Adding a New Virtual Tape Drive Type (vtdt add)

Adding a New Virtual Tape Drive Type (vtdt add)
	Chapter 25. Configuring Virtual Tape Drive Type

SYNOPSIS

vtdt add name  capacity  vendor_id  product_id  compression_type disk_allocation

ARGUMENTS

name	Name of the new virtual type drive type.
capacity	Capacity of the virtual tape drive type.
vendor_id	Vendor identification by which this type of virtual tape drive identifies itself on the SAN.
product_id	Product identification by which this type of virtual tape drive identifies itself on the SAN.
compression_type	Type of compression that your physical tape drives are using. The possible values are: LZS, lzs_c(LZS Conservative), ALDC, aldc_c(ALDC Conservative), ibm_lto, none.
disk_allocation	Disk space that NearStore VTL should allocate per virtual tape (in GB).

RESULT

If all the arguments are valid, vtdt add adds a new virtual tape drive type to the appliance configuration. If any of the arguments is invalid, vtdt add returns a non-zero exit status and relevant error message.

Note

If a virtual tape drive type is currently being used by a virtual library, you cannot use it as the basis for a new virtual tape drive type.


Discovering a Virtual Tape Drive Type Name or UUID (vtdt lookup)		Removing a Virtual Tape Drive Type (vtdt remove)