Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide
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Reconfiguring Vaults
By default, vault storage is preconfigured on the Virtual TapeServer (VTS) server. Prior to using this
storage, you may want to review and change the configuration. For example, you may want to define
additional vaults, which provide a convenient way to separate data for different applications or
users. You may want to reconfigure vault storage before creating virtual tape drives (VTDs) or using
VTS, though you can use VTS without reconfiguring vaults.
Note Vaults are used for storing pools only; VTS uses vaults for virtual tapes and VTD components
exclusively. Files and applications should be installed in other storage locations, such as the
root partition. In addition, customer data should not be stored on VAULT00, which provides a
small amount of space needed for system maintenance.
For example, model VT5900-K provides a base set of six 1TB disks. These disks are configured as a
single RAID 5 with no hot spares. The raw storage capacity of this RAID array is 5TB. After
formatting, the storage capacity is approximately 4.6TB, and the /boot, /, and swap file systems are
created. The following vaults are created:
l VAULT00, which provides 80GB of storage. A portion of the space is reserved for system use
during major upgrades and, due to its small size, should not be used for everyday storage.
l VAULT01, which provides the remainder of the storage (approximately 4.5TB).
If additional internal storage is purchased (model VT5900-6TB), another 6TB of storage is available
and VAULT 10 and VAULT11 are configured.
Prior to using VTS, you may want to shrink the size of VAULT01 or reconfigure the layout of the
additional internal storage, possibly creating more vaults.
Note Up to four primary partitions are supported. If you want to configure additional partitions, you
must purchase additional storage.
Before you can view or modify the storage configuration, download the following:
l HP SmartStart (32-bit version), which provides step-by-step ProLiant server deployment
assistance. To use HP SmartStart, you must burn a CD or DVD that you can insert into the VTS
server’s DVD drive.
l HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide, which you must use during the following procedure.
Download the guide from here: http://docs.hp.com/en/9320/acu.pdf.