- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Managing tape caching
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1. IntheobjecttreeoftheVTLconsole,right‐clickonthedirectlinktapeth at you
wishtorecache.
2. SelectRenew Cachefromthe contextmenu.
Stophere.
▼ Disablinga policy
Todisableatapecachingpolicy:
1. IntheobjecttreeoftheVTLconsole,right‐clickonavirtualtapelibrary,and
selectAutomated Tape Cachingfromthecontextmenu.
2. CleartheEnable Tape Caching Policycheckbox.
Alltheoptionsthatyouprevious lysetareretained,but dat amigrationwillnot
occurautomaticallyuntilyouselect
thischeckboxagain.
3. ClickOK.
Stophere.
▼ Relinkingphys icaltapes
Ifadirectlylinkedphysicaltapeisejectedfromthephys ica l tapelibraryafterthe
virtualtapehasbeenreleasedfrom cache,youhavetorelinkthephysicaltapebefore
youcanaccessitfromtheVTLconsole.
Note – Oncethe phy si c al tapeisreloadedinalibrar y,thebackupapplicationcan
inventoryaccessthelibraryandaccessthetapedire ctly,ifnecessary.
1. IntheobjecttreeoftheVTLconsole,right‐clickonthevirtualtapelibrary,and
selectSync Libraryfromthecontextmenu.
2. Ifyouhavemult iplelibraries,selecttheappropria te physicallibrary.