Before you perform an archive, confirm the type of media that is connected. This is also useful if you want to disconnect or reconnect archive media.
Note: You cannot archive to optical media (CD or DVD), but you can archive to a hard disk and then covert it to optical media.
1 Log in to the Unitrends system and select Archive > Media.
The system checks for connected media. If necessary, click re-scan for media.
2 Connected media display in the Archive Media area. These details are given for each media instance:
Column |
Description |
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Light bulb icon [media not prepared or already initialized] |
Gray indicates the media has not yet been prepared (see To prepare archive media). Yellow indicates it is initialized and ready for use. |
Disk icon [mounted or not mounted] |
Hover on the icon to see if this media is mounted or not mounted. For details, see To mount or unmount media. |
Media Idle indicator |
An indicator as to whether the media is idle (green check mark) or actively archiving or restoring (red X). |
Name |
The name of the archive media. |
Label |
The archive media label. |
Activity |
An indicator as to whether the media is idle or active. |
Size (GB) |
The total size of the media in GB. |
Free (GB) |
The available space on the media in GB. |
Used (GB) |
The used space on the media in GB. This is especially important to view when archiving to the cloud. |
Serials |
Media serial number(s). For multi-drive units, e.g., the disk archiving unit, this may be a series of up to four serial numbers. |
3 If desired, click re-scan for media below to refresh the list.