- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Managing virtual libraries

42 VTL User Guide • May 2008 G • 96267

IfyouplantoattachaphysicaltapelibrarytotheVTLappliancefortape importor

export,emulatethephysicalli brary sothatvirtualtapes willbecompatiblewith 

theirphysicalcounterparts.

Selectaninformativevirtualdrive‐nameprefixthatshowstherelationshipsbetween

virtuallibrariesanddrives.Usingthe

virtuallibraryname plusthemakeandmodel

oftheemulateddriveisonepossibility.

3. SelecttheTotal Virtual Drivesusingthespinnercontrol(

F above),andpress

Next (

G).

ToinsurethatthefourtargetportsonaVTLappliancearefullyandevenlyutilized,

createonevirtuallibraryandatleastfourvirtualtapedrivesforeachclient(backup

server)thatconnectstotheVTL syst em.

4. Ifyouaregoingtousetapecaching,checktheEnable Automated Tape

Cachingcheck

boxwhenthedialogappears(H below).PressNexttoenterthe

change(

J).Th enstop here,andgototheNext tasklistatth een dofthisprocedure.

5. Ifyouarenotgoingtousetape caching,pressNext(

K below)toskipoverthe

Enable and configure tape caching policydialog.

TheAuto Archive/Replicationdialogappears.