# Managing your Tape Gateway
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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](GettingStarted.md).

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

**Topics**
+ [Editing Basic Gateway Information](edit-gateway-information.md) - 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](managing-automatic-tape-creation.md) - 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](archiving-tapes-vtl.md) - 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](moving-tapes-vtl.md) - 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](retrieving-archived-tapes-vtl.md) - Learn how to access data stored on an archived virtual tape by first retrieving the tape to your Tape Gateway.
+ [Viewing tape usage statistics](tape-usage.md) - Learn how to view the amount of data stored on a tape using the Storage Gateway console.
+ [Deleting virtual tapes from your Tape Gateway](deleting-tapes-vtl.md) - Learn how to delete virtual tapes from your Tape Gateway by using the Storage Gateway console.
+ [Deleting Custom Tape Pools](deleting-tape-pools-vtl.md) - Learn how to delete a custom tape pool using the Storage Gateway console.
+ [Deactivating Your Tape Gateway](disabling-gateway-vtl.md) - 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](understand-tapes-status.md) - 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 instance](migrate-data.md) - 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.