To mount or unmount media

The archive process automatically mounts, writes to, then unmounts the target media, so it is not necessary to mount or unmount manually to run an on-demand or scheduled archive job. If you need to mount or unmount manually, such as to view archive sets contained on a given media, use this procedure. Media must be unmounted before removing drives (see To remove archive drives for off-site storage for details).

Note: If you are mounting media that contains archive sets that you removed from the database of the Unitrends appliance, you must import the sets before you can view them. For details, see Removing and importing archive sets.

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. See To view connected media for details.

At the bottom of the pane there are several buttons. These buttons become active or inactive depending upon the state of the media.

3        Select the desired media.

4        Click Mount or Unmount below.

The disk icon changes indicating that the media is now mounted (green) or is no longer mounted (red).