Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Operations and Administration Guide
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9. If the SecureVTS feature is enabled, you can select the Encrypted checkbox to encrypt 
all cartridges that are added to the pool. See 
Using SecureVTS on page 81 for more 
information about this feature.
10. Click the CREATE button.
You can click the pool drop-down list to confirm that the pool was created. When you return to 
the Virtual Media - Operation page, the new pool is listed and a red dot is displayed to the left 
of its name. This symbol indicates that the pool is present but contains no virtual tapes. (The 
+ symbol indicates that virtual tapes are contained in this pool.) 
Modifying a pool
 Requires the Virtual Tape Pool Maintenance, Vault Access, and Access to all Vaults access 
rights
To modify a pool
1. Click Virtual Media on the navigation pane.
2. Select pool maintenance from the window drop-down list at the top of the Virtual 
Media - Operation page. The Virtual Media - Pool Maintenance page is displayed.
3. Select a pool from the POOL drop-down list.
4. To rename the pool, enter a new name in the NEW POOL field. Specify a name that is up 
to 255 alphanumeric characters in length.
5. To move the pool to another vault, select a vault from the VAULT drop-down list.
6. If you want to impose a size limit on the pool, such as because there are size limitations 
when a virtual tape is exported to a physical tape drive, deselect the Cartridge Size 
unlimited checkbox and enter a size from 1-1023 in the field. Select Megabytes, 










