NearStore® VTL Version 4.0 System Administration Guide

Table of Contents

Copyright and Trademark Information

Copyright Information

Trademark Information

Preface

Introduction

Audience

Terminology

Keyboard Conventions

Typographic Conventions

Special Messages

1. Introduction

How NearStore VTL Appliances Work

Logging in to a NearStore VTL Appliance

Navigating the NearStore VTL GUI

Workflow

Configuration Road Map

2. Configuring a NearStore VTL Appliance

Working with Virtual Libraries

Viewing Virtual Libraries

Creating Virtual Libraries

Deleting Virtual Libraries

Managing Virtual Device Access

SCSI Addresses Screen

Listing Ports

Assigning Device Access

Working with Port Assignments

Working with Virtual Tapes

Viewing Virtual Tapes

Changing the Write-protected Status of a Virtual Tape

Changing the Export Status of a Virtual Tape

Moving Virtual Tapes

Deleting Virtual Tapes

Working with RAID Groups

Listing RAID Groups

Creating RAID Groups

Setting a Disk to Failed Status

Importing RAID Groups

Dropping RAID Groups

Managing Hot Spares

Working with Physical Tape Devices

Viewing Physical Tape Libraries

Adding Physical Tape Libraries

Enabling and Disabling Physical Tape Device

Dropping Physical Tape Devices

Configuring Miscellaneous Settings

Setting Up the Administrator Account

Setting Up the Tape Operator Account

Configuring Network Connections

Setting the System Time

Configuring SNMP

E-mail Configuration

Managing the Appliance Configuration

Advanced Configuration

Enabling Advanced Configuration Features (Options)

Working with Storage Pools

Creating/Editing Virtual Tape Drive Types

Creating/Editing Virtual Library Types

Support Tools

Updating the NearStore VTL Firmware

Uploading Diagnostic Logs

Setting Up AutoSupport®

Site Map

3. Using a NearStore VTL Appliance

Monitoring the NearStore VTL Appliance

Administrator Overview Screen

Actions Required Screen

Statistics Screen

Import/Export Requests Screen

Event Log Screen

Using Virtual Libraries

Using Virtual Tapes

Creating Virtual Tapes Manually

Importing Virtual Tapes

Using Physical Tapes (Loading Physical Tape Drives)

4. Using Advanced Features

Working with Customer Accounts

Viewing Customer Accounts

Adding Customer Accounts

Deleting Customer Accounts

Managing Host Access

Viewing Hosts

Adding Hosts

Deleting Hosts

5. Understanding Event Codes

Accessing the System Event Log

Event Code Classes

Import/Export Event Codes

Device Event Codes

Media Changer Event Codes

Configuration Store Event Codes

Login Event Codes

Start, Stop, and Restart Event Codes

System Utilization Event Codes

Health Monitoring Event Codes

Configuration Event Codes

License-Related Event Codes

System Time Event Codes

Back-end I/O Error Event Codes

Miscellaneous Event Codes

Import Status Event Code

RAID Group Status Event Codes

Platform-Specific Configuration Event Codes

Notification-Related Event Codes

6. Responding to Action Codes

Accessing Required Action Listings

Action Codes

Informational or Low-Priority Action Codes

Warning Action Codes

Error Action Codes

A. Setting the IP Address from the Command Line

B. Replacing a NearStore VTL Head

Glossary

Index