Prerequisites

A tape library device has to be installed on a machine running Windows in accordance with the device manufacturer’s installation instructions.

If Removable Storage Manager (RSM) is present in your version of Windows, it must be activated.

In Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003:

  • Removable Storage Manager is part of the operating system and is activated initially.

To activate Removable Storage Manager in Microsoft Windows Server 2008:

  1. Click Administrative Tools > Server Manager > Features > Add Feature.
  2. Select the Removable Storage Manager check box.

To activate Removable Storage Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista:

  1. Click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off.
  2. Select the Removable Storage Management check box.

Fill the library slots with tape cartridges. If a tape does not get a barcode or its barcode is corrupted, you can define the tape label for identification purposes later.

You should have Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console installed on local or remote machines, as well as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node, installed on the machine with the tape library device, and registered in the management server.

Prerequisites