Virtual TapeServer 6.04.03 Operations and Administration Guide

104 | Using AutoCopy
Note A default configuration file is defined for each VTS server. To override the default
settings, you must define settings as described below.
Requires the Edit Configuration File access right
To modify the VTS configuration file to configure AutoCopy
1. Click Supervisor Functions on the navigation pane.
2. Click Edit Configuration File.
3. Add the following parameters at the bottom of the file that is displayed:
Parameter Description Values
autocopy_enable Enables AutoCopy. This parameter is
required.
Default value: NO
YES or NO
autocopy_pools Specifies the pools to monitor for activity;
virtual tapes in these pools are copied
after activity is detected. This parameter
is required.
List of pool
names,
separated by
spaces
autocopy_target_
poolname
Specifies the target of the copy operation
for the pool specified by poolname. Specify
this parameter for each pool listed by the
autocopy_pools parameter.
• You can set this parameter to a target
VTS system name; in this case, the pool
is copied to the same path on the target
server. Ensure that an identically
named vault exists on the target
system. The pool itself does not need to
exist on the target server; it will be
created, if necessary.
• You can also set this parameter to a
vault and server, which defines the
target path on the server.
• You can set this parameter to a pool on
a target VTS server; in this case, VTS
determines the vault in which the pool
resides on the target system.
In all cases, ensure that no virtual tape
name on the target system matches the
name of any virtual tapes to be copied
(they will be overwritten). Also, the vaults
on the originating and target VTS systems
cannot reside in the same GFS file system,
if GFS is used.
You can omit this parameter and set the
autocopy_target_ANYPOOL parameter
to specify the target for all pools.
VTS system
name, such as
server42
or, VTS
system name
followed by
the path to
the pool, using
a colon to
separate
them, as in
server42:/
VAULT00/
POOL1