Creating Archive Tapes From The Vls - HP StorageWorks 12000 - Virtual Library System EVA Gateway Manual

Figure 85 Creating Archive Tapes from the VLS
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In order to have the target backup application copy from the replicated cartridges to a physical tape
library it needs to be "taught" what is on the replicated cartridges. This can be done automatically
as shown in the diagram above, by using a new "ISV Import" email report on the VLS that sends an
hourly email report listing which virtual cartridges have been successfully replicated in the last hour,
and this cartridge list can then be fed into a script that automatically triggers tape import jobs in the
backup application (which read the new cartridge data and import this content into the media
database). The target backup application can then restore from the imported virtual cartridges or
copy them to physical tape, etc.
ISV Import Email Format
The following shows the format of the ISV Import email from the VLS, which lists the virtual cartridges
that were successfully replicated into replication targets since the last report. The attachment format
is:
ISV~<virtual cartridge barcode>~<virtual library serial number>~<virtual library slot number>
Email body example:
Email attachment example:
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