- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

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CHAPTER
4
VTLoperations
Thischapt e rcoversroutineconfiguration,administration,andmanagementof
servernodes,virtualtapelibraries,drives,an d tape s, inc lud ing:
■ “Managingnetworkconne ctivity”onpage 27
■ “Managingvirtuallibraries ”onpage 33
■ “Managingtapes”onpage 86
■ “Managingtapecaching” onpage 120
■ “Creatingand viewingreports”onpage 123
■ “Encryptin g and shred di ngdata”onpage 127
■ “WorkingwiththeEventLog”onpage 135
■ “ManagingVTLservers”onpage 140.
Managingnetworkconnectivity
VTLappliancesuse yourEthernetlocalareanetwork(LAN) forsystemmanagement
andadministrationandyourstorageareanetwork(SAN)forconnectingtothe
system’sstorageclients(yourbackuphosts).Sunservicespersonnelestablish
requiredconnectivityduringthesy st em installationprocess.However,ifyou
subsequentlymakechangestoyournetworkconfigurations,
youcanupdatetheVTL
configurat ion usingtheproceduresinthissection.
■ “Configuringlocalareanetworkconnections”onpage 28
■ “SettingtheVTLservernode hostname”onpag e 30
■ “ObtainingSANinterfaceconfigurationinformation”onpage 31
■ “AdministeringSAN clientconnections”onpage 32.