Tape Library Configuration
Multiple Tape Library from different vendors can be configured.
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Multiple Tape Library from different vendors can be configured.
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Manage the tape library directly with Nodeum.
To set up a tape library, follow these steps:
System -> Hardware -> Storage -> Tape Library
This action will automatically discover all connected tape libraries
Name
Complete a name
Emulation
Select the supported emulation for your Tape Library
Configured
Tape library is configured
Not Configured
Tape library is not configured
Ready
Tape library is connected and operational.
Not Ready
Tape library is either not connected or not operational.
The next step is to configure the associated Tape Drive(s).
This action will automatically discover all connected tape drives and list all drives connected
Configured
Tape drive is configured
Not configured
Tape drive is not configured
Online
Tape drive is connected and operational
Offline
Tape drive is connected but in maintenance mode
After completing this step, return to the Tape Library Configuration
In case of the tape library required to change a tape drive, replace the bridge or other materials, Nodeum need to resync with the new material information like the SCSI devices or other.
When modifying the Tape Library and Tape Drives configuration, device assignments may change. Synchronizing the devices between both configurations is necessary in.
In the screenshot, the device in use is /dev/sg8. Clicking on Discover tapes libraries information initiates a scan
This operation may take a few seconds or minutes, depending on the size of each tape library in terms of tape drives
The same operation can be performend into the Tape Drives configuration.
In this example you can see in the red square the devices used by each Tape Drives:
Ensure the Tape Library is set up to display the full 8-character Tape Barcode, e.g., ABC123Lx, where 'x' represents the LTO version.
Tape Barcode must be unique.
if multiple Tape Libraries are configured, you are not allowed to use identical barcode in the different Tape Libraries !
Once the operation is finished, it will displayed the updated device, in this example /dev/sg4 and display the to highligh that there is an update.
Click on this icon to confirm the change(s).
