To view connected media

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

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.