Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Configuration Guide

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Preface
Welcome to the Configuration Guide. VTS offers complete disaster recovery capabilities. As a primary
repository for data center backups, VTS can also be used as secondary tiered storage for replicated
data to meet disaster recovery requirements.
About this guide
The Configuration Guide is designed to help you configure VTS and then accomplish the necessary
tasks for using virtual media to store and retrieve data. This guide provides procedures for all tasks
you must perform to start using VTS.
Note Upgrade, update, and downgrade information is now located in the Virtual TapeServer Release
Notes.
Supported release version updates
This guide supports all J06 release version updates (RVUs), all H06 RVUs, and all G06 RVUs, until
otherwise indicated in a replacement publication.
Audience
VTS is designed for use by a storage area network (SAN) administrator or IT professional who
typically works with large data centers and is responsible for ensuring that data backups occur in the
organization. This document is designed for personnel who install or maintain VTS. The audience
should be familiar with configuring backup applications, Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks, email
servers, and tape libraries.
Typographical conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Convention Description
Bold Used for file names, field names, URLs, interface elements
that are clicked/selected, and information that must be
used literally.
Bold Italic Represents variables within file names, command syntax,
URLs, or other literal text.
Italics Used for emphasis, book titles, and variables.
Monospace
Used for text that is displayed on-screen, command names