About moving volumes
When you move volumes in or out of a robotic library or from one robot to another, move the volumes physically and logically, as follows:
Physically move volumes by inserting or by removing them. For some robot types, use the NetBackup inject and eject options.
Logically move volumes using NetBackup, which updates the EMM database to show the volume at the new location.
When you move volumes from one robotic library to another robotic library, perform the following actions:
Move the volumes to stand alone as an intermediate step.
Move the volumes to the new robotic library.
The following types of logical moves are available:
Move single volumes.
Move multiple volumes.
Move combinations of single and multiple volumes.
Move volume groups.
You cannot move volumes to an invalid location (for example, move DLT media to an 8-mm robot).
It is recommended that you perform moves by selecting and by moving only one type of media at a time to a single destination.
The following are several examples of when to move volumes logically:
When a volume is full in a robotic library and no slots are available for new volumes in the robotic library. Move the full volume to stand alone, remove it from the robot, then configure a new volume for the empty slot or move an existing volume into that slot. Use the same process to replace a defective volume.
Moving volumes from a robotic library to an off-site location or from an off-site location into a robotic library. When you move tapes to an off-site location, move them to stand alone.
Moving volumes from one robotic library to another (for example, if a library is down).
Changing the volume group for a volume or volumes.
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