drive:
1
In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.
2
In the list of devices, click the icon to open the library that contains the drive, and then click the drive or the corresponding Manage Drive icon .
3
On the Tape Drive Management page, click Remove, and then in the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

Managing tape drives in tree view

This section includes the following topics:

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Viewing tape drive details
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Configuring physical tape drives
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Checking the status of a tape drive
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Changing the status of a tape drive
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Configuring cleaning slots
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Configuring the cleaning lives option
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Configuring automatic cleaning options for a tape drive
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Manually submitting a drive cleaning request
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Loading a tape
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Marking media for re-use
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Removing a tape drive
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