Data Protector Express User's Guide (TC330-96002, October 2010)

Status The Status page d isplays the current status information for the selected device. For example,
it shows the current operation, if any, being performed on the device. It also shows the last time a
write and read was d one on the device.
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Data Protector Express tracks the contents of devices and libraries while it is running. However, there may
be times when someone changes media in a dev ice or a library when Data Protector Express is not
running. The Probably qualification on element status indicates that Data Protector Express has rest arted
and is operating under its previous understanding of the current element status but that the understanding
may be incorrect. When Probably appears before an element status, the element’s actual status will
be determined the next time the element is used.
Tab le 3 El ement status
Valid The slot is known to hold media that is in the current catalog.
Probably Valid
The slot held valid media previously. Data Protector Express verifies that the media is valid
before using it. When you exit a nd restart Data Protector Express, media marked Valid is
reset to Probably Valid.
Invalid The slot holds media that is definitely not in the current catalog.
Probably Invalid
Theslotholdsmediathatmaynotbeinthecurrentcatalog. WhenyouexitandrestartData
Protector Express, media marked Invalid is reset to Probably Invalid.
Empty
The slot is either known to be empty or a user changed its status to Empty.
Probably Empty
The slot was empty previously. When you exit and restart Data Protector Express, slots marked
Empty are reset to Probably Empty .
Unknown The status of the slot is not known, usually because it has not been used yet.
Cleaning Tape
A user marked the slot as holding a cleaning cartridge. The number of remaining cleaning
cycles also appears. Data Protector Express does not verify that a cleaning cartridge was, in
fact, inserted into this s lot.
Probably Cleaning Tape
Theslotpreviouslycontainedacleaningtape.WhenyouexitandrestartDataProtectorExpress,
slots marked Cleaning Tap e are reset to Probably Cleaning Tape.
Reserved
The slot was disabled by a user. Data Protector Express will ignore it during any job. You can
only change the status of a reserved slot. Data Protector Express changes the status of all
other slots during normal operations.
Configuration You can set the size of the I/O buffer to be used for this device. Usually, you do not
need to change the default. However, for some devices, you may be able to incr ease performance by
adjusting the size of the I/O buffer.
Diagnostics The Diagnostics page displays diagnostic information about the device. This includes
information about the driver, the inquiry information, device statistics, and b uffer statistics. O ften this
information can assist in troubleshooting problems. The diagnostics can be saved to a file or emailed
directly from the diagnostic screen.
Device Commands
There are several physical operations that can be performed on a selected device. Some of these
operations affect the device itself, while others affect the current media in the device.
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Working With Devices