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BakStor Installation and Administration Manual
3.9 Choosing Slices or a Virtual Tape
A ‘slice’ is similar to a partition. Once a slice is created a computer will be able to access the
slice over the iSCSI network as if it was a local disk drive.
A ‘Virtual Tape’ is a slice that emulates a standard LTO-2 tape drive allowing easy integration
with current backup applications and infrastructures. Once the slice is created a computer will
be able to access the slice as if it was a standard LTO-2 tape drive.
Please consult your system administrator in order to decide which is the most appropriate for
your applications.
3.10 Creating Slices
When creating a slice simply define the name, capacity and whether the slice should be
optimized for Windows or Linux / UNIX operating systems.
In order to create a slice choose Storage menu ? Create a storage slice ? Create a disk slice
The following information needs to be entered:
Slice name. The name for the slice.
Slice size. The size of the slice in MB.
Note:
1 GB (gigabyte) = 1024 MB (megabyte)
1 MB (megabyte) = 1024 kB (kilobyte)
Optimize the slice (Windows/Linux)
Click the ACCEPT button to create the slice.
The screen will refresh and all defined slices will appear on the right side of the screen.
Figure 3-4. Entering details for a disk slice
In order to create a Virtual Tape choose Storage menu ? Create a storage slice ? Create a
virtual tape
