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StorageQuest Archive Manager Users Guide For Version 5.2.4 StorageQuest Archive Manager – Users Guide Copyright © 2017 StorageQuest Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. StorageQuest logo, Any-to-Any, A2A Architecture are registered trademarks of StorageQuest Inc. in the U.S.A., Canada and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. 2 | P a g e StorageQuest Archive Manager – Users Guide Table of Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 System Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 6 Minimum Server Computer Requirements .............................................................................................. 6 Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Installing the StorageQuest Archive Manager Software .......................................................................... 7 Installation Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 9 Initial Configuration Procedures ............................................................................................................... 9 DriveMapper ........................................................................................................................................... 11 For iSCSI ONA ...................................................................................................................................... 11 For Optical Libraries ............................................................................................................................ 12 Software Interface ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Running the Software for the first time. ................................................................................................. 14 Interface Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 16 General Settings tab ............................................................................................................................ 16 Devices tab .......................................................................................................................................... 17 File Behavior tab ................................................................................................................................. 18 Database Settings tab ......................................................................................................................... 19 Functions ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Import Media ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Quick /Continuous Importing of Media .............................................................................................. 20 Export Media ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Erase Media ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Create Volume .................................................................................................................................... 21 Initial Media type ................................................................................................................................ 21 Add Media as Needed ......................................................................................................................... 22 3 | P a g e StorageQuest Archive Manager – Users Guide ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 Volume Type ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Flush Type ........................................................................................................................................... 24 ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Verification and other properties ....................................................................................................... 26 4 | P a g e StorageQuest Archive Manager – Users Guide Add Media to Volume ......................................................................................................................... 27 Delete Volume .................................................................................................................................... 28 Close Volume ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Save Volume File Structure ................................................................................................................. 29 Delete Offline Media ........................................................................................................................... 30 Remove Media from Volume .............................................................................................................. 30 Export Pack (only on hardware which have this feature) ................................................................... 31 Volume Properties .................................................................................................................................. 32 Volume Properties Dialogue ............................................................................................................... 32 Legend of Media Icons ............................................................................................................................ 32 Windows Service and Virtual Drive Letter .................................................................................................. 32 Starting and Stopping the Service ........................................................................................................... 32 Virtual Drive ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Reading and Writing ............................................................................................................................... 34 Virtual Drive Letter(Virtual Drive type volumes only) ........................................................................ 34 Writing to Media ................................................................................................................................. 35 File Queue and Cache Behavior .............................................................................................................. 36 Troubleshooting and Support ..................................................................................................................... 36 Rebuilding Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 36 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Support ................................................................................................................................................... 38 Contact Information .................................................................................................................................... 38 5 | P a g e StorageQuest Archive Manager – Users Guide Overview The StorageQuest Archive Manager (SAM) provides management tools and drive letter access to a Storage Library. The Archive Manager in combination with a library provides a reliable, economical, compliant, and secure archive of your network data. With the advanced file queue and caching you get the benefits of long term archiving with the performance of a hard disk. The software has two main components. A Windows Service responsible for essentially all service provided. The second component is the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The GUI provides a means for the user to perform configuration and execute functions on the service. The single most important function of the StorageQuest Archive Manager is the Volume Management. Groups of media may be used together to create a large logical volume. Volumes