User manual QUANTUM CP3100 ADDENDUM 11-2003

[. . . ] If your backup software is set up to reserve an autoloader slot for a cleaning cartridge, it will be necessary to remove that reservation. The CP3100 does not require cleaning and will not recognize a "cleaning" tape. On the Device Status page of the RemoteAdmin Web browser interface, there is a Configure button under Virtual Loader that can be used to create a tape name of your choice. The limit on the number of characters for the tape name is 31. [. . . ] · When archiving a virtual tape cartridge for the first time, it is necessary to insert a completely blank or erased physical tape cartridge into the tape drive. If a non-blank physical tape cartridge is used, it will be ejected (to avoid accidentally overwriting valuable data that may be on that tape cartridge). You can use the RemoteAdmin tool to perform an erase of the physical tape cartridge as follows: o Eject the physical tape cartridge from the tape drive. o Click on the erase icon in the Physical Drive section of the Device Status page. You will see a confirmation message for the erase. o Insert the physical tape cartridge to erase into the tape drive when requested. o After the erase is complete, the physical tape cartridge will be ejected. o Insert the tape again, and the archive will complete. When archiving a virtual tape cartridge when it has already been successfully archived, you must insert the same physical tape cartridge you used for the previous archives of that particular virtual tape cartridge. If that tape no longer exists, it is still possible to perform the archive operation. o If you do not have a blank physical tape cartridge, first perform an erase as outlined above. o Go to the RemoteAdmin web interface and click on the Device Status icon. o Go to the Virtual Loader section and click on the Configure button next to the slot number you wish to archive. o When the Configuration page opens, go to Advanced Operations and choose "Use New Physical Cartridge. " o Click Submit. Now insert the blank physical tape cartridge and the archive should continue as normal. The archive will only write the current data for the virtual tape cartridge to the physical tape. Any data that was previously archived, even if not migrated off the virtual loader, will not be written to the physical tape cartridge. The CP3100i RemoteAdmin includes an automatic refresh option on the Device Status page. When set to OFF, to see updates of the CP3100 device status page it is necessary to manually refresh the page using your browser's Refresh or Reload button. The drop-down controller can be found in the upper left portion of the main status display screen. [. . . ] To resume host backup operations, the virtual tape cartridge must be removed. Click on the virtual tape cartridge "Properties. " Click on Advanced Operations and select "Remove Virtual Cartridge. " Create a new virtual tape cartridge, if necessary, by following the User Guide procedure. o Physical Tape is lost or not recoverable (data was PARTIALLY MIGRATED and/or PARTIALLY ARCHIVED): In this case, either the archive process to the physical tape cartridge or migration process off the virtual tape cartridge was not completed. The data is not recoverable because the system will not be able resume a backup on a partially archived physical tape cartridge. [. . . ]