Basic and Advanced Operations
Performing Basic Operations
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Manually Performing an Archive Operation
The
Archive
icon
appears when there is data to be archived. By default, the archive occurs
according to the time shown in the Device Properties page (see “Displaying and Understanding the
Device Status Page” on page 57). If the virtual cartridge is configured to not perform an archive (see
the
Do Not Archive Option
under “Configuring a Virtual Tape Cartridge” on page 64), or if you
want to perform an archive before the scheduled time, you can perform an archive manually.
To perform an archive manually, click the
Archive
icon (
). A request for a physical tape
appears approximately 10 seconds after RemoteAdmin recognizes the request for a physical tape.
When the correct physical tape is inserted, the archive begins.
Manually Performing a Migrate Operation
A Migrate operation allows the CP 3100 to reclaim hard drive space so that future backups can be
performed to the CP 3100. By default, the data in a virtual cartridge is only migrated when the CP
3100 needs to claim the space.
You can perform a manual migrate operation by clicking the Migrate icon
. If you click this icon,
the CP 3100 determines whether data for the virtual cartridge has been archived. If the data has
been archived, the migrate occurs immediately. Otherwise, the CP 3100 requests a physical tape,
so the archive can be performed first. After the archive is successful, the data will be migrated. See
Appendix A for migrate concepts.
Clearing Errors and Virtual Tape Drive Error Attentions
If there is a pending error Attention for the virtual drive and/or virtual loader slots, a
Cancel Alert
icon appears (
). Clicking this icon clears the errors and dismisses the associated Attentions.
NOTE: The
Migrate
icon does not appear if there is no data to migrate (that is, if all the data
on the virtual tape cartridge has been archived and removed from the storage pools).
NOTE: The
Cancel Alert
icon is not displayed if there is no pending error Attention for the vir-
tual drive and/or virtual loader slots, or if a virtual tape cartridge is not in the virtual drive or vir-
tual loader slots. You may still need to perform actions so that further operations will be
successful.