Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library Managing tapes, Locating virtual tapes, Replicating tapes

Managing tapes

UNIX — On backup servers that run Solaris or other UNIX operating systems, specify a compressed tape device file such as /dev/rmt/0cbn to enable compression or /dev/rmt/0ubn to disable compression.

Windows — On Windows servers select the option in your backup software to enable or disable hardware tape drive compression. If global VTL compression is disabled, it is possible to enable individual drive compression, but it will have no effect.

You will see a compression icon next to each virtual tape drive with compression enabled.

Managing tapes

This section addresses the following topics:

■Locating virtual tapes

■Copying a tape to a remote server.

Locating virtual tapes

To locate a virtual tape, proceed as follows.

▼Searching for virtual tapes by barcode

1.To locate a virtual tape, select Edit from the main menu.

2.Then select Find from the context menu.

3.When prompted, enter the full barcode for the virtual tape, and press Search. The console opens the object tree at the virtual tape.

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Replicating tapes

This section covers creating and working with synchronized replicas of virtual tapes on local and/or remote VTL servers. Topics include:

■ “Setting up tape replication for multiple tapes” on page 87

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