Managing virtual libraries
If you plan to attach a physical tape library to the VTL appliance for tape import or
export, emulate the physical library so that virtual tapes will be compatible with
their physical counterparts.
Select an informative virtual drive‐name prefix that shows the relationships between
virtual libraries and drives. Using the virtual library name plus the make and model
of the emulated drive is one possibility.
3. Select the Total Virtual Drives using the spinner control (
Next (
To insure that the four target ports on a VTL appliance are fully and evenly utilized,
create one virtual library and at least four virtual tape drives for each client (backup
server) that connects to the VTL system.
4. If you are going to use tape caching, check the Enable Automated Tape
Caching check box when the dialog appears (
change (
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5. If you are not going to use tape caching, press Next (
Enable and configure tape caching policy dialog.
The Auto Archive/Replication dialog appears.
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