Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Configuration Guide

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l import from a tape device
l import from a replication target
Before beginning
l Create one or more pools to which the policy can be applied.
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. If you
select the Skip If Unchanged option, the virtual tapes are not exported if their contents
have not changed. (Stated differently, the virtual tapes are exported only if their
contents have changed when the unmount occurs, if this option is selected.)
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.