Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Operations and Administration Guide

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references the metadata within the virtual tape and generates a request to the BMA to
restore the data. After the data is restored, the virtual tape is mounted. The NonStop server
can then recognize the virtual tape online and begin to restore it.
Note VTSPolicy performs incremental migrations; VTS migrates data that has changed
since the last migration.
You can automate migration by issuing the VTSPolicy command using the FUP utility or by
adding the command to a TACL script.
The VTSPolicy command
To issue the VTSPolicy command for automating migration, you must understand the syntax
of the command. Note that all parameters specified for the command are case-sensitive.
VTSPolicy BMA “command”
where
BMA Specifies the backup management application. The following values are supported:
• BEX for Syncsort Backup Express
• NBU for Symantec Veritas Netbackup
• LEG for EMC Legato Networker
• TSM for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
“command”
Specifies the operation that the BMA must perform. The command parameters are
specific to the BMA. You must quote this command (using single or double quotes).
Within the command, separate parameters using spaces.
For example, the command structure for TSM is as follows:
“/VAULTxx/pool/cartridge [keyword=value ...]”
where:
/VAULTxx/pool/cartridge specifies the pool and cartridge on which to operate. If you
want to migrate an entire pool, specify /VAULTxx/pool only.
keyword=value specifies a valid combination of keywords and their values. Supported
keywords include the following:
source or s
Specifies the short or fully-qualified hostname of the VTS system on which the
specified pool resides. This keyword is required.
destination or d
Specifies the short or fully-qualified hostname of the receiving VTS server.
This keyword is optional unless the sourceTSM or destinationTSM keyword is
not specified.
sourceTSM or st
Set this keyword to y to initiate a TSM archive of the specified pool on the
source VTS. This keyword is optional unless the destination is not specified.
destinationTSM or dt
Set this keyword to y to initiate a TSM archive of the specified pool on the