User manual QUANTUM PATHLIGHT VX REV A

[. . . ] Pathlight® VX User's Guide ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORPORATION www. adic. com Copyright © 2005-2006 ADIC The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, modified, distributed, or translated to another language without prior written consent of ADIC. ADIC USA 11431 Willows Road NE Redmond, Washington 98052-4952 Tel. : 1-800-336-1233 Fax: 1-425-881-2296 This document may describe designs for which patents are pending, or have been granted. [. . . ] If a restore operation is attempted on media marked as Scratch, then the operation fails. To restore data on Scratch media, change the media access state to Virtual or Direct Access. Note · · 5 6 Direct Access ­ The media is automatically placed in a physical drive and its data is read directly to the backup application. Virtual ­ Data on the media is restored to virtual media in the Pathlight VX. Click Apply. A dialog box prompts if you want to apply the selected media access rule. The Progress Window appears, which contains information on the media access rule being changed. Once the Progress Window appears, you cannot cancel or stop this action. However, you can close the window by clicking the X in the upper-right of the screen, but confirmation of success or failure is NOT shown. Note · · If Success appears in the Progress Window: The media access rule was successfully set. If Failure appears in the Progress Window: The media access rule was NOT set. To view the troubleshooting procedures, click View Recommended Actions. To view the error details, click Error Log for information on why the media access rule was not set. To set a media access rule, repeat Step 2 on page 86 through Step 6. 7 Click Close to close the Progress Window. Related topics: Creating Virtual Media on page 61 Deleting Virtual Media on page 67 Exporting Virtual Media on page 63 Recycling Virtual Media on page 65 Setting Virtual Media Attributes on page 69 Setting Default Media Access on page 84 Pathlight VX User's Guide 87 Moving Media Within a Virtual Library Use this procedure to move virtual media to an empty drive or storage slot in a virtual library. The virtual library containing the media must be taken offline before the move operation can be initiated. The Tools - Move Media screen appears and displays all virtual libraries in the Pathlight VX. If the selected library is online, you are prompted to take it offline to continue. The Move Media - library screen appears where library is the selected virtual library. 5 Select the source media. In the Show Device Type area of the Source Locations table, select Drive, Storage, or I/E Station to view media available in the selected device type. The Source Locations table refreshes and displays all locations of the selected device. · · If a location has source media in it, the radio button is selectable. If a location does not have source media in it, the radio button is not selectable (appears greyed out). b. In the Show Device Type area of the Destination Locations table, select Drive or Storage to view selected device locations where the virtual media can be moved. The Destination Locations table refreshes and displays all locations of the selected device. If you want to eject mounted tapes, check the Force Unload box. 88 Performing Advanced Tasks and Operations 6 Click Apply. [. . . ] NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) An association that sets the standards for the cabinets (racks) where the left and right mounting channels are 19 inches apart. NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access memory) A type of memory that retains its contents when power is turned off. Partition An abstraction of an underlying tape library that may present a different personality, capacity, or both to a host. It is a representation of real physical elements, combined to create a grouping that is different from the tape library. [. . . ]