Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Operations and Administration Guide

106 | Using AutoCopy
Requires the Edit VTS Configuration File access right
To modify the VTS configuration file to configure AutoCopy
1. Click Supervisor Functions on the navigation pane.
2. Click Edit VTS Configuration File.
3. Add the following parameters at the bottom of the file that is displayed:
Parameter Description Values
autocopy_enable Enables AutoCopy. This parameter is
required.
Default value: NO
YES or NO
autocopy_pools Specifies the pools to monitor for activity;
virtual tapes in these pools are copied
after activity is detected. This parameter
is required.
List of pool
names,
separated by
spaces
autocopy_target_
poolname
Specifies the target of the copy operation
for the pool specified by poolname. You
must specify this parameter for each pool
listed for the autocopy_pools
parameter.
• You can set this parameter to a target
VTS system name; in this case, the pool
is copied to the same path on the target
server. Ensure that an identically
named vault exists on the target
system. The pool itself does not need to
exist on the target server; it will be
created, if necessary.
• You can also set this parameter to a
vault and server, which defines the
target path on the server.
• You can set this parameter to a pool on
a target VTS server; in this case, VTS
determines the vault in which the pool
resides on the target system.
In all cases, ensure that no virtual tape
matches the name of any virtual tapes to
be copied. Also, the vaults on the
originating and target VTS systems
cannot reside in the same GFS file system,
if GFS is used.
You can omit this parameter and set the
autocopy_target_ANYPOOL parameter
to specify the target for all pools.
Default value: SAMPLE.TARGET.VTS
(for _SAMPLEPOOL)
VTS system
name
or, vault on a
VTS system,
such as /
VAULT00/
server1
or, pool on a
target system,
such as
server1:pool1