QoreStor 5.1.0 - User Guide

Creating a VTL type container

1. On the navigation menu, click Storage Groups, and then select the storage group for which you want to create a container. (If you are only using the DefaultGroup storage group on your system, you do not need to select a group.)
2. In the Action menu in the upper right corner of the page, click Add Container.
3. For Name, type the name of the container.

   NOTE: QoreStor does not support spaces or the following special characters in container names: /, #, or @. VTL container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, must start with a letter, and can be composed of any combination of the following characters: A-Z (uppercase letters) a-z (lowercase letters) 0-9 (numbers). (Do not start a container name with a number.) underscore (_) special characters hyphen (-) special character

   NOTE: iSCSI VTL containers do not support the following characters: ASCII CONTROL CHARACTERS and SPACE through , ASCII / ASCII ; through @ ASCII [ through ` ASCII { through DEL

4. For Protocol, select VTL.
5. Click Next.
6. For Robot Model, select the type of virtual tape library for the VTL container.
   • STK L700—This is the standard emulation of the StorageTek L700 library.

   • QUEST DR_L700 - This is a Quest OEM version of StorageTek L700 library.

   NOTE: The Quest version of the VTL issupported only with Symantec Backup Exec and Netbackup data management applications (DMAs).

7. For Tape Size, select the size of the tapes for your tape library from one of the following options.
   • 800 GB
   • 400 GB
   • 200 GB
   • 100 GB
   • 50 GB
   • 10 GB

   NOTE: Creating a VTL container type creates a tape library of type Storage Tek L700 with 10 tape drives of type IBM Ultrium LTO-4 and 60 tape slots holding 60 tapes. Additional tapes can be added as required. For more information, see VTL and QoreStor specifications.

8. For VTL Access Protocol, select one of the following options. Each protocol has different configuration requirements, as listed below.
   • NDMP
     • Enter DMA’s FQDN or IP address that will access the VTL container.
     • For Marker Type, select the appropriate marker that supports your DMA from the options below:
       • None — Disables marker detection for the container.
       • Auto — Automatically detects CommVault, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), ARCserve, and HP Data Protector marker types. In addition, select this option if you need to support EMC Networker 2.0.
       • ARCserve—Supports the ARCserve marker.
       • BridgeHead — Supports the BridgeHead HDM marker.
       • CommVault—Supports the CommVault marker.
       • HP DataProtector—Supports the HP Data Protector marker.
       • Acronis —Supports the Acronis marker
       • Networker — Supports EMC Networker 3.0. If you need to support EMC Networker 2.0, select Auto.
       • TSM—Supports the TSM marker.
       • Unix Dump — Supports the Amanda marker, among others.
   • iSCSI
     • Enter the FQDN, IQN, or IP address of the iSCSI initiator that can access the VTL container.
     • For Marker Type, select the appropriate marker that supports your DMA from one of the following options:

       NOTE: Improper marker selection can result in non-optimal savings. As a best practice, if you have only one type of DMA with traffic directed to a container, it is best to select the marker type that supports your DMA. Conversely, as a best practice, if you have traffic from a DMA that is not one of the supported marker types, it is best to disable marker detection for the container by selecting the None marker type.

       • None — Disables marker detection for the container.
       • Auto — Automatically detects CommVault, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), ARCserve, and HP Data Protector marker types. In addition, select this option if you need to support EMC Networker 2.0.
       • ARCserve—Supports the ARCserve marker.
       • BridgeHead — Supports the BridgeHead HDM marker.
       • CommVault—Supports the CommVault marker.
       • HP DataProtector—Supports the HP Data Protector marker.
       • Acronis —Supports the Acronis marker
       • Networker — Supports EMC Networker 3.0. If you need to support EMC Networker 2.0, select Auto.
       • TSM—Supports the TSM marker.
       • Unix Dump — Supports the Amanda marker, among others.
   • FC
     • For Marker Type, select the appropriate marker that supports your DMA from the options below:
       • None — Disables marker detection for the container.
       • Auto — Automatically detects CommVault, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), ARCserve, and HP Data Protector marker types. In addition, select this option if you need to support EMC Networker 2.0.
       • ARCserve—Supports the ARCserve marker.
       • BridgeHead — Supports the BridgeHead HDM marker.
       • CommVault—Supports the CommVault marker.
       • HP DataProtector—Supports the HP Data Protector marker.
       • Acronis —Supports the Acronis marker
       • Networker — Supports EMC Networker 3.0. If you need to support EMC Networker 2.0, select Auto.
       • TSM—Supports the TSM marker.
       • Unix Dump — Supports the Amanda marker, among others.
     • Enter the targetWWN and initiatorWWN.
   • No Access.

   NOTE: QoreStor allows you to create a VTL container type without configuring it with a specific protocol (that is, by selecting No Access). You can configure the container at a later date.

9. Click Next.

   A summary of the options you selected for creating the container appears.

10. Click Finish.

Viewing VTL tape information

Once you have created a virtual tape library (VTL) type container, you can view the detailed tape information of the VTL. This includes information about the vendor and model information for medium changer and tape drives. To view VTL information, complete the following steps.

1. On the Storage Groups page in the list of containers, expand the Storage Group that contains VTL container for which you want to view detailed information.
2. In the list of containers in the selected storage group, find the desired VTL container and click Container Details.
3. You can view the following information:
   • Container Details
     • Number of Tape Drives
     • Library ID
     • Tape Size
     • is OEM
     • Container Path
     • Marker
     • Created On
   • Connection
     • Enabled
     • Status
     • Cartridges Available

Deleting a container

Deleting a container through the GUI

To delete an existing container that contains data, complete the following steps.

1. On the navigation menu, click Storage Groups. Select the storage group that contains the container you want to delete. (If you are only using the DefaultGroup storage group you do not need to select a group.)
2. In the list of containers, select the container you want to delete, and then click the Delete icon.
3. In the Warning dialog box, click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Deleting a container through the command line

To delete an existing container that contains data, complete the following steps.

1. Access the QoreStor CLI. Refer to Using the QoreStor command line for more information.
2. Delete a container with the command

   container --delete --name <name> [--delete_files]

   Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information.

Managing replications

In the QoreStor GUI, you can set up and manage data replication operations. Such replication operations include, creating new replication relationships, managing or deleting existing replication relationships, starting and stopping replication, and displaying current replication statistics.