Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Installation Guide

48 | Configuring and Validating Virtual Tape Drives
The first four properties are collectively referred to as the BTLI of the virtual tape drive. The
BTLI enables the host server to precisely identify the virtual tape drive; it provides an exact
address of the virtual tape drive’s location on the bus. Remember that the host is connected to
VTS by a single cable. The BTLI thereby enables you to multiplex the cable to identify
multiple virtual tapes over a single cable.
Requires the View/Manage Configuration and Factory Setup Activities access rights
To add a virtual tape drive
1. Add a new physical tape, as follows:
a. Click Factory Setup on the navigation pane.
b. Log in. See Credentials on page 139 for a list of default user accounts.
c. Click Manage Tape Connections.
d. Click Add a new physical tape. The Add Physical Tape page is displayed.
e. From the bus drop-down list, select the value that corresponds to the highest bus
number available. In the example above, this value is 2.
f. Select a target ID from the target drop-down list. If you are creating more than one
virtual tape drive, select the value above the target noted in step
5b for subsequent
virtual tape drives.
g. Leave the lun drop-down list set to 0.
h. Leave the initiator drop-down list set to 7.
Host type The type of host (NonStop S-series, NonStop Integrity,
NonStop BladeSystem, or UNIX server).
No
Serial number The serial number or other string describing the virtual
tape drive. Only alphanumeric characters should be used.
Yes
Property Description
Presented
to Host?