Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Installation Guide

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Preface
Welcome to the Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide. This guide provides installation and
configuration information for Virtual TapeServer (VTS). VTS enables host systems to read
from and write to an embedded or attached redundant array of independent disks (RAID).
The virtual tape drive emulates the type of tape drive specified during the initial installation
and setup process.
About this guide
The Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide is designed to help you attach and configure VTS.
The following chapters and appendices are included:
Chapter 1, Introduction — Provides an introduction to the features of VTS. It also describes
the architecture of the system and provides an overview of the web interface.
Chapter 2, Installation Summary and Checklist — Provides an overview of the steps you must
take to mount and configure VTS, including the list of information and prerequisites you
should consider before getting started.
Chapter 3, Cabling and Connecting VTS — Describes how to cable the VTS components
together, how to connect VTS to external devices and servers, and how to connect VTS to the
network. This chapter describes the physical steps you must take to install VTS.
Chapter 4, Configuring Network Settings — Describes the network settings you must
configure before using VTS.
Chapter 5, Adding Vaults for External Storage — Describes how to add vaults for external
storage.
Chapter 6, Reconfiguring and Validating Virtual Tape Connections — Provides instructions
to edit virtual tape connections to reflect exact connections between the hosts and virtual tape
drives.
Chapter 7, Configuring Access Control — Describes how to configure access control to limit
access to specific VTS functions.
Chapter 8, Configuring EMS Communication — Describes how to configure VTS and the HP
NonStop™ server so that VTS can forward EMS messages to the NonStop server.
Chapter 9, Enabling Instant DR and AutoCopy — Provides instructions to activate and
configure the Instant DR and AutoCopy features, which are purchased as add-on modules to
VTS.
Chapter 10, Enabling Enterprise Integration and Migration — Provides information about
VTS to migrate virtual tapes to physical tapes, thereby enabling backup management
application (BMA) integration.
Chapter 11, Configuring and Maintaining GFS for Virtual TapeServer — Describes how to
manage and use the Global File System (GFS) for clustering VTS servers.
Appendix A, Troubleshooting — Provides in-depth information about VTS errors and log files
to facilitate debugging and problem solving.
Appendix B, SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter Upgrade — Provides instructions to replace
SCSI cards with VTS-supported Fibre Channel cards on a VTS server.