HP B6960-96035 - Manual (Page 133)

3 Media management and
devices
In this chapter
This chapter describes Data Protector concepts of media and device management.
It discusses media pools, devices, and large libraries.
It is organized as follows:
“ Media management ” on page 133
“ Media life cycle ” on page 134
“ Media pools ” on page 135
“ Media management before backups begin ” on page 145
“ Media management during backup sessions ” on page 147
“ Media management after backup sessions ” on page 151
“ Devices ” on page 153
“ Standalone devices ” on page 160
“ Small magazine devices ” on page 161
“ Large libraries ” on page 162
“ Data Protector and Storage Area Networks ” on page 170
Media management
Serious challenges can arise when administrating large quantities of media in an
enterprise environment. Data Protector media management functionality allows for
a flexible and efficient allocation of backup data to media. This can be done in many
ways by defining methods of automatic or strict media allocation.
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