Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide

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Contents
Preface ix
About this guide ix
Supported release version updates ix
Audience ix
Typographical conventions ix
Related documentation x
Support x
1 Introduction 1
The virtual environment 2
Overview of features 3
Accessing the VTS web interface 5
2 Overview of Tasks 7
3 Reconfiguring Vaults 9
Reviewing the vault layout 10
Changing vault storage 10
Adding vaults on external storage devices 14
Renaming vaults 17
4 Enabling Licensed Features 19
5 Configuring Ports 23
6 Creating and Managing VTLs and VTDs 25
Managing VTLs 25
Creating a VTL 25
Managing and using VTLs 29
Managing standalone VTDs 30
Creating a standalone VTD 30
Viewing standalone VTDs 35
Configuring the NonStop BladeSystem Cluster I/O Module 36
Validating access to VTDs from the NonStop server 37
7 Enabling and Performing Tape-to-tape Exports 39
Configuring the physical drive or library 40