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” on page 74).
2. In the navigation pane, 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” on page 74).
LAN/WAN Destination Library Operations
The following sections describe the destination library operations for LAN/WAN libraries available
to the user.
Three operations also apply to SAN destination libraries and are explained in
“SAN Destination Library Operations” on page 69:
• “Monitoring Destination Library Status” on page 70
• “Placing a Library Offline or Online” on page 74
• “Copying Outside of the Policy Window” on page 74
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” on page 81.
2. Create a virtual library on the source site. See “Creating a Virtual Library” on page 131.
3. On the source site, create an echo copy pool on the newly created LAN/WAN replication target.
See “Creating an Echo Copy Pool” on page 55. Be sure to check the “Initialize via Tape Transport”
box.
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