Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide

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To create a policy
Requires Administration, Operations, or Supervisor group membership
1. Click Configuration > Policies on the navigation pane. The Configure Policies page is
displayed.
2. Click Add Policy.
3. From the On Success Of drop-down list, select the event that must complete successfully to
trigger the policy action.
4. Select the policy action from the Perform drop-down list.
5. Choose the pools to which this policy applies from the Pool Selection list.
6. For most policy actions, you must configure attributes in the Policy Attributes section of the
page:
l If you chose Tape-to-Tape Out, select the library or drive to which the tape will be
exported, the export format (VTS or host-native), and whether the tape will be
encrypted when exported.
l If you chose Remote, select the remote server to which the tape will be exported.
l If you chose Replicate (export), select the remote server to which the tape will be
replicated.
l If you chose Tape-to-Tape In, select the library or drive from which the data or tape
will be imported.
l If you chose Replicate (import),select the remote server from which the tape will be
imported.
l If you chose Mount, select the standalone VTD where the tape will be mounted and
whether the tape will be mounted as read-only.
l If you chose VTL-Insert, select the target VTL.