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6. Whenth eSelect the physical tape to import ...panelappea rs ,usethe

checkboxesand/orselectionbuttonsprovidedtoselectthetape(s)thatyou want

toimport(

H below).ThenpressNext(J).

Youcanselectatapebasedonitsbarcodeorslotlocation.Youcanthenusethesame

barcodeforthevirtualtapeoryoucanenteranewbarcode. Youcanalsoselectaslot

forthevirtualtape.

7. WhentheSelect Virtual Tape Creation Methodpanelappears,clickthe

Expressradiobutton(

K below),andpressNext(L).

TheSunStorageTekVTLappl ia nc eincludesanintegratedRAIDsubsystem,sothere 

isnoadvantagetomanuallyselectingtargetvolumesusingtheCustomme thod. The

Custommethodmayalsoresultinloadbalancingproblemsandsignificantlygreater

managementoverhead.