Setting Migrate Destination Options

The Migrate Destination Options dialog controls the behavior of the destination resources during a Migrate operation.

To define Migrate destination options:

1. Open the Migrate Destination Options dialog box by doing one of the following:

   • Right-click the Enterprise name or icon to display a context menu. Then select Set Destination Options.

   • From the menu bar, select Manage Tapes – Migrate > Set Destination Options.

   • On the task panel, click Set Destination Options.

   The Migrate Destination Options dialog box appears.

2. Complete the Migrate Destination Options dialog box as needed.

An explanation of each field and the available choices follows:

• Tape Usage

  Determines whether or not to accept a tape with data on it.

Use a new tape	Requires media with status New or Empty from the selected media pool. Media with status New is only be used if the option Unlabeled Tape Usage (defined below) is set to Allow unlabeled tapes and label them.
Attempt to append data to available tape	Accepts a backup tape from the selected media pool with data on it (status Appendable) and writes to the unused portion of the tape. The appended data can have a retention period that differs from the data preceding it on the tape.

• Unlabeled Tape Usage

  Determines expected behavior when an unlabeled tape is found in the tape drive.

Label unlabeled tapes	Label the unlabeled tape. This saves the step of labeling a tape beforehand.
Reject unlabeled tapes	Do not use the unlabeled tape.

• Mark Source Tapes Offsite

  Determines if a backup tape is stored offsite. will add the Offsite status to the tape.

Yes	Indicates in the Catalog that the tape is stored offsite.
No	Indicates in the Catalog that the tape is stored onsite.

• Mark Destination Tapes Offsite

  Indicates in the Catalog the location of destination tapes.

Yes	Indicates that the destination tape is stored offsite.
No	Indicates in the Catalog that the tape is stored onsite.

The Offsite status of a tape can be viewed through the Operate Tape Library function, the Configure Media function, or in the media volume report. Note that when you use the Operate Tape Library function to import a tape with status Offsite, the Offsite status is cleared and the tape is available for use.

• Tape EOJ Usage

  Determines what to do with the tape when the backup job is complete.

Rewind Tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and leaves it in the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot.
Unload Tapes	For a standalone tape device, this option rewinds the tape and ejects it from the drive. For a tape library tape drive, this option rewinds, unloads, and returns the tape to its slot. For DiskDirectory, this option causes empty volsers to be used before new volsers.
Leave Tapes	For both standalone and tape library tape drives, this option leaves the tape wound to the point where the job ended and leaves it in the drive. The next job attempts to use the tape in the drive instead of mounting a new tape. In the case of standalone drive, if the currently mounted tape is unacceptable (for example, if the next backup requires a tape from a different media pool), the operator is prompted to mount another tape. In the case of a tape library, if the tape in the drive is rejected for any reason, it unloads the tape, returns it to its slot, and proceed to select another tape.

• Max Devices (Devices)

  Limits the number of storage devices valid for use with this job. Use this option if you want to stop DPX from using all the drives in the selected device cluster so that some drives will be available for other purposes.

• Min Devices (Devices)

  Holds tasks within a job until the number of drives specified are available for each task to use.

Tape Mount Attempts

The maximum number to check a tape in a standalone tape device.

Mount Interval (Seconds)

The number of seconds to wait between checking the availability of a tape in a standalone tape device.

Early Device Release

Controls tape drive usage.

Select Yes to release the tape drive after the current task with a tape drive finishes so that the next job can use the same tape drive before completing the entire job.

Or, select No so as not to make the tape drive available for the next job until the entire job completes.

• Expire Source Tapes

  Determines whether a source tape should expire at completion of job.

Yes	Indicates source tape(s) expire when job completes.
No	Indicates source tape(s) do not expire when job completes.

• Set Retention On The Basis Of

  Determines the basis for calculating destination tape retention.

Tape	Indicates that all jobs on the destination tape that were part of this operation will expire on the same day as determined by the Set Retention (Days) option.
Jobs	Indicates that retention period for all jobs on the destination tape that were part of this operation will be increased by the same number of days as determined by the Increase Retention (Days) option.

• Tape Retention (Days)

  Determines the retention period for all jobs on the destination tape that were part of this operation. Enter a number of days:

  • representing the retention period, if Tape was selected as the basis.

  • representing the number of days by which the retention period should be increased, if Jobs was selected as the basis.

• Setting Migrate Encryption Options

The Migrate Encryption Options dialog controls how and when a Migrate job is encrypted.

To set migrate encryption options:

1. Open the Migrate Encryption Options dialog box by doing one of the following:

   • Right-click the Enterprise name or icon to display a context menu. Then select Set Encryption Options.

   • From the menu bar, select Manage Tapes – Migrate > Set Encryption Options.

   • On the task panel, click Set Encryption Options.

   The Migrate Encryption Options dialog box appears.

2. Complete the Migrate Encryption Options dialog box as needed.

An explanation of each field and the available choices follows:

Network Encryption

Encrypt data while transmitting it through networks to enhance security. Typically, the encrypted data transfer can lower the data transfer speed. Select Yes to enable the encrypted data transfer. Or, select No to transfer data without encryption.

• Encrypt Data

  Encrypts transmitted data at the destination device server, so the data stored on tape is encrypted. Note that data that is already encrypted will not be re-encrypted.

No data encryption	Data is not encrypted at the device server.
Encrypt unencrypted data	Data is encrypted at the device server.

• Encryption Type

  Encrypts transmitted data at the hardware device.

Software	Encrypts data while it is being transmitted through the network.
Hardware	Encrypts data at the tape device.

• Encrypt Key Ring Name

  Select the keyring to use for data encryption for the job. Keyrings are created by using the Configure Keyring function window.