How to increase virtual library (VTL) capacity with NetVault: Backup 8x and newer (4043541)

NetVault: Backup 8.0 introduces the ability to add additional media to a Virtual Tape Library (VTL) using the nvmakemedia CLI utility.

Use the command nvmakemedia to increase the capacity of a VTL by creating additional media files.

The command has two forms:
# nvmakemedia poplib
# nvmakemedia mediafiles

To add a media item, the following steps must be performed:
1. Decide on the size of the media item, and then navigate to the {library-name}/slots directory. Create a new sub-directory with the next number.
2. Create a file named “.media” containing the full path of the new media item in this directory. (the .media file can be copied and pasted from another slot directory, then edited to bear the correct path)
3. Use the nvmakemedia command to create the media file. (It is also possible to copy an existing media file and then blank it.)
4. Performing an Open/Close of the VTL's door will show the additional slot and media.

poplib :

This form of nvmakemedia command will check all media reference files within the specified , and will offer to create the file, if the corresponding media data file does not exist.
Enter “Y” or “y” to confirm media file creation.
: Specify an integer value followed by “k” for kilobytes, “m” for megabytes, “g” for gigabytes, or “t” for terabytes (e.g., 102400k, 50m, 4g, 2t). The minimum file size allowed is 50m.
: Specify the full path to the target VTL name.
Example:
nvmakemedia 50M poplib c:\tst-vtl


mediafiles :

This form of nvmakemedia command will create a media file of the specified size at the given path.
: Specify an integer value followed by “k” for kilobytes, “m” for megabytes, “g” for gigabytes, or “t” for terabytes (e.g., 102400k, 50m, 4g, 2t). The minimum file size allowed is 50m.
: Specify the complete file path for the new media file. The media data file name will be the barcode for the media piece.
Example:
nvmakemedia 50M mediafiles c:\tst-vtl\media\1Y2NY006