Running a SAN Destination Library Drive Assessment Test
To run a drive assessment test:
1. Place the appropriate library offline (see “Placing a Library Offline or Online” (page 55)).
2. In the navigation tree, select the drive to be tested.
3. From the task bar, select Drive Assessment Test.
A dialog box displays, warning that the test will erase all data on a cartridge, if there is a
cartridge on that drive.
4. Select OK.
The DRIVE ASSESSMENT TEST screen displays and asks for a mailslot containing a
known-good-cartridge to use for the test.
5. Enter the appropriate mailslot.
6. Select Submit.
7. The Drive Test Results screen displays, with a message indicating a successful test.
8. Select Download drive assessment results to view the command sent to the drive.
9. Select Finish.
10. Place the library online (see “Placing a Library Offline or Online” (page 55)).
LAN/WAN Destination Library Operations
The following sections describe the destination library operations for LAN/WAN libraries available
to the user.
Several operations also apply to SAN destination libraries and are explained in SAN Destination
Library Operations:
• “Monitoring Destination Library Status” (page 51)
• “Placing a Library Offline or Online” (page 55)
• “Forcing a Replication Job” (page 54)
Exporting Data to Physical tapes for Tape Initialization
NOTE: Before beginning the export process, verify that the physical tape library exporting the
data uses the same number of barcode characters as the physical tape library that will import the
data. If the barcodes do not match exactly, the import process will not work. See your tape library
user manuals for information on checking and configuring the number of barcode characters used.
1. Create a LAN/WAN replication target on the remote site. See “Creating a LAN/WAN
Replication Target” (page 61).
2. Create a virtual library on the source site. See “Creating a Virtual Library” (page 95).
3. On the source site, create an echo copy pool on the newly created LAN/WAN replication
target. See “Creating an Echo Copy Pool” (page 40). Be sure to check the “Initialize via Tape
Transport” box.
4. From the Copy Pools screen, select the newly created copy pool to open the Echo Copy Pool
Details screen. Note that the state of the copy pool is “Awaiting Initialization.”
5. Allow your regularly scheduled full backups to complete. Cartridges that need to be transported
via physical tape become “Out of sync.”
6. From the task bar, select Initiate Tape Transport. The Create Tape Export Pool screen opens.
7. From the SAN Automigration Library list, select the physical library from which you want to
copy the tapes.
8. Enter a Start and End Slot from the available slot range.
9. Select Submit. The status of the copy pool changes to “Exporting.”
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