Section 8.18. Automation

8.18. Automation

There are some very nice tape and optical libraries out there now. They have bar codes, automatic cleaning, hot-swappable power supplies, field-replaceable drives, and more. How well does this product take advantage of these things? One of the greatest features of using a modern library using bar-coded volumes. Put 20 volumes in the library, and then tell the backup software to read the bar code and electronically label the volumes according to what the bar code says. That sure beats swapping 20 volumes in and out of backup drives for a half-hour while they get labeled!