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31 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec™ Backup Exec™ | April 2015
3 Configuring VTL
The latest release of the DR Series system (v3.2) adds Virtual Tape Library (VTL) support. This functionality can
be accessed by Backup Exec via iSCSI. Basic workflow includes:
1. DR Series system initial setup
2. Creation of VTL container
3. Setting iSCSI target CHAP credentials
4. Connecting windows Initiator to DR-VTL (See Appendix)
5. Installing Driver/Patch for Library (See Appendix)
6. Configuring DR Series system VTL into Backup Exec
7. Performing the backup
8. Performing a restore
9. Monitoring deduplication, compression and performance
3.1 Creating a VTL container
1. Select Containers in the left navigation area of the GUI, and then click Create at the top of the page.
2. Enter the container name, select the Virtual Tape Library (VTL) option, and click Next.