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You can add devices by using the following steps:
See Planning for Devices.
See the device manufacturer's documentation for information about attaching the device. Also, see Chapter 4, Attaching Devices to the Server System about attaching devices to Tivoli Storage Manager.
Both the Tivoli Storage Manager device driver and the native Windows device driver can be used. You may need to specify which device driver acquires which devices. See Selecting a Device Driver.
The device configuration wizard automatically detects drives, and allows you to drag and drop them to configure.
You can link clients to devices by directing client data to a type of media. For example, accounting department data might be directed to 8mm tapes, and as a result the server would select 8mm devices.
You can direct data to a specific media type through Tivoli Storage Manager policy. When you register client nodes, you specify the associated policy. See Chapter 12, Adding Client Nodes.
For configuring devices by using Tivoli Storage Manager commands, you must also define or update the Tivoli Storage Manager policy objects that will link clients to the pool of storage volumes and to the device.
For an introduction to the Tivoli Storage Manager policy objects, see How Tivoli Storage Manager Stores Client Data. For a description of the standard policy that is installed with the server, see The Standard Policy.
Label tapes and optical disks before they can be used. For automated library devices, you must also add the media to the device's volume inventory by checking media into the library device. See Checking Media into Automated Library Devices.