Virtual TapeServer 6.04.02 Operations and Administration Guide

68 | Managing Pools and Virtual Tapes
Verifying virtual tapes are available from the host server
To verify that a tape is available on VTS, check the virtual tape size on the Virtual Media -
Operation page. The size(MB) column indicates whether a tape is unlabeled (empty) and
indicates the data capacity that is used after a backup runs. (If a labeled tape is erased, the
value in this column returns to 0.) If you click the link, a pop-up dialog box is displayed listing
tape data. Remember that the size is compressed.
Then, to confirm that the NonStop server can mount the virtual tape, issue the appropriate
NonStop command to restore the tape. Specify the LISTONLY parameter to read the tape and
display the files without writing them to the NonStop server disk.