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QoreStor 7.1.2 - User Guide

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Creating a VTL type container

NOTE: For more information on using VTL containers, see Configuring and using VTL.

To create a virtual tape library (VTL) type container, complete the following steps.

NOTE: The number of supported VTL containers varies depending on the QoreStor installation mode. Refer to the QoreStor Interoperability Guide for more information.

  1. In the navigation menu, click Containers. The Containers page is displayed.
  2. 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 Virtual Tape Library (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 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.
    • 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. In the navigation menu, click Containers. The Containers page is displayed.
  2. In the list of containers, find the container for which you want to view statistics, and then click the (ellipsis icon) in the upper-right corner of the container's information pane.
  3. Click Details.
  4. 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

Viewing containers

You can easily view a list of containers in your QoreStor instance on the Storage Containers page, or by using the container command in the QoreStor CLI.

Viewing containers in the GUI

  1. In the navigation menu, click Containers. The Containers page is displayed.
  2. You can view the following columns of information about the containers.
    • Container—The name of the container.
    • Path —The path for the container.
    • Marker —The marker type that supports your Data Management Application (DMA).
    • Connection — The connection type/access protocol for the container:
      • NFS
      • CIFS
      • RDA
      • OST
    • Cloud Tiering Policy— The status of whether the container is connected to a cloud container. If a cloud container link is not configured, Enable Cloud Tiering Policy will be displayed.
    • Archive Tiering Policy— The status of whether the container is connected to a archive tier. If a archive tier link is not configured, Enable Archive Tiering Policy will be displayed.
    • Ellipsis icon — Provides additional options as listed below:
      • Details
      • Enable Cloud Tiering Policy
      • Enable Archive Tiering Policy
      • Edit
      • Delete

Viewing containers via the CLI

To view the list of containers, follow these steps.

  3. Access the QoreStor CLI. Refer to Accessing the CLI commands for more information.
  4. To view the containers on this QoreStor instance, use the command 
    container --show [--name <name>] [--verbose]

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

Viewing container statistics

In the QoreStor GUI, you can view statistics about a selected container. All statistics displayed represent specific information about the backup data, throughput, replication, marker type, and connection type for the selected container. The displayed statistics will vary depending upon the connection type used by the specified container.

To display container statistics for a selected container, complete the following steps.

  1. In the navigation menu, click Containers. The Containers page is displayed.
  2. In the list of containers, find the container for which you want to view statistics, and then click the (ellipsis icon) in the upper-right corner of the container's information pane.
  3. Click Details.
  4. The Container details page contains the following sections:
    • In the Active Files, Active Bytes, and Throughput charts, you can view current statistics for the container.

      The Active Files chart displays the number of active files ingested based on time (in minutes), and the Active Bytes displays the number of active bytes ingested based on time (in minutes).

      The Throughput chart displays the number of read data in Mebibytes/per second (MiB/s) based on time (in minutes), and the number of write data in MiB/s based on time (in minutes).

      NOTE: The values in the Active Files, Active Bytes, and Throughput charts refresh automatically every 15 seconds.

    • In the Connection pane, you can view information about the configured connection type for the selected container. The type of information displayed can be different depending on the connection type. For example, for an RDS container, the following information is displayed:
      • Type
      • Enabled
      • Status
      • Capacity
    • In the Inbound Stats and Outbound Stats panes, you can view detailed information on the inbound throughput, and outbound throughput.
    • The Client Stats pane lists ingest and network information.
    • The Recycle Bin pane shows whether this feature is enabled, the length of its retention period, the number of files it contains, and the number of logical bytes it is using. From here, you can also generate a report or restore the contents of the Recycle Bin.
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