Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Installation Guide

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Adding Virtual Tape Drives
If an additional virtual tape drive is purchased after the initial installation, you can add a
virtual tape drive to your Virtual TapeServer (VTS) environment. You must purchase a
license for an additional virtual tape device before you can add it to VTS.
Requires the View/Manage Configuration and Factory Setup Activities access rights
To add a virtual tape drive
1. Make note of the values assigned to the highest numbered physical tape drive:
a. Click View Configurations. The System Overview page is displayed.
b. Note the bus, target, LUN, and initiator (BTLI) numbers for the highest numbered
physical tape drive to which the RAID type is assigned. In the snapshot provided in
the previous step, the highest BTLI is 30 1 0 7.
c. Note the name of this physical tape drive. In the snapshot, the physical tape drive is
named PTAPE01.
d. Note the name of the associated logical tape. The example logical tape is named
LTAPE01.
2. Add a new physical tape, as follows:
a. Click Factory Setup on the navigation pane.
b. Log in. See Credentials on page 127 for a list of default user accounts.