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Add/Modify category
Adds or modifies the entered category “Fast Ready” category list, along
with its associated expire time, for the selected VTS or TS7700
Virtualization Engine’ .
Add/Modify ALL categories for selected VTS
Adds or modifies all categories in the “Fast Ready” category list, along
with their associated expire times, for the selected VTS or TS7700
Virtualization Engine.
Delete category...
Deletes the highlighted category from “Fast Ready” category list for the
associated VTS or TS7700 Virtualization Engine. The library prompts you
to confirm the delete operation. Select
Yes
to continue the delete operation.
Select
No
to cancel the delete operation.
Cancel
Closes the Set VTS/VE Category Attributes window.
Help Provides help about the Set VTS/VE Category Attributes window.
VTS/VE Management Policies
Note: You can view VTS /VE management policies from the Specialist (see
“Specialist Features and Functions” on page 396
The VTS/VE Management Policies window (Figure 148) allows you to set the
Inhibit Reclaim Schedule, the Reclaim Threshold Percentage, and the Free Storage
Thresholds (GB).
The Inhibit Reclaim Schedule defines when the VTS or TS7700 Virtualization Engine
should not perform reclaim operations. Reclaim operations require physical drives.
During times of heavy mount activity it may be desirable to make all of the
physical drives available for recall operations. If these periods of heavy mount
Figure 148. VTS/VE Management Policies Window
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