Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library manual Managing virtual libraries

Managing virtual libraries

6.If you do not intend to implement autoarchiving or replication, press Next (L below) to skip over the Auto Archive/Replication dialog.

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The Auto Archive option writes data to physical tape whenever a backup application or utility moves a virtual tape from a virtual library to an import/export slot. The physical tape library must support barcodes: the VTL software has to find a matching barcode in the physical library in order to export a virtual tape to a physical cartridge (you do not need to specify which physical library).

The Auto Replication option copies virtual tapes from a virtual library to another VTL server whenever a backup application or utility moves a virtual tape to an import/export slot.

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