AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Using Your Tape Gateway
To create a media pool
1. In the Devices & Media shelf, open the tree node for Media, open the context (right-click) menu for
the Pools node, and then choose Add Media Pool.
2. For Pool name, type a name.
3. For Media Type, choose LTO_Ultrium, and then choose Next.
4. On the following screen, accept the default values, and then choose Next.
5. Choose Finish to finish creating a media pool.
Loading Tapes into a Media Pool
Before you can back up data onto your tapes, you must load the tapes into the media pool that you
created.
To load a virtual tape into a media pool
1. On your tape library tree node, choose the Slots node.
2. Choose a loaded tape, one that has a green icon showing a loaded tape. Open the context (right-
click) menu and choose Format, and then choose Next.
3. Choose the media pool you created, and then choose Next.
4. For Medium Description, choose Use barcode, and then choose Next.
5. For Options, choose Force Operation, and then choose Finish.
You should now see your chosen slot change from a status of unassigned (gray) to a status of tape
inserted (green). A series of messages appear to confirm that your media is initialized.
At this point, you should have everything configured to begin using your virtual tape library with HPE
Data Protector. To double-check that this is the case, use the following procedure.
To verify that your tape library is configured for use
• Choose Drives, then open the context (right-click) menu for your drive, and choose Scan.
If your configuration is correct, a message confirms that your media was successfully scanned.
Backing Up Data to a Tape
When your tapes have been loaded into a media pool, you can back up data to them.
To back up data to a tape
1. Choose the Backup shelf at top left of the screen.
2. Open the context (right-click) menu for Filesystem, and choose Add Backup.
3. On the Create New Backup screen, under Filesystem, choose Blank File System Backup, and then
choose OK.
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