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Where to Store Tape Volumes

Tapes can be stored in any of the following locations:

• Your data center
• Off-site storage locations (vaults)
• Other data centers
• Outside companies

Each location must be defined to CA TLMS using a two-character alphanumeric location ID and a 1- to 40-character location description. You may find it convenient to assign more than one location ID to a single physical location in order to identify and select a special storage facility for certain tapes. For example, an off-site storage location might have both open-shelf and locked cabinets. The open-shelf cabinets could be called location A1 and the locked cabinets could be called location A2. CA TLMS can then direct tapes to the right type of cabinet.