- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Managing virtual libraries

56 VTL User Guide • May 2008 G • 96267

Creatingvirtualtapes

Followtheproceduresoutlinedbelow:

■ “Enablingtheadvancedtapecreationmethod ”onpage 56

■ “Settingreplicationparametersforvirtualtape volumes”onpage 61

■ “Launchingthevirtualtapebatchcreationprocess”onpage 64.

▼ Enabling theadvancedtapecreation method

1. Ifyouhavenot alreadydoneso, fromtheconsolemainmenu,selectTools

(

A below),th en selectConsole Options (B)fromthesubmenu.

2. WhentheConsole Options propertysheetappears,makesurethatthe

Enable advanced tape creation method checkbox(

E above)ischecked,

andpress OK (

F).

TheadvancedtapecreationmethodisenabledbydefaultstartingwithVTL Plus 2.0.

Sunrecommendstheadvancedtape‐creationmethodbecauseitmakesiteasierto

avoidcreatingmorevirtualtapesthantheavailablediskspacecanholdandmakes

iteasiertomanagemultiplevirtualtapesinmultiplelibraries.

When

theadvancedmethodisenabled,tapecreationdialogsdisplaytheavailable

diskspaceal ongs id ethecontrolsthatspecifyinitialtapesizeandthedesired

numberoftapes.Usingthisvalue,youcancalculatethemaximumnumberoffull

cartridgesthatyoucan createwithoutoversubscribingthedisk.WhileVTLsoftware