HP StorageWorks 6000-series Virtual Library System User Guide (AH809-96049, September 2010)

5. Transfer the physical tapes to the remote site
6. Import data from the tapes onto the remote LAN/WAN replication target
Once the tape initialization process is complete, the automatic migration of deduplicated data from
the source site to the target site over the LAN/WAN begins. See “Exporting Data to Physical tapes
for Tape Initialization” on page 105 and “Importing Data from Physical Tapes for Tape
Initialization” on page 106 for the specific procedures.
Connecting a Destination Library
Automigration requires one or more dedicated destination libraries to be connected to the VLS device.
Supported Destination Library Configurations
Automigration is supported on:
• HP MSL series tape libraries
• HP EML series tape libraries or library partitions
• HP ESL E-series tape libraries or library partitions
• HP VLS virtual libraries
Using automigration, you can share a single destination library across multiple virtual libraries
(maximum of 20 drives on the physical libraries), or configure multiple destination libraries to be used
in a single virtual library.
CAUTION:
Automigration only supports destination libraries that have homogeneous drive types; for example,
all drives are LTO-2. A mixture of drive types in the destination library, such as LTO-3 and LTO-2, is
not supported.
NOTE:
Automigration allows you to use a VLS as a destination library. Because of this feature, it can also
be used as a device-to-device local replication scheme.
Connecting a Destination Library to the VLS6000–series
To connect the destination library to a VLS6000 device:
1. Choose the number of fibre channel ports on the VLS6000 to be used to connect to the destination
library.
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