Instruction manual

40 Operating the Web Control Panel
Cybernetics UM-MV-86-B1-0801
the total storage capacity for all disks to create equally sized virtual tapes (See Figure
3-10).
Advanced Tab
The Advanced tab is used for specifying a disk to use for creating virtual tapes (See
Figure 3-11). Choose “Use all available space” to create equally sized virtual tapes
from all the selected free space. By choosing to “Specify the tape size,” you can cre-
ate groups of virtual tapes having different sizes.
Format Disks Tab
The Format disks tab is used for formatting (erasing) the disks used for the miSAN-
V-Series virtual tape cache. The tab indicates if any number of disks need to be for-
matted, which is necessary before initially using the disk storage space (See Figure 3-
12).
Figure 3-10 Create Virtual Tapes Basic Tab
Figure 3-11 Create Virtual Tapes “Advanced” Tab
Note
The RAID disks must be formatted after any change to the disk
configuration, such as after adding/removing a disk drive or changing
the RAID-level configuration.