Virtual TapeServer 6.04.03 Installation Guide

12 | Creating Virtual Tape Drives
The following procedure describes how to create a VTD using the Manage Connections page.
Note At least one bus must be set to Virtual (target) mode on the Manage System Limits
page before you can create a VTD. Ports should have been configured as described in
the Virtual TapeServer Quick Setup Guide.
Requires the View/Manage Configuration
To add a VTD
1. Click Manage Connections on the navigation pane.
2. Log in. See Credentials on page 47 for a list of default user accounts.
3. If you have not enabled VTD licensing or if no VTD licenses remain (as indicated in the
INFORMATION section of the Manage Tape Connections page), you must enable
licensing or add a new license before you can create VTDs. See
Configuring Licensing on
page 9 for more information.
4. Click Add Virtual Tape Drive in the VIRTUAL TAPE DRIVES section of the Manage
Connections page. The following is displayed:
5. To add a VTD for a Fibre Channel connection, select the FC option. Or, to add a VTD for a
SCSI connection, select SCSI.
6. In the Virtual Tape Drive field, specify a name for the VTD. This name is for use in the
interface and by EMS. It is also noted in the configuration file. The name is case-sensitive.
7. Select the media format from the Tape Type drop-down list. This property defines the
type of tape that the VTD emulates.
Note Do not select RAID; this option is provided for physical tapes only.
8. From the Bus drop-down list, select the bus ID to which the host server is connected. To
determine the bus ID, you must find the PCI slot number on the back of the VTS server
module where the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable connects from the card to the target.
Labels indicate the bus number for each port.
9. If you are creating a SCSI VTD, select the ID on which the VTD will respond from the
Target drop-down list. This is the ID that the host uses to identify its target, and the ID
typically ranges from 0–15.
Note Fibre Channel devices use LUN-based addressing. SCSI devices use target-based
addressing. For Fibre Channel devices, the LUN determines the unique address of
the device on the bus. When assigning the target ID and LUN, be sure to assign a