Virtual Tape Library
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 Contents
 Understanding VTL Zoning
Using the VTL console
VTL operations
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 Snmp traps 243 Ilom command reference 275
Required ports 227 Troubleshooting 229
 About this book
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Taking advantage of this book’s hypertext features
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Understanding the conventions used in this book
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 Introduction VTL appliances and enterprise data‐protection
 Features
 Features
 Advantages of VTL tape virtualization
Shorter runtimes and reduced dependency on backup windows
 Improved reliability
Shorter run times for non‐sequential backup jobs
Better utilization of tape subsystems
 Larger, more flexible libraries
Improved utilization of backup media
Compatibility with Acsls management software
 Advantages of VTL tape virtualization
 Ndmp migration
Key VTL features and options
 Server node failover
VTL high‐availability option
 Management path failover
 Failover during replication
Storage path failover
Mirroring and failover
 Virtual tape replication
Automated Tape Caching
 Replication
Auto Replication
 VTL Secure Tape encryption option
Password protection
Key management
 Zoning for standard‐availability systems
Understanding VTL Zoning
 Wwpn zoning soft zoning
Zoning for high‐availability systems
 WWPN2
Port zoning hard zoning
 ABC DE
 Using the VTL console
 Populating the console
Running the VTL console application
Launching the VTL console
Discovering VTL server nodes
 Adding a server node to the console tree
 Deleting a server node from the console tree
Understanding the VTL console interface
 Physical Resources C above
 Virtual Tape Library System icons
Virtual Tape Library System
Structure of the Virtual Tape Library System
 Reports
SAN Clients
 Physical Resources
 Managing network connectivity
VTL operations
 Configuring local area network connections
 You return to the Network Configuration property sheet
 Reconnect to the VTL server node. Stop here
Setting the VTL server node host name
Press OK B above
 Obtaining SAN interface configuration information
 Administering SAN client connections
 Managing virtual libraries
 Managing direct‐attached physical tape storage
Configuring physical libraries and devices
Preparing physical libraries and devices for assignment
 Managing virtual libraries
 When the Prepare Device panel appears, press Finish
 Assigning direct‐attached physical tape libraries/devices
 Managing Acsls and Library Station tape pools
 Setting virtual library system properties
Configuring and provisioning virtual libraries
 Press OK E above Stop here
 Creating virtual tape libraries
 Next G
 Managing virtual libraries
 Indicate if you want to use tape duplication
 Configuring Automated Tape Caching
 Creating state‐ and event‐based migration policies
Creating simple schedule‐driven migration policies
 Next task Creating a reclamation policy on
 Creating a reclamation policy
 Setting up the Auto Archive feature
 Setting up the Auto Replication option
 Barcode Starts value in the text field provided a below
Generating the virtual library
 Press Next D above
 Sun recommends capacity on demand for most users
 Enabling Auto Replication on an existing library
 Managing virtual libraries
 Enabling the advanced tape creation method
Creating virtual tapes
 Below Press Next B
Selecting physical disk resources for use as virtual tape
 Setting Auto Archive parameters for virtual tape volumes
 Next task Allocating disk space to virtual tapes on
 Allocating disk space to virtual tapes
 Setting replication parameters for virtual tape volumes
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 Managing virtual libraries
 Launching the virtual tape batch creation process
Connecting virtual libraries with storage clients
Press Next K above
 Starting the Add Client Wizard
 Adding Fibre Channel SAN clients
 Managing virtual libraries
 Press Next B above
Starting the Assign a Virtual Tape Library Wizard
 Client B, and press Next C
Assigning virtual libraries to storage clients
 Discovering SAN virtual libraries from the Acsls host
Controlling VTL virtual libraries with Acsls
Log in to the Acsls server as root
 Quiesce Acsls with the kill command
Perform a configuration reboot
Creating Acsls host driver instances for virtual libraries
 Unload the unattached driver mchanger
 Start the config acs new utility
Adding virtual libraries to the Acsls configuration
Load the driver
Change to the Acsss home directory, and start Acsls
 When you are prompted, confirm the changes by entering y yes
 Log the configuration events
Backing up the VTL system configuration
 Automatically backing up the VTL configuration
Manually saving the VTL configuration
 Managing virtual libraries
 Select the Auto Save Config tab C below
 Restoring the configuration
Recovering the server configuration
Protecting VTL metadata
 Mirroring the VTL database
 Managing virtual libraries
 Removing a mirror configuration
Administering user acounts and passwords
 Managing administrators
 Virtual tape drive compression
Changing administrator passwords
 To enable or disable compression
 Locating virtual tapes
Managing tapes
Replicating tapes
Searching for virtual tapes by barcode
 Setting up tape replication for multiple tapes
 Managing tapes
 Next N
 Managing tapes
 Next
 Setting up replication for individual tapes
 Managing tapes
 Next M
 Managing tapes
 Next T
 Managing tapes
 Manually synchronizing replicas manual replication
 Stopping a replication that is already under way
Suspending and resuming replication
 Checking replication status from the primary VTL server
 Checking replication status with a report
Checking replication status from the target VTL server
 Changing replication properties
 Promoting a replica resource
Deleting a replication configuration
 Copying tapes
 Copying a tape to a remote server
 Nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn H
 Moving tapes between virtual and physical libraries
 Managing tapes
 Importing a physical tape into a virtual library
 Press Next G above
 Express radio button K below, and press Next L
 Managing tapes
 Managing tapes
 Managing tapes
 Exporting virtual tape to physical tape
Importing cartridges in an IBM iSeries environment
 Managing tapes
 Select how you want the data exported
 Indicate if you want to enable tape duplication
 Rmvtapctg DEVlibrarydevicename CTGcartridgeidentifier
 Forcing migration to physical tape
Managing tape caching
Manually freeing cache space
Renewing cache for a directly linked tape
 Relinking physical tapes
Disabling a policy
Click OK Stop here
 Managing tape caching
 Creating a report
Creating and viewing reports
Press Next E above, then Finish Stop here
 Creating and viewing reports
 Creating and viewing reports
 Viewing a report
 Exporting data from a report
Encrypting and shredding data
 Creating a key
 Click OK E above Stop here
Changing a key name or password
 Make the desired changes Click OK Stop here
Deleting a key
 Exporting a key
 Importing a key
 Shredding a virtual tape
 Encrypting and shredding data
 Working with the Event Log
 Sorting an event log
Viewing an event log
 Filtering, exporting, purging, and printing an event log
Quickly printing an event log
 Using the Attention Required tab
 Clearing issues from the Attention Required list
Accessing the Attention Required tab
 Configuring Snmp traps
Setting server properties
Managing VTL servers
 You should see an Snmp trap for the event
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 Installing the console on Solaris platforms
Installing the VTL console
 Installing the console on Microsoft Windows platforms
Installing the console on Linux platforms
To launch the console, enter the following command
 Launching the VTL console on a remote host
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 Initiating failback
Failback
Make sure that you are logged in to the actual, active node
 Run the vtl status command
 Mgthostuser# ssh vtladmin@nnn.nnn.nnn.nnw
 Make sure that you are logged in to the actual, failed node
 Mgthostuser# ssh vtladmin@nnn.nnn.nnn.nnx
 Run the vtl status command
 Log in using the VTL management console
 Mgthostuser# ssh vtladmin@nn.nnn.nnn.nnx
 Run the vtl status command
 VTLPlusvtladmin# sms
 Resuming backups following a failover/failback
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 Press OK to exit the Set Email Alerts Properties dialog
 Applying patches
Updating VTL software
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 Descriptionofpatch
 VN.N Nnnn
 Commands
Using the command line utility
 Short Argument Long Argument Value/Description
Common arguments
 Log in to the VTL Server
Login/logout to the VTL Server
 Log out from the VTL Server
Virtual devices / Clients
Get virtual device list
 Get Client virtual device list
 Delete client
Add client
 Assign virtual device
Get client properties
 Unassign virtual device
 Delete virtual device
Create virtual device
 Get supported virtual libraries
 Create virtual tape library
Get supported virtual drives
 Description
 Add virtual tape drive
 Create standalone tape drive
 Create virtual tape
 Move virtual tape
 Iscon movevirtualtape --server-name=server-name
 Set tape duplication
Tape copy
 Set tape properties
 Description
 Set tape caching
Automated tape caching
 Description
 Sync physical tapes
 Migrate virtual tapes
 Renew cache
Reclaim disk space
 Add a license keycode
System configuration
 Get VTL info
Remove a license keycode
 Import tape
Import/Export
 Export virtual tape
 Get import/export job status
 Description
Resume import/export jobs
 Delete import/export jobs
Cancel import/export jobs
Suspend import/export jobs
 Create a replica
Replication
 Replication
 Remove replication
Promote a replica
 Suspend replication
 Set replication properties
Resume replication
 Get replication properties
 Start replication
Get replication status
 Stop replication
Physical devices
Inventory physical tape library
 Move physical tape
Get physical tape list
 Eject physical tape
 Unassign physical resource from VTL
Assign physical resource to VTL
 Get physical device information
 Import disk
Rescan physical devices
 Prepare physical device for VTL server
 Server throughput report
Reports
 Scsi channel throughput report
 Device throughput report
 Disk usage report
Physical resources configuration report
 Specific physical resource allocation report
Physical resources allocation report
 Replication status report
Fibre Channel adapter configuration report
 Tape
Virtual library information report
 Virtual tape information report
 Create job report
 Get Event Log
Event Log
 Get X‐Ray
Technical support
 Get attention required information
This commands displays the attention required messages
 Required ports
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 Case Connection fails before login
Problems during console operations
 Case Connection fails while checking the VTL license
Case Connection fails during log
 Case Low host system memory
Case Connection fails while expanding the VTL server node
 Case High server activity
Problems affecting physical resources
 Indications
Problems with virtual resources
 Are displayed in the form /dev/st/index, /dev/nst/index
 Case Applications cannot see the device
Case The operating system cannot detect the device
 Case The backup application cannot see the device at all
 Case The operating system cannot access the device
Problems during import/export operations
Case The operating system can access the device
Case Tape devices and/or media types are mismatched
 Case Virtual tape barcodes duplicate physical tape barcodes
Case The export/import job is not complete
Case a physical tape library or device is not ready
 Taking an X‐ray for technical support
Case Some other system error is causing the problem
 Taking an X‐Ray
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 Snmp traps
 Day schedule
 96267 G Appendix D Snmp traps
 Additional information
 96267 G Appendix D Snmp traps
 Guid %3
 Continue
 11170 Error
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 11298 Error
 11536 Informational
 Failover configuration
 11575 Error
 11651 Error Medium Test failed for Scsi device %1 11652
 3s was rolled back
 %3 at about %4
 2HBInterval %5AutoRecovery %6
 Inc. or its representative to purchase a license
 Failover not initiated
 Storage
 15053 Error
 19051 Informational
 22005 Error
 25001 Error Failed To start -- %2 25002 Informational
 Time
 SrcTape %5 Throughput %6 MB/min
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 40074 Error
 40102 Error
 40127 Informational
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 Ilom command reference
 Change the host serial port configuration
 Delete this device from an Snmp private
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