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Specwar · 12-15-2007

I have an HP Autoloader setup with a barcode reader. It has 8 slots, with sets of tapes setup in two different media sets (daily and full). For some reason the tapes seem to be moving themselves between sets. Every once and a while I look, and one of...

Specwar · 12-16-2007

Sorry I don't have this type of setup, but I was just wondering if you've tried something. In the device properties for your drives, there is a 'media types' section. Have you tried setting up media types to disallow the LTO2 drive from reading or wr...

Specwar · 12-16-2007

Thanks, i'll try that setting and see if it helps. I do also have slot partitions setup. I have two partitions, each of which can contain media from two media sets (daily and full). So i direct a backup to a specific slot, then to a piece of media in...

Specwar · 12-15-2007

I guess i'm not sure what you are asking, since it seems pretty obvious that if you have the tuesday tape in, you take it out and put in the wednesday tape. what do you need a report for ? maybe you have a more complex rotation or lots of tapes or s...

Specwar · 12-15-2007

Forgive me for the obvious, but under the Restore job, Source, Device, you can select the partition that the restore runs from. Under Devices, Device Pools, it should show your partitions, and each partition should be assigned to a device. are these ...

Specwar · 12-15-2007

On the Devices tab, click on your tape drive. The right-hand pane will show you the tape currently in the drive. Right-click on the drive and choose 'inventory' to update after changing tapes. right-click on your drive and choose 'label media' to lab...

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