Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library manual Express radio button K below, and press Next L

Managing tapes

6.When the Select the physical tape to import ... panel appears, use the check boxes and/or selection buttons provided to select the tape(s) that you want to import (H below). Then press Next (J).

H

J

You can select a tape based on its barcode or slot location. You can then use the same barcode for the virtual tape or you can enter a new barcode. You can also select a slot for the virtual tape.

7.When the Select Virtual Tape Creation Method panel appears, click the

Express radio button (K below), and press Next (L).

K

L

The Sun StorageTek VTL appliance includes an integrated RAID subsystem, so there is no advantage to manually selecting target volumes using the Custom method. The Custom method may also result in load balancing problems and significantly greater management overhead.

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