Devices in the SMX

Devices in the SMX are shown in the left-hand section of the window.

Fig.: Various devices in the SMX

Devices also have device properties which can be called up and changed in the "Properties" sub-menu from the context menu.

With certain properties, changes are immediately registered by the Storage Manager and taken into account for subsequent functions without your having to restart the system. This applies when changing the burn times of a CD/DVD burner, for example.

In contrast to this, you have to close and restart the Storage Manager in any case if you change the supported network protocol, for example. The system expressly informs you of this with a corresponding message. After being restarted, the Storage Manager then reads in the new changes.

The devices are as follows:

$image\Smx_0015.jpg$	Server: The server is not actually a device, but rather the reference point for all other devices of a Storage Manager. The name of the server generally consists of the version information of the Storage Manager and the name of the SM server.
$image\Smx_0018.jpg$	DVD drive: This is a disk drive for DVDs. It can be a standalone DVD drive or a drive assigned to a jukebox. DVD drives are identified by a drive letter through which the operating system localizes an inserted DVD. The position of DVD drives in jukeboxes is also determined by a number so that a DVD can automatically be placed in the right bay.
$image\Smx_0019.jpg$	DVD recorder: The DVD recorder is a DVD burner. It can be standalone or integrated into a jukebox. Before you create a DVD recorder, you have to ensure that a device of type adapter has already been set up.
$image\Smx_0021.jpg$	Write cache: The write cache describes a hard drive in the Storage Manager server on which volumes have been collected for burning or passing on to another medium.
$image\Smx_read.jpg$	Read cache: The read cache contains files which have already been compiled into volumes in the write cache, verified and created from the backup copies. Only following a complete transfer are the files moved from the write cache to the read cache.
	Expanded read cache (sub-read cache): Sub-read caches and expanded read caches are then set up if a single read cache device is no loner sufficient due to the large volume of data. To set up a sub-read cache, please contact PROXESS support.
	Image cache: The image cache is the main virtual storage location for archived files. It corresponds to a specific hard drive location, either local or in the cloud (UNC path specification) and is also used for the connection of Blu-ray hardware.
$image\Smx_0022.jpg$	Safe: The safe is a "virtual device." All volumes/DVDs not stored in a specific device of the Storage Manager are defined as "sitting in the safe." This means that CDs/DVDs are not currently located in a device known to the Storage Manager, but rather were already processed by the Storage Manager earlier on. This applies in particular for copies of volumes determined only for replacement use due to the originals already being "online" in a device.
	Safe migration: Volumes which were migrated from CD to DVD are shown here.