Cybernetics miSAN-V6, Operator'S Manual

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30 Setting Up the miSAN
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7. Click OK to save changes.
The device tree on the “Devices” tab will refresh to update the configuration
changes.
Assigning Virtual Tapes to Virtual Devices
The virtual tapes can be assigned to a virtual device in either a random manner (e.g.,
VT 1.1 , VT 1.3 , VT 1.5 , and VT 1.9 ) or a contiguous group (e.g., VT 1.1, VT 1.2, VT
1.3 and VT 1.4). Thus, when selecting tapes to assign to a device, the tapes can be
selected individually or in a contiguous range. Virtual tapes appear in the “Unas-
signed Tapes” box until assigned to a virtual device, and can be left unassigned if
desired.
The following steps are used to assign virtual tapes to a virtual device:
1. Connect to the miSAN-V-Series using the Web Control Panel in a web browser.
2. Select the “Tools” option from the main menu bar, once the Web Control Panel
has loaded.
3. Select the “Assign virtual tapes…” option.
A window will appear showing the current virtual tape assignments.
4. Select the desired unassigned virtual tapes to assign to the desired virtual device.
To select a range, click the first tape in the range, hold down
SHIFT
, and then click
the last tape in the range.
5. Click
Assign
to assign the selected virtual tapes to the desired virtual device.
6. Click OK when finished assigning virtual tapes.
Configuring a Physical Stacker
When configured with the optional Tape Library Control support, the miSAN-V-Series
can operate an external tape library (physical stacker). An external tape library can be
set to inventory tapes, offload virtual tapes to physical tapes, load physical tapes onto
Note
Anytime the number of virtual devices is changed, the virtual tapes
should be reassigned to the virtual devices.
Note
The physical stacker features discussed below will only be available if
the miSAN-V-Series is configured to operate an external tape library.
The HSTC license specifies limits on the number of slots and drives that
are supported. If your physical stacker has more slots or drives than
allowed by the license, the extra slots will not show up and the extra
drives will be treated like standalone drives.