To use a standalone tape drive, just add it in the management console but the 
drive must be seen by the operating system and use the same blocksize than the 
original library.
 
> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:10:39 -0500
> From: networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM
> Subject: [Networker] i2k library failed - no maintenance - how to restore
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
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> Using Legato 7.4 - we have a adic i2k library that is out of maintenance and 
> the robotics failed. i really need to be able to restore data to a 
> stand-alone drive -- does anyone know how to configure this so that i can do 
> a restore to a standalone drive. We don't want to pay for parts and labor as 
> we have just started to backup to disk anyway - - but we have users that need 
> restores from prior date. Do I need to remove the current library and 
> jbconfig the new standalone on the networker server? I am trying to figure 
> out a different way as we have 800 tapes in that library and I don't want to 
> manually look for every tape each time a restore request comes in until the 
> retention is over. I welcome any ideas. thank you 
> 
> Terry Lemon .. you still out there :)
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