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2. Understanding VTL Zoning 15
Zoning for standard‐availability systems 15
Zoning for high‐availability systems 16
3. Using the VTL console 19
Running the VTL console application 20
Populating the console 20
Understanding the VTL console interface 22
Virtual Tape Library System 24
SAN Clients 25
Reports 25
Physical Resources 26
4. VTL operations 27
Managing network connectivity 27
Managing virtual libraries 33
Configuring physical libraries and devices 34
Configuring and provisioning virtual libraries 39
Creating virtual tapes 56
Connecting virtual libraries with storage clients 64
Controlling VTL virtual libraries with ACSLS 70
Backing up the VTL system configuration 75
Recovering the server configuration 79
Protecting VTL metadata 79
Administering user acounts and passwords 82
Virtual tape drive compression 84
Managing tapes 86
Locating virtual tapes 86
Replicating tapes 86