Media Manager storage unit considerations

To create a storage unit of a tape robot or a stand-alone tape drive, select Media Manager as the Storage unit type.

See See About storage unit settings.

When NetBackup sends a job to a Media Manager storage unit, it requests resources from the Enterprise Media Manager (EMM). Then NetBackup requests that Media Manager mount the volume in a drive.

If a stand-alone drive does not contain media or if a required volume is not available to a robot, a mount request appears in the Pending Requests pane of the Device Monitor. An operator can then find the volume, mount it manually, and assign it to the drive.

Take the following items into consideration when adding a Media Manager storage unit:

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