Resyncing cartridges for the TS7600 ProtecTIER Deduplication Solutions, V3.4.3

Complete this task to add cartridges to your ProtecTIER system.

About this task

If your virtual library has enough empty slots to accommodate the additional cartridges, the Resyncing cartridges process occurs online without disrupting backup. If the virtual library does not have enough empty slots, Resyncing cartridges causes the ProtecTIER® system to temporarily go offline to create more slots for the cartridges.

Note: Resyncing cartridges to an existing library decreases the capacity size of cartridges in all libraries in the repository by a percentage proportional to the percent increase in the number of cartridges. The change affects future backups. The Data Size of full cartridges does not change.

You can also use the AddCartridges ptcli command to add cartridges. See ptcli Configuration commands for the TS7600 ProtecTIER Deduplication Solutions, V3.4.3.

Perform the following steps to add cartridges:

Procedure

Select a library from the Systems Management navigation pane.
Click the Add cartridges button. The Add cartridges wizard Welcome screen is displayed.
Click Next. The Cartridges screen is displayed:
Figure 1. Cartridges screen
In the No. of cartridges field, enter the number of cartridges that you want to have in the library. The Virtual cartridge size field automatically displays the maximum possible size for virtual cartridges for your system. This number is based on the number of cartridges entered, the total amount of available storage space in your repository, and the current HyperFactor® ratio.
Note: Optionally select the Max. cartridge growth checkbox. When selected, you can limit the maximum amount of nominal data that a cartridge can contain.

The value of the maximum number of cartridges possible on a system depends on the amount of storage space available on your system.
In the Barcode seed field, enter a value for the barcode seed. The default barcode seed is the continuation of the initial barcode seed assigned when the library was created.
Note: The barcode seed must contain only numbers and capital letters.
Click Next and Finish. The Add cartridges wizard closes.
Click Yes to continue and add the cartridges to the library. If the necessary number of cartridge slots are not already available, the ProtecTIER system temporarily goes offline to create them. When the system returns online, the cartridges are added to the library.
Continue working with the ProtecTIER system.