- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Understanding the VTL console interface
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TheVirtual Vaultbranchliststhevirtualtapesthatarecurrentlybeingstored
outsidethevirtualtapelibraries,inbarcodeorder.Virtualtapesinthevaultcanbe
replicated,exportedto aphy si c altape,ormovedtoavirtuallibraryorstandalone
drive.The num berof tapesthatcanbestored in
thevaultislimitedonlybythe
availablediskstoragespace.
TheImport/Export Queuebranchliststheimportandexportjobsand
AutomatedTapeCachingjobsthathavebeen submitted.Ifneeded,youcancancela
pendingjobfromhe re. Youcanhaveupto32concurrentimport/exportjobs
running,depending
uponthenumberofphysicaltapedr ivesattached toyourVTL.
ThePhysical Tape Librariesbranch liststhephysicaltapelibrariesthatare
availableto VT L.Rightclickingonthemembersbringsupa contextmenuthatlets
youinventoryslots ,import/exportormovephysicaltapes,copythephysicaltapeto
virtualtape,
orlinkphy si cal tapetovirtualtapefordirectaccess.
ThePhysical Tape Drivesbranchliststhestandalonephysicaltape drivesthat
areavailabletoVTL.Rightclickingonthemem bersbringsupacontextmenuthat
letsyouejectphysicaltapes,copyphysicaltapestovirtualme dia,orlinkphysical 
tapesto
virtualmediafor directaccess.
TheReplica Resourcesbranchliststhevirtualtape sthathavebeenreplicated
fromaremoteserver.Clientsdonothaveaccesstoreplic aresources.
TheDatabasebranchcontainsconfigurationinformationfortheVTL.Thedatabase
canbemirroredforhighavailability.
SANClients
TheSAN Clients branchoftheVTLobjecttree list sthebackupserversthatback
updatatoVTLlibraries.Byright‐clickingonthisbranchanditssubbranches,you
canaddSA N clients,assignthem tolibraries,unassign them,viewclient
properties, etc.
Reports
The Reports branchoftheVTLobjecttreeholdsreportsthatyougenerate.
Reportscancover:
■ throughput
■ physicalresourceallocationandconf igura tion 
■ diskspaceusage
■ FibreChannelada pter st atusandconfiguration
■ replicationstatus