Virtual TapeServer 8.2 Configuration Guide

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• 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.
Enabling Data Replication licensing
Before you can use the Data Replication feature, you must enable licensing.
Requires Administration group membership
To enter a license key
1. Click Configuration→System on the navigation pane.
2. Click Manage System Licenses. A page similar to the following is displayed:
3. Enter the license key as described in the help. To view the help, click the Help button at
the top of the page.
Configuring source and target settings
The “source” server is the VTS server where the original virtual tapes reside. This server
replicates tapes out to remote (“target”) servers, which store the replicated tapes in a
designated directory. You can also configure a server to be an “intermediate” server, which
will host replicated tapes and then replicate them to other remote servers.
Note Verify that the network servers (firewall, VPN, and so on) between the source and
target servers are configured to allow replication traffic; ports 22, 443, and 4567 are
required.
Use the web interface to configure source and target settings, and refer to the online help,
which provides in-depth information about each required step in the process.