Virtual TapeServer 8.4 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 15
Renaming vaults 19
4 Enabling Licensed Features 21
5 Configuring Ports 25
6 Creating and Managing VTLs and VTDs 27
Managing VTLs 27
Creating a VTL 27
Managing and using VTLs 31
Managing standalone VTDs 32
Creating a standalone VTD 32
Viewing standalone VTDs 37
Configuring the NonStop BladeSystem Cluster I/O Module 38
Validating access to VTDs from the NonStop server 39
7 Enabling and Performing Tape-to-tape Exports 41
Configuring the physical drive or library 42