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IBM 3494 Library Configuration

This option allows you to configure or modify the configuration of an IBM 3494 Library in the Windows 2003 environment.

Configuring your system consists of the following:

• The Library setup checks for the Library Manager services to ensure they are running.
• The Library setup queries the Library Manager for available drives. The default is all drives are assigned to the library. You have the option to unassign any drives from the library.

The Library’s Configuration Options (Volume Configuration and Drive Configuration) allow you to further customize your library after installation. When you have finished adding the drive and volumes, restart the Arcserve Backup Tape Engine and you will see the newly added Drives and Volumes.

Although the libraries you configured for the IBM 3494 Library Option are not physical libraries, Arcserve Backup interprets them as such, allowing you to employ all of the features of the Tape Library Option. With the Tape Library Option, you can use the IBM 3494 Library Option configured drives in the same manner as you use a physical library with one exception: you cannot Import/Export a volume from the tape library.

For information on all of the Tape Library options, see the Tape Library Option Guide.

More information:

Configure IBM 3494 Drives

Configure IBM 3494 Volumes