HP StoreOnce D2D4324 HP D2D25xx, 41xx and 43xx Backup System user guide (EH985 - Page 19
Empty slots, To delete a cartridge, To write protect a cartridge, To edit maximum cartridge size
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Table 5 Cartridge parameters (continued) Write Protected: This is a check box that allows you to enable (checked) and disable (unchecked) write protection, see below. Move Cartridge: This drop-down list is displayed in Edit mode and allows you to move the cartridge to an empty (blank) slot, mail slot or tape drive. Last Written: This tells you when the cartridge was last written to and is useful when identifying data for copying or exporting. Empty slots Empty slots are slots that contain no cartridges; all the fields are empty. • Tape drive row: A library consists of two devices; a tape drive and changer device. This location refers to the tape drive element of the library. It is normally only populated when the backup application on the host is writing to or reading from the library. • Mail slot row: This location refers to the slot that is used for importing and exporting data to a physically attached tape drive. It is not used with G2 products. • Numbered slot row: This slot is empty after a Delete operation or after the backup application has moved data to the mail slot for export. Once a numbered slot is empty, the Create button may be used to create a new, blank cartridge. See (page 20). To delete a cartridge If the Used Size of a cartridge is Blank, you will be able to remove it. Click on the Delete button. There is a new right-hand column, Delete Cartridge. You can select individual slots by clicking in the appropriate checkboxes. When you have selected the slots where cartridges should be deleted, click Delete. If the Used Size is not Blank, you can still remove it but only space that is occupied by unique data will be freed up. Alternatively, click Delete All to delete all the cartridges in the library. NOTE: You can also delete cartridges by reducing the number of slots on the Devices page, but this will only remove the highest blank slots. Once the Delete operation reaches a slot number that contains data, it will not allow you to reduce the number further on the Details page, even if earlier slots are blank. You must first use the Cartridges tab to make the slot blank. To write protect a cartridge Click Edit for the appropriate cartridge. Check the Write Protected check box for the cartridge. Your backup application will not be able to write any more data to it. 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. Cartridges (Virtual Tape Devices) 19