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Managing virtual libraries

If you plan to attach a physical tape library to the VTL appliance for tape import or export, emulate the physical library so that virtual tapes will be compatible with their physical counterparts.

Select an informative virtual drive‐name prefix that shows the relationships between virtual libraries and drives. Using the virtual library name plus the make and model of the emulated drive is one possibility.

3.Select the Total Virtual Drives using the spinner control (F above), and press

Next (G).

To insure that the four target ports on a VTL appliance are fully and evenly utilized, create one virtual library and at least four virtual tape drives for each client (backup server) that connects to the VTL system.

4.If you are going to use tape caching, check the Enable Automated Tape Caching check box when the dialog appears (H below). Press Next to enter the change (J). Then stop here, and go to the Next task list at the end of this procedure.

H

J

5. If you are not going to use tape caching, press Next (K below) to skip over the

Enable and configure tape caching policy dialog.

K

The Auto Archive/Replication dialog appears.

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