Importing/Exporting a tape

If your changer supports this function, SCO ARCserve/Open can import and export one tape at a time.

The Changer Information pane (see ``Getting details about a changer'' for information on this pane) shows whether your changer can perform this option.

This utility allows you to add a new tape to a large capacity changer by specifying an empty slot to which the tape can be imported. When you import a tape, the tape changer reads the tape and adds it to its inventory.

To import a tape, perform the following steps:

  1. Get to the Changer Device Management window.

    See ``Accessing the Changer Device Management options'', which details the steps to get you here.

  2. Place the tape in the changer.

  3. Select Import/Export from the Device Management menu.

    Or, click the Import/Export Tape icon.

    The following screen displays:

  4. Select the slot to which you want to import the tape.

  5. Click Import.

    This utility allows you to remove a tape from a large capacity changer. This makes it easy to remove a tape for off-site storage, or to remove a tape you suspect is bad.

    To export a tape, perform the following steps:

  6. Get to the Changer Device Management window.

    See ``Accessing the Changer Device Management options'', which details the steps to get you here.

  7. Select Import/Export from the Device Management menu.

    Or, click the Import/Export Tape icon.

    The following screen displays:

  8. Select the tape to export.

    Click the desired tape.

  9. Click Export.

  10. Remove the tape from the changer.


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