HP B6960-90078 - Manual (Page 691)

ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Libraries
ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS Integrations
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Although you can change the label and exclude the barcode number, this
is not recommended. In this case you should manually keep track of the
actual barcode and the medium label you assigned to the medium.
Initializing Other
Formats If Data Protector recognizes some other media data format or media that
have been used by another application, it will not initialize these media
unless the
Force Operation option is selected. Data Protector
recognizes the following data formats and media used by other
applications: tar, cpio, Fbackup, FileSys, Ansi and OmniStorage.
Drive Cleaning
Support The ADIC/GRAU DAS and STK ACS libraries can automatically clean
their drives after the drive has been used a set number of times. This is
not recommended, as library built-in drive cleaning interrupts the
session, causing it to fail. If you want to use the library’s cleaning
functionality, you have to ensure that drive cleaning is performed when
no Data Protector sessions are running.
For more information on drive cleaning methods, refer to “Drive
Cleaning” on page 61.
Additional Media Management Tips
Remember the following list of tips when you begin to use Data Protector
with the GRAU DAS or STK ACS device.
• Create at least one media pool for each media type, for example, one
for 4mm and one for 3480 media type. Depending on your
environment, you may want to create more media pools, for example,
one for each department. See HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
Concepts Guide for more information on how to plan your media
pools.
• Use Data Protector commands to handle media. If you handle media
manually using ADIC/GRAU DAS or STK ACS commands, Data
Protector will not be able to track the changes in location or
information on the media.
• Manage the whole library with Data Protector. This provides
single-point administration where you can track Data Protector and
non-Data Protector media in the library.
• Make sure that Data Protector and other applications do not use the
same set of media.