Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Configuration Guide

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Decrypting virtual tapes
To decrypt one or more virtual tapes
Requires Administration group membership
1. Click Administration > Virtual Tapes on the navigation pane.
2. From the Show Cartridges In drop-down list, select Shelf.
3. Choose the virtual tapes you want to decrypt by selecting them in the table.
4. Select Decrypt from the Actions drop-down list (above the table, on the right side of the page).
The following is displayed:
5. On the pop-up dialog, select the Create New Job option.
6. Specify a job name in the Job Name field. Include only alphanumeric characters in a job name;
spaces and special characters are not allowed. If you leave this field blank, a name is
generated for you.
7. To choose virtual tape libraries or pools to decrypt (in addition to those selected on the
Manage Virtual Tapes page), move libraries or pools from the Available list to the Selected
list. Or, remove tapes or pools by moving them from the Selected list to the Available list.
Use the and buttons to move items to and from the lists.
8. Select the Stop on Error option if you want to stop the job if an error occurs. Otherwise, the
job will continue until VTS has attempted to decrypt all virtual tapes.