SAS / SATA II NAS System
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User’s Manual
8.6.3 Tape Control
The Tape Control tab allows you to control the tape function when attached to the NAS.
Options:
rewind tape to the begin. – This enables the tape to be rewound to the
beginning of the tape.
forward tape to the end of data – This enables the tape to be forwarded to the
end of data.
erase all data in tape – This enables the data on the tape to be erased.
eject tape – This enables the tape to be ejected from tape drive.
Status – This shows some information about current status of tape, such as tape
is online.
When using the rewind/forward/erase/eject option, a confirmation message will be
displayed. You can select “Yes” to continue, or “No” to cancel.
NOTE: Backup to tape has the following features:
1. Backup across 2 tapes
When doing backup of large data and the first tape cartridge
becomes full, the backup can continue by inserting another
tape cartridge.
2. Multiple backup
When doing backups, it can be done many times. That is, a
backup plan can be executed many times and the backup data
will be saved one after the other in the tape cartridge.
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