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Managing your Tape Gateway

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Managing your Tape Gateway - AWS Storage Gateway

Managing your gateway includes tasks such as configuring cache storage and upload buffer space, working with virtual tapes, and doing general maintenance. If you haven't created a gateway, see Getting started with AWS Storage Gateway.

Following, you can find information about how to manage your Tape Gateway resources.

Topics

  • Editing Basic Gateway Information - Learn how to use the Storage Gateway console to edit basic information for an existing gateway, including the gateway name, time zone, and CloudWatch log group.

  • Managing Automatic Tape Creation - Learn how to configure Tape Gateway to create new virtual tapes automatically to maintain the minimum number of available tapes that you specify.

  • Archiving Virtual Tapes - Learn how to configure archival of your tapes to either the S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval or S3 Glacier Deep Archive storage class when you create a new tape.

  • Moving tapes to S3 Glacier Deep Archive storage class - Learn how to move your tapes from S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval to S3 Glacier Deep Archive for long-term data retention and digital preservation at a very low cost.

  • Retrieving Archived Tapes - Learn how to access data stored on an archived virtual tape by first retrieving the tape to your Tape Gateway.

  • Viewing tape usage statistics - Learn how to view the amount of data stored on a tape using the Storage Gateway console.

  • Deleting virtual tapes from your Tape Gateway - Learn how to delete virtual tapes from your Tape Gateway by using the Storage Gateway console.

  • Deleting Custom Tape Pools - Learn how to delete a custom tape pool using the Storage Gateway console.

  • Deactivating Your Tape Gateway - Learn how to deactivate a Tape Gateway if the gateway has failed and you want to recover the tapes from the failed gateway to another gateway.

  • Understanding Tape Status - Learn about the various tape status values that Storage Gateway reports to help determine whether a tape is functioning normally, or if there is a problem that might require action on your part.

  • Moving your data to a new gateway - Learn how to move data between gateways as your data and performance needs grow, or if you receive an AWS notification to migrate your gateway.

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