tape: docu - explain manual backups and tape cleaning
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@ -549,6 +549,24 @@ can then label all unlabeled tapes with a single command::
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Run Tape Backups
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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To manually run a backup job use::
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# proxmox-tape backup <store> <pool> [OPTIONS]
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The following options are available:
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--eject-media Eject media upon job completion.
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It is normally good practice to eject the tape after use. This unmounts the
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tape from the drive and prevents the tape from getting dirty with dust.
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--export-media-set Export media set upon job completion.
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After a sucessful backup job, this moves all tapes from the used
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media set into import-export slots. The operator can then pick up
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those tapes and move them to a media vault.
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Restore from Tape
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@ -557,3 +575,45 @@ Update Inventory
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Restore Catalog
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Tape Cleaning
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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LTO tape drives requires regular cleaning. This is done by loading a
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cleaning cartridge into the drive, which is a manual task for
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standalone drives.
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For tape libraries, cleaning cartridges are identified using special
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labels starting with letters "CLN". For example, our tape library has a
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cleaning cartridge inside slot 3::
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# proxmox-tape changer status sl3
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┌───────────────┬──────────┬────────────┬─────────────┐
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│ entry-kind │ entry-id │ changer-id │ loaded-slot │
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╞═══════════════╪══════════╪════════════╪═════════════╡
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│ drive │ 0 │ vtape1 │ 1 │
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├───────────────┼──────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
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│ slot │ 1 │ │ │
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├───────────────┼──────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
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│ slot │ 2 │ vtape2 │ │
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├───────────────┼──────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
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│ slot │ 3 │ CLN001CU │ │
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├───────────────┼──────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
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│ ... │ ... │ │ │
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└───────────────┴──────────┴────────────┴─────────────┘
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To initiate a cleaning operation simply run::
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# proxmox-tape clean
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This command does the following:
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- find the cleaning tape (in slot 3)
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- unload the current media from the drive (back to slot1)
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- load the cleaning tape into the drive
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- run drive cleaning operation
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- unload the cleaning tape (to slot 3)
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