Exporting media from a robotic library

When you want to export media from a robotic library, you must create a job that updates the Backup Exec database.

The Backup Exec export media job fully supports robotic libraries with portals. When this job is run on one or more robotic library slots, the exported media is placed in the portals. If you select more media than there are portals, the robotic library will fill as many slots as possible, and then you are prompted to remove the media from the portal. This process continues until all of the selected media has been removed from the robotic library. You can also export expired media from a robotic library.

See Exporting expired media from a robotic library.

You can select a media vault that you want the exported media moved to after the export job has successfully completed.

You can monitor this job on the Job Monitor.

To export media from a robotic library

  1. On the navigation bar, click Devices.

  2. Select the robotic library.

  3. Click Slots.

  4. On the Results pane, select the slots you want to export media from.

  5. Under Media Tasks in the task pane, select Export media.

  6. To specify a job name or a job priority, in the Properties pane, under Settings, click General.

    See General options for utility jobs .

  7. If you want to move the media to a media vault after the export job is complete, in the Properties pane, under Settings, click Options.

    See Export Media Job Properties Options.

  8. If you want Backup Exec to notify someone when the job completes, in the Properties pane, under Settings, click Notification.

    See Sending a notification when a job completes.

  9. Do one of the following:

    • To run the job now, click Run Now.

    • To set scheduling options, on the Properties pane, under Frequency, click Schedule.

More Information

Scheduling jobs

Exporting media from a robotic library