Export Media - How Do I

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Remove Media from a Library

Media can be removed from a library by performing one of the following Export Media operations:

• Using the Export Media Wizard. This method is useful if you wish to quickly customize your export operation.

  Export Media using the Export Media Wizard

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library from which you want to export media, and then click Export Media.

     OR

     The Export Media Wizard is displayed.

  2. From the Export Media window in the Export Media Wizard, choose whether or not to use VaultTracker to export media.
     • If you choose to export media using VaultTracker, the Export Media Wizard guides you through the process of creating tracking policies, choosing media movement criteria, selecting destination and tracking options, etc.
     • If you choose not to export media using VaultTracker, the Export Media Wizard guides you through the process of exporting specific media using the Export Media List.

  You can also access the Export Media Wizard by right-clicking the media you wish to export in the Media in Library node and selecting Export Media. The Export Media Wizard is then displayed.

• Exporting media from a list. This method is useful if you wish to export from a specific list of media without using the Export Media Wizard.

  Export Media from a List of Media

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click one of the following from which you want to export media, and then click Export Media.
     • Media List dialog box which appears when you select the View Media option that appears when you right-click a Storage Policy copy.
  2. From the Export Media List dialog box, select one or more media that you want to export from the Select Media to be Exported list.
  3. If the library is a blind library, select the Verify Media option. When you select this option, the On Media Label (OML) in the media is checked to ensure that the Unique ID matches the Unique ID of the selected media. The media is exported only if the verification is successful.
  4. You can enter an optional comment about the location to which you are moving the media (e.g., Shelf 26 in Storage Room) in the Outside storage location field.

     The location field is for display purposes only, to help you keep track of exported media.

  5. Click OK.
  6. An Export Media prompt appears, prompting you remove the media. Do one of the following:
     • If you are exporting through a mail slot, click OK, wait for the media to be moved to the mail slot, and then remove them from the library. If you are exporting multiple media, they will be delivered to the mail slot one by one until all have been exported.
     • If you are removing media directly, click OK, open the library door, remove the media that you want to export, and then close the door.

       In the case of a bulk export (multiple media), some libraries require that you open the mail slot and remove each media individually, as it is delivered. This is true even if the mail slot can hold multiple media. If your library has this requirement and you fail to remove a media within the export media timeout period, the operation times out (i.e., the operation is terminated and a message is sent to the Event Log reporting the failure).

• Exporting specific media. This method is useful if you know the media you wish to export and don't require advanced configuration.

  Export Specific Media

  1. From the CommCell Console select the media you wish to export from one of the following pools or dialog boxes:
     • Media in Library (discovered and undiscovered media) pool
     • Scratch pools
     • Cleaning Media pool
     • Retired Media pool
     • Assigned Media pool
     • Media List dialog box which appears when you select the View Media option that appears when you right-click a Storage Policy copy.
     • Media List dialog box which appears when you select the Change Data Path option that appears when you right-click a Storage Policy copy.
     • Media Used By Job ID dialog box which appears when you select the View Media option from the Data Protections Job History, Backup Job History, or Data Migration History windows.
  2. Right-click the media that you want to export, and then click Export.
  3. In the Export Media dialog box, enter an optional description of the location outside the library where the media will be stored.
  4. Click OK.

     The location field is for display purposes only, to help you keep track of exported media. The MediaAgent has no control over media once they leave the library; it is your responsibility to ensure that exported media are stored in the location entered.

  5. An Export Media prompt appears, prompting you remove the media. Do one of the following:
     • If you are exporting through a mail slot, click OK, wait for the media to be moved to the mail slot, and then remove them from the library.
     • If you are removing media directly, click OK, open the library door, remove the media that you want to export, and then close the door.