- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Managing VTL servers
140 VTL User Guide • May 2008 G • 96267
ManagingVTLservers
TheVTLconsoleletsyoumanagetheservernodeby:
■ “Settingserverproperties”onpage 140
■ “ConfiguringSNMPtraps”onpage 140.
▼ Settingserverproperties
1. Right‐clickontheserverandselectProperties.
2. OntheActivity Database Maintenancetab,indi catehowoftentheVTL
activitydatashouldbepurged.
TheActivityLogisadatabasethattracksallsystemactivity,incl udingalldata read,
datawritten,numberofreadcommands,writecommands, numberoferrorsetc.
Thisinformation
isusedtogenerateinformationfortheVTLreports.
3. OntheSNMP Maintenancetab,VTLtose nd trapstoyourSNMPmanager.
Referto“ConfiguringSNMPtraps”onpage 140formoreinformation.
4. OntheAuto Savetab,enterinformationtoreplicateyourVTLconfigurationto
anotherserver.
ThisprotectsyourconfigurationiftheVTL
serverislost. Refer to“A u t o m a t i c a l l y 
backinguptheVT Lconfiguration”onpage 76formoreinformation.
5. OntheStorage Monitoringtab,enterthemaximum amountofst ora g ethat can
beusedbyVTLbeforeyoushouldbealerted.
Whenthe utilizationpercentageisreached,awarningmessagewillbese nt tothe

EventLog.
Stophere.
▼ ConfiguringSNMPtraps
VTLprovidesSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)supporttointegrate
VTLmanagementintoanexistingenterprisemanagementsolution,suchasHP
OpenView,CAUnicent er,IBM TivoliNetView,orBMCPatrol.
Byde fault ,eventlogmessageswillnotbese nt ,butyoumaywanttoconfigureVTL
tosendce rta in typesof
messages.Todothis:
1. IntheConsole,right‐clickonyourVTLserverapp lianceandselectProperties.