Managing Media
Modifying Media Locations
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Modifying Media Locations
What Is a
Location?
The media location helps you to physically locate the media. You enter
the location when you format the media. The initial location information
is written on the media and to the IDB.
You should modify the location whenever you move media to a different
place, such as to off-site storage, for example, “Shelf 4-Box 3”. The
revised location information is only written to the IDB.
Data Protector allows you to create a list of pre-defined locations to
simplify vaulting and archiving (also known as off-site storage). See
“Vaulting Media” on page 140 for more information.
NOTE When you modify a location, Data Protector modifies the location in the
IDB and not on the medium itself.
If you export and import media again, the location information in the
IDB is replaced with the location stored on the media.
TIP You can modify the location of multiple media at the same time. This is
useful for vaulting (archiving) purposes. See “Vaulting Media” on
page 140.
How to Modify
Media Location
Modify media location in the General property page for the medium. For
detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword “modifying media
location”.
