Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Configuration Guide

40 | Enabling and Configuring Data Replication
3. Configure source and target settings using the web interface.
4. Replicate data to remote servers by creating and running replicate jobs.
To restore data from a target server, you can recover virtual tapes using the External Data
page in the web interface. You can then select the target server and list of virtual tapes to
restore.
Configure data partitions on target servers
To dedicate data partitions on a target server for use in replication, you can
• rename existing vault partitions, or
• add additional storage partitions to your server
To rename existing vault space
1. Remove or erase virtual tapes and pools in the file system chosen to be used as a data
partition. (Data currently residing in the vault partition will no longer be accessible to
host systems.)
2. Rename an existing partition as described in Renaming vaults on page 14. When
performing the steps, perform these variances:
• Move (rename) the vault mount point to the new data mount point. Data file systems
must be labeled DATAxx, where xx is a two-digit number following the name. The file
systems do not need to be numbered sequentially.
• When mounting the updated partition and setting permissions, enter this command
in addition to those documented:
chown bill.replicators /DATAxx
chmod 750 /DATAxx
3. Repeat these steps for each partition you wish to rename.
To add data partitions on existing external storage devices
Complete the steps from Adding vaults on external storage devices on page 11 with the
following caveats:
• Use data partitions instead of vaults.
•Use /DATAxx instead of /VAULTxx, and use the chown and chmod commands to change
the ownership and file system mode of the partitions.
• Data partitions cannot be shared across GFS file systems.