Virtual devices / Clients
Description:
This command creates a virtual tape library.
‐t (‐‐vlib‐type) is required in the following format: <vdendorID>:<productID>
‐n (‐‐vlib‐name) is optional. A default name will be provided in the format of <vendorID>‐<productID>‐<vid> if it is not specified.
‐d (‐‐vdrive‐type) is required to specify the type of tape drive to be created in the library. The format of <vdrive‐type> is as follows: <vdendorID>:<productID>
‐r (‐‐vdrive‐name‐prefix) is an option to specify the prefix of the virtual drive. The default prefix is in the format of <drive‐vdendorID>‐<drive‐productID>‐<vid>.
‐R (‐‐num‐of‐drives) can also be specified up to the maximum number of drives supported by the library. The default is 1 if it is not specified.
‐A (‐‐auto‐archive‐mode) is an option with one of the following values: copy or move.
‐Y (‐‐delay‐delete‐days) is an option for move mode to specify the number of days to wait before deletion. The maximum is 365 days.
‐J (‐‐auto‐eject‐to‐ie) is an option to be specified with ‐A (‐‐auto‐archive‐mode) to eject the tape to the import/export (IE) slot after the export job.
‐N (‐‐auto‐replication) is an option with one of the following values: replication or remotemove.
‐S (‐‐target‐name) is the remote server name for auto‐replication. It is required for auto‐replication.
‐M (‐‐delay‐delete‐time) is an option for remotemove mode to specify a time to wait before deletion. It can be specified in days(D), hours(H) or minutes(M). For example, 2D, 10H, 150M. The default value is one day.
‐B (‐‐barcode) can be specified in the following format: <barcodeB>‐<barcodeE>
Barcode is an alpha‐numeric value with a length of 4 to 12. <barcodeB> and <barcodeE> have to be the same length.
<barcodeE> has to be greater then <barcodeB>. A default <barcode‐range> will be generated if it is not specified.
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