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Mount and Dismount Magazines

Use this option to mount (load) or dismount (remove) a magazine from the library. Mounting a magazine initiates an inventory of the slots in the magazine. Dismounting a magazine returns all media to their home slots and prepares the magazine for removal. The time this process requires varies based upon the number of media in the magazine you are mounting or dismounting. Additionally, the time required to mount and dismount magazines can vary from vendor to vendor.

This option checks the library slots and reads the media header. It then associates the media header with the slot in which it was found (its home slot). This enables the Tape Engine to keep track of any changes made to media in the library (media added to or removed from a magazine or moved to a different slot).

If you are using bar codes, each media that you load into a storage drive in the libraries must have a unique serial bar code number. If you purchased two media having identical serial numbers, you must use one of the media in a different backup session.

You should add and remove media only when the Tape Engine server is running, so that you can immediately inventory your slots.

To mount and dismount a magazine

1. Click the Mount toolbar button.

   The Mount/Dismount Magazine dialog opens.

   

2. From the Magazines drop-down list, select the magazine you want to mount or dismount.

   Depending on the operation that you want to perform, click one of the following:

   • Mount
   • Dismount

   Arcserve Backup mounts or dismounts the magazine.