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VTL Command Usage

This topic introduces the QoreStor CLI commands that allow you to manage the virtual tape library (VTL) containers you have created for your system, which include:

  • vtl --show [options]
  • vtl --update_carts [options]
  • vtl --import_cart [options]
  • vtl --activate --name [options]
  • vtl --deactivate --name
  • vtl --rescan --name [options]
  • vtl --set_rw [options]
  • vtl --show_replstate --name
  • vtl --help

vtl --show [--name <name>]

Description

This command allows you to see the status of a specified virtual tape library (VTL). It displays detailed information about VTL, such as media type, vendor, model, generic device information, serial number, library size, and tape status information. The first example below shows the result information for Container vtl1 of type VTL with an NDMP connection. The second example shows Container iscsi-vtl1 of type VTL with an iSCSI connection.

Syntax

vtl --show [--verbose] [--name <name>]

Where

--verbose   Display more details.
--name      Name of a valid VTL container

Result

 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Type   Vendor  Model           Serial          Info            ID
 _________________________________________________________________
 medi   DELL    DR_L700         81BL3T_00          10 10GB      10
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_01       Not loaded      11
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_02       Not loaded      12
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_03       Not loaded      13
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_04       Not loaded      14
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_05       Not loaded      15
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_06       Not loaded      16
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_07       Not loaded      17
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_08       Not loaded      18
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_09       Not loaded      19
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     81BL3T_10       Not loaded      20


 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Type   Vendor  Model           Serial          Info            ID
 _________________________________________________________________
 medi   DELL    DR_L700         NQ9VL5_00         110 100GB     30
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_01       Not loaded      31
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_02       Not loaded      32
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_03       Not loaded      33
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_04       Not loaded      34
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_05       Not loaded      35
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_06       Not loaded      36
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_07       Not loaded      37
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_08       Not loaded      38
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_09       Not loaded      39
 tape   IBM     ULT3580-TD4     NQ9VL5_10       Not loaded      40


vtl --update_carts --name <name> --add --no_of_tapes <number>

Description

This command allows you to create additional tapes for a library specified in the --name option. Each library is initially created with 10 slots housing 60 tape media. Additional tapes can be added to the library as needed using this command. A library can only contain tapes of the same size. For example, if the library was originally created with 60 tapes of size 10G, additional tapes of size 10G can only be added.

Syntax

vtl --update_carts --name <name> --add --no_of_tapes <number>

Where

--name          Name of a valid VTL container
--add           Add more cartridges to the tape
--no_of_tapes   Number of Tapes to be created

Result

Created 10 cartridges.

vtl --activate --name <name> [--force <yes|no>]

Description

This command activates a replica VTL.

Syntax

vtl --activate --name <name> [--force <yes|no>]

Where

--name    Name of a valid VTL container
--force   Force activation

Result

Enter reserialization code for replica [ 00 (no op), 01 - 99 ]: 00
VTL processes will be started for container, VTL1_Test ...
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