HPE StoreOnce 6500 User Manual page 31

D2DBS Generic
If supported by your backup application, this is the preferred emulation type because it does not
emulate any physical library types in existence and is, therefore, clearly identifiable as a StoreOnce
device. It is the most flexible emulation type available; however, backup application support varies by
software vendor.
If you have selected D2DBS Generic for the Library Emulation Type, you will be able to select Ultrium
VT for the drive emulation. This is a generic Ultrium device which is clearly identifiable as virtual.
Backup application support for Ultrium VT is common, but not as complete as the D2DBS library type,
so it is not possible to use it with all backup software.
NOTE: VERITAS prefers their customers use this emulation type with BackupExec and Netbackup.
EML E Series
An enterprise tape library solution that allows you to configure drives per node and cartridges per
library.
ESL E Series
An enterprise tape library solution that allows you to configure drives per node and cartridges per
library.
IBM-TS3500
A tape library device that appears as a native IBM TS3500 device in a TSM environment to allow use
of standard IBM drivers. The emulation type is configured at the library level. Therefore, all drives on a
library configured with the IBM-TS3500 emulation type will use the IBM-LTO3 drive emulation type. If
the library is then changed to a different emulation type, the drives will change to the new emulation
type.
IBM-TS3500 IBMi
The IBM-TS3500 IBMi is a tape library device that appears as a native IBM TS3500 IBMi device in a
TSM environment to allow the use of standard IBM drivers. The emulation type is configured at the
library level. All drives configured with the IBM-TS3500 IBMi emulation type will use the IBM-LTO5
drive emulation type. If the library is then changed to a different emulation type, the drives will change
to the new emulation type.
MSL G3 Series (2x24)
A tape library device with a maximum of two embedded Ultrium tape drives and 24 cartridge slots.
Used when implementing rotation schemes which involve simultaneous backup jobs to two devices.
This emulation type is widely supported by backup applications.
MSL G3 Series (4x48)
A tape library device with a maximum of four embedded Ultrium tape drives and 48 cartridge slots.
Used when implementing rotation schemes which involve simultaneous backup jobs to more than two
devices or those that use a large number of cartridges devices. This emulation type is widely
supported by backup applications.
MSL G3 Series (8x96)
A tape library device with a maximum of eight embedded Ultrium tape drives and 96 cartridge slots.
Flexible emulation
The ESL, EML and D2DBS emulations are flexible because they allow you to configure a large number of
drives per library. The main benefits are that a large number of drives allows:
VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries) 31