HP D2D .HP D2D Backup System user guide (EH985-90907, March 2011) - Page 27

To edit maximum cartridge size The only times you can resize cartridges are when you first create a library or when you add cartridges and they are blank. Once the cartridges are made available to the backup application, it formats them ready for use and they are no longer blank, even if you have not yet written data to them. Similarly, the erase function on most backup applications does not return the cartridge to a completely blank state. The Max Size defaults to the appropriate capacity for the drive emulation type selected on the Devices tab, but if the Used Size is Blank, you can edit this value. The maximum value allowed is 3200 GB. Click Edit for the appropriate slot. Select a value from the drop-down menu and click Update. NOTE: The maximum size indicates the maximum amount of user data that can be written to that cartridge, assuming uncompressed data; it will only be committed when data is written to it. Changing the maximum space does not affect actual disk usage or save disk space, but may be useful if you know you will be moving data to a physical tape with a smaller cartridge capacity. To create a cartridge Click on the Create button. There is a new right-hand column, Add Cartridge. Slots that are empty have a checkbox in this column. You can select individual slots by clicking in the appropriate checkboxes. When you have selected the slots where cartridges should be added, click Create. Alternatively, click Create all to create a blank cartridge of the size/emulation type selected when the library was first configured in all empty slots. • If you create a cartridge in an empty slot, the backup application needs to inventory it (add it to its database or catalog) before it can access it. • If you create a cartridge in an empty mail slot, you can use the backup application to move the blank, new cartridge to an empty cartridge slot, without having to run an inventory. This saves some processing time. You may need to restart your backup application services to see the new cartridges. To move or unload cartridges The ability to move cartridges is provided, but only to an empty Location (tape drive or numbered slot). Backup System user guide 27