Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Operations and Administration Guide

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Audience
VTS is designed for use by a storage area network (SAN) administrator or IT professional who
typically works with large data centers and is responsible for ensuring that data backups
occur in the organization. This document is designed for personnel who install or maintain
VTS. The audience should be familiar with configuring backup applications, Ethernet and
Fibre Channel networks, email servers, and tape libraries.
Typographical conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
This icon is used throughout the guide to note the access right(s) required to perform the
procedure that follows.
Related documentation
In addition to this operations and administration guide, the following documentation is
provided:
• Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide, which describes how to mount, attach, and
configure VTS.
• Virtual TapeServer Release Notes, which provides information about system support,
known issues, and other information about the current release. Please see your Technical
Support representative for a copy of the release notes for this software release for any
updated information on the product.
Convention Description
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hyperlinked, interface elements that are clicked/selected,
and information that must be used literally.
Bold Italic Represents variables within file names, command syntax,
or other literal text.
Italics Used for emphasis, book titles, and variables.
Monospace Used for output text, command names and arguments
(syntax), code, file content (such as parameters), and
command-line text.
Monospace Italic Represents variables within command syntax, code, or
command-line text.
Blue Text Used for cross-references and URLs that are hyperlinks.