Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Supplemental Installation Guide

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autocopy_target_DR1='SVR08'
autocopy_target_DR2='SVR08:/VAULT00/DR2_AU'
5. Click SAVE.
6. Restart the TapeServer process on the Manage System Tasks page.
Configuring Instant DR
You can manually replicate data using an Instant DR jobset, or you can automatically replicate data
through the use of EMS.
Manually replicating a virtual tape using Instant DR
To manually replicate data using Instant DR, you must define a jobset. Each jobset can back up one or
more virtual tapes. Within each jobset, the synchronization tasks are serialized. This means that two
tasks cannot run at the same time. However, you can dispatch separate jobsets, one right after
another, to run multiple synchronization tasks simultaneously, though whether you can do this
depends on the performance capabilities of your host server resources.
Each jobset contains entries that identify virtual tapes to process. A virtual tape is identified by
vault, pool, and virtual tape name. The destination name of the virtual tape on the remote VTS
server can be the same as the source or different, and it is referred to as a target. In a simple
scenario, you can synchronize virtual tapes to the same target names on the remote system. Also,
each jobset can specify many targets, or you can have a separate jobset for each target.
On the Virtual Media - Instant DR page, a job history log is maintained. You can select an existing
backup set for execution or create a new backup set. You can also dispatch backup jobs.
Note Before beginning the following procedure, verify that the instant dr option is available from
the window drop-down list on the Configure Tapes and Pools page. If this option is not
available, the menu_InstantDR parameter must be set to YES in the VTS configuration file.
Edit the configuration file by clicking Supervisor Functions on the navigation pane and then
clicking Edit Configuration File. Or, you may need to contact HP Global NonStop Solution
Center (GNSC) if Instant DR is not enabled and configured.
To create an Instant DR jobset
Requires the Virtual Tape Instant DR access right
1. Click Administration > Virtual Tapes on the navigation pane.
2. Click the Advanced Media Actions link in the upper right corner of the page.