CP 3100 Operation
Archiving a Previously Archived Virtual Cartridge
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only archives to the same physical tape used in the first archive. If that tape no longer exists, you can
still perform the archive.
If you do not have a blank physical tape:
1.
Use the procedure under “Archiving to a Physical Tape for the First Time” on page 97 to erase
your current physical tape using RemoteAdmin.
2.
With the Device Status page displayed, go to the
Virtual Loader
section and click the
Configure
icon (
) that corresponds to the slot number you want to archive.
3.
When the Configuration page opens, go to
Advanced Operations
and choose
Use New
Physical Cartridge
Figure 50.
Choosing Use New Physical Cartridge
4.
Click
Submit
.
5.
Insert the blank physical tape and the archive continues.
The archive only writes the current data from the virtual cartridge to the physical tape. Any data that
was previously archived, even if not migrated off the virtual loader, is not written to the physical
tape.