Document Outline

• Copyright 2008
• About this book
  • Taking advantage of this book’s hypertext features
  • Understanding the conventions used in this book
  • Obtaining the latest information and supporting resources
  • Commenting on this book
• Introduction: VTL appliances and enterprise data-protection
  • Features
  • Advantages of VTL tape virtualization
    • Shorter runtimes and reduced dependency on backup windows
    • Shorter run times for non-sequential backup jobs
    • Improved reliability
    • Better utilization of tape subsystems
    • Improved utilization of backup media
    • Larger, more flexible libraries
    • Compatibility with ACSLS management software
    • True tape virtualization with dynamically allocated disk space
  • Key VTL features and options
    • NDMP migration
    • VTL high-availability option
      • Server node failover
      • Management path failover
      • Storage path failover
      • Failover during replication
      • Mirroring and failover
    • Automated Tape Caching
    • Virtual tape replication
      • Auto Replication
      • Replication
    • VTL Secure Tape encryption option
      • Key management
      • Password protection
• Understanding VTL Zoning
  • Zoning for standard-availability systems
  • Zoning for high-availability systems
    • WWPN zoning (soft zoning)
    • Port zoning (hard zoning)
• Using the VTL console
  • Running the VTL console application
    • Launching the VTL console
  • Populating the 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
    • Virtual Tape Library System
      • Virtual Tape Library System icons
      • The structure of the Virtual Tape Library System
    • SAN Clients
    • Reports
    • Physical Resources
• VTL operations
  • Managing network connectivity
    • Configuring local area network connections
    • Setting the VTL server node host name
    • Obtaining SAN interface configuration information
    • Administering SAN client connections
  • Managing virtual libraries
    • Configuring physical libraries and devices
      • Managing direct-attached physical tape storage
      • Preparing physical libraries and devices for assignment
      • Assigning direct-attached physical tape libraries/devices
      • Managing ACSLS and Library Station tape pools
      • Inventorying ACSLS/Library Station libraries from VTL whenever tapes are added to or removed from pools
    • Configuring and provisioning virtual libraries
      • Setting virtual library system properties
      • Creating virtual tape libraries
      • Configuring Automated Tape Caching
      • Creating simple schedule-driven migration policies
      • Creating state- and event-based migration policies
      • Creating a reclamation policy
      • Setting up the Auto Archive feature
      • Setting up the Auto Replication option
      • Generating the virtual library
      • Enabling Auto Replication on an existing library
    • Creating virtual tapes
      • Enabling the advanced tape creation method
      • Selecting physical disk resources for use as virtual tape
      • Setting Auto Archive parameters for virtual tape volumes
      • Allocating disk space to virtual tapes
      • Setting replication parameters for virtual tape volumes
      • Launching the virtual tape batch creation process
    • Connecting virtual libraries with storage clients
      • Starting the Add Client Wizard
      • Adding Fibre Channel SAN clients
      • Starting the Assign a Virtual Tape Library Wizard
      • Assigning virtual libraries to storage clients
    • Controlling VTL virtual libraries with ACSLS
      • Discovering SAN virtual libraries from the ACSLS host
      • Creating ACSLS host driver instances for virtual libraries
      • Adding virtual libraries to the ACSLS configuration
    • Backing up the VTL system configuration
      • Manually saving the VTL configuration
      • Automatically backing up the VTL configuration
    • Recovering the server configuration
      • Restoring the configuration
    • Protecting VTL metadata
      • Mirroring the VTL database
      • Removing a mirror configuration
    • Administering user acounts and passwords
      • Managing administrators
      • Changing administrator passwords
    • Virtual tape drive compression
      • To enable or disable compression:
  • Managing tapes
    • Locating virtual tapes
      • Searching for virtual tapes by barcode
    • Replicating tapes
      • Setting up tape replication for multiple tapes
      • Setting up replication for individual tapes
      • Manually synchronizing replicas (manual replication)
      • Suspending and resuming replication
      • Stopping a replication that is already under way
      • Checking replication status from the primary VTL server
      • Checking replication status from the target VTL server
      • Checking replication status with a report
      • Changing replication properties
      • Deleting a replication configuration
      • Promoting a replica resource
    • Copying tapes
      • Copying a tape to a remote server
    • Moving tapes between virtual and physical libraries
      • Importing a physical tape into a virtual library
      • Importing cartridges in an IBM iSeries environment
      • Exporting virtual tape to physical tape
      • Exporting cartridges to the virtual vault in an IBM iSeries environment
  • Managing tape caching
    • Forcing migration to physical tape
    • Manually freeing cache space
    • Renewing cache for a directly linked tape
    • Disabling a policy
    • Relinking physical tapes
  • Creating and viewing reports
    • Creating a report
    • Viewing a report
    • Exporting data from a report
  • Encrypting and shredding data
    • Creating a key
    • Changing a key name or password
    • Deleting a key
    • Exporting a key
    • Importing a key
    • Shredding a virtual tape
  • Working with the Event Log
    • Viewing an event log
    • Sorting an event log
    • Quickly printing an event log
    • Filtering, exporting, purging, and printing an event log
    • Using the Attention Required tab
      • Accessing the Attention Required tab
      • Clearing issues from the Attention Required list
  • Managing VTL servers
    • Setting server properties
    • Configuring SNMP traps
• Installing the VTL console
  • Installing the console on Solaris platforms
  • Installing the console on Linux platforms
  • Installing the console on Microsoft Windows platforms
  • Launching the VTL console on a remote host
• Recovery following a system failure
  • Failback
    • Initiating failback
  • Resuming backups following a failover/failback
• Configuring email alerts
  • Configuring email alerts
  • Modifying email alerts properties
  • Customizing email fields
• Updating VTL software
  • Applying patches
• VTL command line reference
  • Using the command line utility
  • Commands
  • Common arguments
  • Login/logout to the VTL Server
    • Log in to the VTL Server
    • Log out from the VTL Server
  • Virtual devices / Clients
    • Get virtual device list
    • Get Client virtual device list
    • Add client
    • Delete client
    • Get client properties
    • Assign virtual device
    • Unassign virtual device
    • Create virtual device
    • Delete virtual device
    • Get supported virtual libraries
    • Get supported virtual drives
    • Create virtual tape library
    • Add virtual tape drive
    • Create standalone tape drive
    • Create virtual tape
    • Move virtual tape
    • Tape copy
    • Set tape duplication
    • Set tape properties
  • Automated tape caching
    • Set tape caching
    • Sync physical tapes
    • Migrate virtual tapes
    • Reclaim disk space
    • Renew cache
  • System configuration
    • Add a license keycode
    • Remove a license keycode
    • Get VTL info
  • Import/Export
    • Import tape
    • Export virtual tape
    • Get import/export job status
    • Resume import/export jobs
    • Delete import/export jobs
    • Suspend import/export jobs
    • Cancel import/export jobs
  • Replication
    • Create a replica
    • Promote a replica
    • Remove replication
    • Suspend replication
    • Resume replication
    • Set replication properties
    • Get replication properties
    • Get replication status
    • Start replication
    • Stop replication
  • Physical devices
    • Inventory physical tape library
    • Get physical tape list
    • Move physical tape
    • Eject physical tape
    • Assign physical resource to VTL
    • Unassign physical resource from VTL
    • Get physical device information
    • Rescan physical devices
    • Import disk
    • Prepare physical device for VTL server
  • Reports
    • Server throughput report
    • SCSI channel throughput report
    • Device throughput report
    • Physical resources configuration report
    • Disk usage report
    • Physical resources allocation report
    • Specific physical resource allocation report
    • Fibre Channel adapter configuration report
    • Replication status report
    • Virtual library information report
    • Virtual tape information report
    • Create job report
  • Event Log
    • Get Event Log
  • Technical support
    • Get X-Ray
    • Get attention required information
• Required ports
• Troubleshooting
  • Problems during console operations
  • Issue: VTL console is unable to connect to a VTL server
  • Issue: Requested operations cannot be performed from the VTL console
  • Issue: VTL console operations are very slow
  • Problems affecting physical resources
  • Issue: The VTL console does not display some physical storage devices
  • Problems with virtual resources
  • Issue: Virtual tapes are shown offline in the console
  • Issue: Tape expansion does not work
  • Issue: Client cannot see tape library/drives provisioned by VTL
  • Issue: Client sees the tape library/drive but cannot access it
  • Problems during import/export operations
  • Issue: Import/Export does not work as expected
  • Taking an X-ray for technical support
    • Taking an X-Ray
• SNMP traps
• ILOM command reference