Managing tapes, How to add and remove tapes – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual
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3. In the Display pane, select the tape to be used for cleaning, and then in the Actions
pane, click Mark as cleaning tape.
To clean a tape drive
1. In DPM Administrator Console, click Management on the navigation bar.
2. Click the Libraries tab.
3. In the Display pane, select the drive to be cleaned, and then in the Actions pane,
click Clean drive.
Note
If a cleaning tape is online and marked as a cleaning tape, you only need to run the
cleaning job.
Managing Tapes
On a stand-alone tape drive, DPM will use the same tape for daily backups of a specific
protection group until there is insufficient space on the tape.
If a backup job requires more space than is available on a single tape, the job will begin, and then
DPM will display an alert that a job is waiting for tape when you need to remove the full tape and
add a blank tape.
DPM will not append backups from different protection groups on the same tape.
In This Section
How to Add and Remove Tapes
If your tape library has an insert/eject (IE) port, use the Add tape (IE port) and Remove tape (IE
port) actions on the Library tab in the Management task area to add tapes or remove tapes from
library slots.
If your tape library does not have an IE port, you must select the library on the Library tab in
the Management task area, click Unlock library door, physically add or remove the tape, and
then click Lock library door.