Chapter 9 - Working with Tape Libraries and Media
Manage Tapes Not in Inventory
2.
Select
Action > Import All Foreign LTFS Tapes
or select the individual foreign tape that
you want to import, and select
Action > Import Foreign Tape
. The Import Foreign LTFS
Tape or Import All Foreign LTFS Tapes dialog box displays. The import settings are the
same for importing a single tape or all LTFS foreign tapes.
Figure 187
The Import All Foreign LTFS Tapes dialog box.
3.
Using the
Bucket
drop-down list, select the bucket into which to import the LTFS foreign
tape(s).
Note:
The bucket must have a data policy including a persistence rule for a tape storage
domain.
4.
If the bucket’s data policy includes dual copy on tape, use the
Storage Domain
drop-
down list to specify into which storage domain to import the tape.
Note:
No matter the specifics of the data policy associated with the bucket, the system
does not make additional copies of the objects on the tape.
5.
Using the
Task Priority
drop- down list, select the priority for the import process. The
priority determines the job order and resources.
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Additional functions of the Tape Management screen allow you to mark a tape missing from
the tape library inventory as ejected, and to delete lost or ejected tapes.
Mark Tape as Ejected
If you export a tape cartridge from the tape library inventory before ejecting the tape from
the BlackPearl system, the tape displays as “Not in Inventory” on the Tape Management
screen. If you cannot, or do not want to re-import the tape into the tape library, use the
instructions in this section to mark the tape as “Ejected”.
1.
Select
Status > Tape Management
from the menu bar. The Tape Management screen
displays (see
).
2.
If desired, edit the tape eject information as described in
Edit Tape Eject Information on
.
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