Rotating Tapes Offsite

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Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

DPM Administrator Console indicates when a tape in the library should be removed and stored in your archive location by displaying a green icon in the Offsite Ready column. You can also view all tapes ready to be stored offsite in the Tape Management Report. The Tape Management Report lists tapes that will be due for offsite storage in the upcoming period of time selected for the report.

When the data on a tape expires, return the tape to the tape library. Expired tapes not returned to the tape library will be marked as "overdue" in the Tape Management Report. Overdue tapes expired during an earlier reporting period. Expired tapes should be returned to the tape library for reuse.