Cartridge Access Port

A Cartridge Access Port (CAP) enables you to deposit and withdraw volumes in an autochanger without opening the door to the autochanger. Each time you open the door of an autochanger to add or remove media, you invalidate the status of the autochanger. You then need to reinventory the contents of the autochanger so that Backup can track the backup media. The inventory process can take a long time to complete.

This CAP feature is useful because you can add (deposit) and remove (withdraw) volumes in an autochanger without having to reinventory the autochanger.

When you use the CAP to add or remove volumes, Backup does not automatically take inventory, read barcode labels, or locate empty slots in the autochanger. Use the autochanger inventory feature and Jukeboxes resource for these tasks.