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7Chapter Managing Devices and Media BrightStor ARCserve Backup includes the following managers to help you manage, monitor, and maintain your devices and media: ■ The Device Manager-This manager gives you information about storage devices connected to your system, the media in these devices, and the status of these devices. It is the starting point for all media and device monitoring and maintenance operations. ■ The Media Pool Manager-This manager lets you create, modify, delete, and manage media pools to help you organize and protect your media. ■ The Media Management Administrator (available only with the Enterprise Module)-This manager provides the tools you need to organize tape movement to off-site storage locations and protect, control, and manage media resources. The following sections discuss these device and media management tools in more detail. The Device Manager The Device Manager provides information about storage devices that are connected to your system, the media in these devices, and the status of these devices. When you highlight a storage device or the adapter card it is configured to, summary information is displayed about the adapter card or the storage device, such as the vendor, model name, and board configuration. If you have more than one storage device connected to your machine, BrightStor ARCserve Backup lets you separate them into groups. Establishing device groups is the key to the flexibility and efficiency of BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Managing Devices and Media 7-1