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Managing Media in Manual Libraries

Operators must mount and dismount media for manually operated devices. These devices store their media outside of the device, typically on a shelf or in a file cabinet.

You can manage media with Windows Removable Storage Manager (RSM). However, unless device sharing across storage management applications is required, using a media manager for stand-alone devices could introduce unjustifiable administrative overhead.

Task Required Privilege Class
Modifying the status of manual device volumes
Removing volumes from a manual library device
Returning volumes to a manual library device
Adding More Volumes to a Manual Library Device
Reusing Media in Manual Libraries
System or Unrestricted Storage

Modifying the Status of Manual Device Volumes
You can modify the status of volumes, regardless of the type of device that uses them, by issuing the UPDATE LIBVOLUME command. The command allows you to assign a private status to scratch volumes or to assign a scratch status to private volumes. The private volumes cannot be partially-written volumes containing active data.

Removing Volumes from a Manual Library Device
You can remove volumes from manual devices at any time because the server maintains no volume inventory for manually-operated devices. No checkout processing is required for manual devices.

Returning Volumes to a Manual Library Device
You can return volumes to manual devices at any time because the server maintains no volume inventory for manual libraries. No check in processing is required for manual libraries.

Adding More Volumes to a Manual Library Device
See Setting Up a Tape Rotation.

Reusing Media in Manual Libraries
Reusing media in manual libraries is essentially the same as reusing media in automated libraries except that more human intervention is required for manual devices than for automated devices. See Reusing Media in Automated Libraries.


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