HP 12000 HP 12200 Gateway Virtual Library System User Guide (BW403-10001, June - Page 47

Changing the Number of Drives in a Smart Copy Pool, Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool

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1. Select the Automigration/Replication tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree so that you can see all the items listed under Destination Libraries. 2. Select Copy Pools on a destination library for which you want to create a pool. 3. From the task bar, select Create Smart Copy Pool. The CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOL screen displays. 4. Select a start slot and an end slot for the copy pool from within the available slot range. 5. Select the number of drives to create within the pool. The number of available drives is displayed just above the empty field. 6. Select the source library from the Local Library list. 7. Select Submit. If the pool was successfully created, the Copy Pools screen displays, along with the message, "The smart copy pool [smart copy pool name] was successfully created." If the pool was not created, the CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOLS screen refreshes and provides an error message at the bottom of the screen. Failure to create the pool most often occurs because the slot numbers chosen are outside the available slot range. "The start slot is not in a free range of slots" displays if only the start slot or both the start and end slots are out of range. "The end slot is not in a free range of slots" displays if only the end slot is out of range. 8. If the new pool is not created due to a slot range error, repeat this procedure and select slots within an available range. Changing the Number of Drives in a Smart Copy Pool When there are not enough drives in a smart copy pool, add more. To change the number of drives in a smart copy pool: 1. Select the Automigration/Replication tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree. 2. Under Destination Libraries, select Copy Pools. 3. From the SMART COPY POOLS table, select the copy pool of interest. 4. Select Change Drives from the task bar to open the CHANGE DRIVES FOR SMART COPY POOL window. 5. Type the number of drives to assign to the smart copy pool in the appropriate field. 6. Select Submit. The Copy Pools window displays, along with the message, "The number of drives for the smart copy pool, [copy pool name], was successfully changed." Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool To move a blank tape (or a tape that should be considered blank) from a MailSlot on a destination library into a smart copy pool, use Load Blank Media. 1. From the navigation tree under the appropriate destination library, select MailSlot to display the list of mailslots on that destination library. 2. From the task bar, select Load Blank Media. 3. From the LOAD BLANK MEDIA screen, select the source slot. 4. Select Next. 5. Select the destination slot. 6. Select Next to display the specifics of the media to be loaded as a blank tape. 7. Select Submit. The mailslot screen refreshes, along with the message, "The media, [media name], was successfully loaded." Also, the media that has been loaded is no longer in the mailslot. Smart Copy Pool Operations 47

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1.
Select the
Automigration/Replication
tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree so
that you can see all the items listed under
Destination Libraries
.
2.
Select
Copy Pools
on a destination library for which you want to create a pool.
3.
From the task bar, select
Create Smart Copy Pool
.
The
CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOL
screen displays.
4.
Select a start slot and an end slot for the copy pool from within the available slot range.
5.
Select the number of drives to create within the pool. The number of available drives is
displayed just above the empty field.
6.
Select the source library from the Local Library list.
7.
Select
Submit
.
If the pool was successfully created, the
Copy Pools
screen displays, along with the message,
“The smart copy pool [smart copy pool name] was successfully created.”
If the pool was not created, the
CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOLS
screen refreshes and
provides an error message at the bottom of the screen. Failure to create the pool most often
occurs because the slot numbers chosen are outside the available slot range. “The start slot
is not in a free range of slots” displays if only the start slot or both the start and end slots are
out of range. “The end slot is not in a free range of slots” displays if only the end slot is out
of range.
8.
If the new pool is not created due to a slot range error, repeat this procedure and select slots
within an available range.
Changing the Number of Drives in a Smart Copy Pool
When there are not enough drives in a smart copy pool, add more. To change the number of
drives in a smart copy pool:
1.
Select the
Automigration/Replication
tab and expand the task bar of the navigation tree.
2.
Under
Destination Libraries
, select
Copy Pools
.
3.
From the
SMART COPY POOLS
table, select the copy pool of interest.
4.
Select
Change Drives
from the task bar to open the
CHANGE DRIVES FOR SMART COPY POOL
window.
5.
Type the number of drives to assign to the smart copy pool in the appropriate field.
6.
Select
Submit
.
The
Copy Pools
window displays, along with the message, “The number of drives for the smart
copy pool, [copy pool name], was successfully changed.”
Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool
To move a blank tape (or a tape that should be considered blank) from a MailSlot on a destination
library into a smart copy pool, use
Load Blank Media
.
1.
From the navigation tree under the appropriate destination library, select
MailSlot
to display
the list of mailslots on that destination library.
2.
From the task bar, select
Load Blank Media
.
3.
From the
LOAD BLANK MEDIA
screen, select the source slot.
4.
Select
Next
.
5.
Select the destination slot.
6.
Select
Next
to display the specifics of the media to be loaded as a blank tape.
7.
Select
Submit
.
The mailslot screen refreshes, along with the message, “The media, [media name], was
successfully loaded.” Also, the media that has been loaded is no longer in the mailslot.
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