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Appendix B – External tape devices installation

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Configuration in the BackPak Domain

For both physical devices and devices emulated by the VTC for another Virtual Tape

System, two items must be configured in the domain configuration through the

BackPak GUI:

In VT Controller Advanced properties, the physical/external tape device(s) must be

detected by the VTC and be given a name, i.e. an Alias.

In Data Store, the VTC that has attached physical/external tape devices must be a

route of the Data Store where virtual volumes will be read or written.

Storage access in the VTC

The VTC server needs to be prepared to access the Data Store, for example the TSM

API software might have to be installed, or the access to remote disk share must be

verified.

The access to WINDISK Data Stores can be tested in the BackPak GUI, page Storage

Admin, by selecting the VTC with attached external tape as route to the Data Store.