Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Configuration Guide

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Preface
Welcome to the Configuration Guide. VTS offers complete disaster recovery capabilities. As a
primary repository for data center backups, VTS can also be used as secondary tiered storage
for replicated data to meet disaster recovery requirements.
About this guide
The Configuration Guide is designed to help you configure VTS and then accomplish the
necessary tasks for using virtual media to store and retrieve data. This guide provides
procedures for all tasks you must perform to start using VTS.
Note Upgrade, update, and downgrade information is now located in the Virtual
TapeServer Release Notes.
Supported release version updates
This guide supports all J06 release version updates (RVUs), all H06 RVUs, and all G06 RVUs,
until otherwise indicated in a replacement publication.
Audience
VTS is designed for use by a storage area network (SAN) administrator or IT professional who
typically works with large data centers and is responsible for ensuring that data backups
occur in the organization. This document is designed for personnel who install or maintain
VTS. The audience should be familiar with configuring backup applications, Ethernet and
Fibre Channel networks, email servers, and tape libraries.
Typographical conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Convention Description
Bold Used for file names, field names, interface elements that are
clicked/selected, and information that must be used literally.
Bold Italic Represents variables within file names, command syntax, or
other literal text.
Italics Used for emphasis, book titles, and variables.
Monospace Used for output text, command names and arguments (syntax),
code, file content (such as parameters), and command-line text.
Monospace Italic Represents variables within command syntax, code, or
command-line text.
Blue Text Used for cross-references and URLs that are hyperlinks.