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Import and Export Media

Arcserve Backup lets you import media and retrieve media information from the media or the Arcserve Backup database. You can also import or export multiple media to or from your library slots.

If the library has mail slots, Arcserve Backup lets you move tapes into and out of the library. You can:

• Import one or more media from mail slots to library slots.
• Export one or more media from library slots to mail slots.

When importing media, you can choose one of the following methods:

• Quick Import--Arcserve Backup imports the media and attempts to use the media’s bar code information to retrieve the corresponding information from the Arcserve Backup database.

  Note: You can only use this method if you are using the bar code option.

• Regular Import--Reads all media information from the media itself.

To import media to libraries

1. Open the Device Manager and browse to the library that you want to configure.

   Select the library in the Device Management tree.

2. Click Import/Export from the tool bar.

   The Import/Export dialog opens.

   

3. Choose Import to view all the available empty slots in a media library.

   Note: If your library has a bar code reader, the Serial No. field displays the bar code number of your tape. You can use the Serial No. field to identify tapes located in a specific mail slot.

   Select the mail slot containing the media you want to assign to your library.

   Select the empty slot to which you want to import the media and click Assign.

   Arcserve Backup imports the media into the library.

   Note: The best practice is to import cleaning tapes to slots that you have designated as cleaning slots, or set the barcode as a cleaning tape prefix. You can do this from the Library Properties window of the Device Manager. If you import it to a different slot, you may receive unrecognized media errors.

4. Repeat the previous step for each media you want to import.
5. Choose an Import method and click OK.

   The media is imported to the library.

To export media from libraries

1. Open the Device Manager and browse to the library that you want to configure.
2. Select the library in the Device Management tree.
3. Click Import/Export on the toolbar.

   The Import/Export dialog opens.

   

4. Select the Export option to view all the occupied slots in a library.

   Highlight the media you want to export.

   Select the mail slot to export to, and click Assign.

   Arcserve Backup exports the media from the library.

5. Repeat the previous step for each media you want to export.
6. Click OK.

   The media is exported from the library.