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AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Adding Tapes
the columns and in the Details tab of your tape library. For information about tape gateway tape limits,
see AWS Storage Gateway Limits (p. 395).
You can create additional tapes directly in a preselected pool that represents the storage you want the
tapes to be archived in.
To create tapes directly in a selected pool
1. In the navigation pane, choose the Tape Library and choose Pools to see the available pools.
2. Choose the pool that presents the storage class you want the tapes to be archived in when the tapes
are ejected from the back application. You can see details about the pool in the Details tab.
3. Choose Create tapes to open the Create tapes dialog box.
4. For Gateway, choose a gateway. The tape is created for this gateway.
5. For Number of tapes, choose the number of tapes you want to create. For more information about
tape limits, see AWS Storage Gateway Limits (p. 395).
6. For Capacity, type the size of the virtual tape you want to create. Tapes must be larger than 100 GiB.
For information about capacity limits, see AWS Storage Gateway Limits (p. 395).
7. For Barcode prefix, type the prefix you want to prepend to the barcode of your virtual tapes.
Note
Virtual tapes are uniquely identified by a barcode. You can add a prefix to the barcode. The
prefix is optional, but you can use it to help identify your virtual tapes. The prefix must be
uppercase letters (A–Z) and must be one to four characters long.
8. The pool you selected in step 2 is shown in the Pool list. This pool represents the storage class in
which your tape will be stored when it is ejected by your backup software.
9. Choose Create tapes.
10. In the navigation pane, choose the Tape Library tab and choose Tapes to see your tapes.
Glacier Pool—will archive the tape in GLACIER. When your backup software ejects the tape, it is
automatically archived in GLACIER. You use GLACIER for more active archives where you can retrieve the
tapes in 3-5 hours. For detailed information, see What Is Amazon S3 Glacier?
Deep Archive Pool—will archive the tape in DEEP_ARCHIVE. When your backup software ejects the
tape, the tape is automatically archived in DEEP_ARCHIVE. You use DEEP_ARCHIVE for long-term data
retention and digital preservation where data is accessed once or twice a year. You can retrieve tapes
archived in DEEP_ARCHIVE within 12 hours. For detailed information, see GLACIER Storage Class.
If you archive a tape in GLACIER, you can move it to DEEP_ARCHIVE later. For more information, see
Moving Your Tape from Glacier to Deep Archive Storage Class (p. 180).
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