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Device Assignment

Assigning a drive to a library allows Arcserve Backup to recognize the drive’s existence within the library.

Usually the manufacturer configures a library in such a way that the first library drive has the lowest SCSI ID number and the last library drive has the highest SCSI ID number.

Note: This is not always the case. See the documentation that came with your library for information on how its drives are configured.

To manually assign a drive to a library, highlight the drive you want to assign from the Available Devices list and the library in which the drive should reside from the Library Devices list then use the Assign button to move the drive to the library. To un-assign a drive from a library, highlight the drive in the Library Devices list and click Remove.

Note: All drives must be empty for Arcserve Backup to complete the drive configuration. The process may take a few minutes, depending on the number of drives in your library.