Virtual TapeServer 6.02.00 Installation Guide

HP Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide 1 HP Part Number 528654-006 Sept 2006
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................1
Installation Summary .....................................................................................................................3
Preparing the Operating Environment.......................................................................................3
Unpacking Virtual TapeServer..................................................................................................3
Setting Power Voltage...............................................................................................................3
Installing Virtual TapeServer....................................................................................................3
Connecting to a LAN ................................................................................................................3
Connecting to a SAN.................................................................................................................3
Connecting Tape Drives and Libraries to Virtual TapeServer..................................................3
Checking SCSI Termination .....................................................................................................4
Connecting Hosts to Virtual TapeServer...................................................................................4
Powering Up and Powering Down............................................................................................4
Support ......................................................................................................................................5
Installation Considerations.............................................................................................................6
Installer’s Checklist ........................................................................................................................8
Cabling and Connections................................................................................................................9
Cabling the NonStop Server to the Virtual TapeServer SCSI Interface Conversion Module.10
Cabling the SCSI Interface Conversion Module to the Virtual TapeServer Module..............11
Virtual TapeServer Server: VT5901/5900-C, VT5900-B, VT5902, and VT5900-A..............13
Cabling the Virtual TapeServer Server Module to External Disk Resources .........................17
Cabling the Virtual TapeServer Server Module to External Tape Resources.........................18
Summary .................................................................................................................................20
Initial Setup...................................................................................................................................21
Network Configuration............................................................................................................21
Best Practices ................................................................................................................................22
Configuration................................................................................................................................24
Concepts..................................................................................................................................24
Physical Tape Drives...............................................................................................................24
Defining Physical Tapes..........................................................................................................24
Modifying Logical Tapes........................................................................................................24
Editing Host Definitions..........................................................................................................25
Defining Virtual Tapes............................................................................................................26
Reconfiguring Virtual Tape Connections................................................................................27
Deleting a Tape Connection....................................................................................................27
Switching a Tape Connection..................................................................................................28
Access Control...............................................................................................................................29
Enabling a Closed System.......................................................................................................29
Setting Up the Supervisor / Operations Groups ......................................................................31
Saving Custom Configurations ...............................................................................................33
Configuring EMS Messaging on NonStop Servers .....................................................................35
Configuring Instant/DR and AutoCopy on NonStop Servers .....................................................37
Configuring Instant/DR...........................................................................................................37