Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library - Manual (Page 125)

Managing tapes
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6. When the Select the physical tape to import ... panel appears, use the
check boxes and/or selection buttons provided to select the tape(s) that you want
to import (
H below). Then press Next ( J ).
You can select a tape based on its barcode or slot location. You can then use the same
barcode for the virtual tape or you can enter a new barcode. You can also select a slot
for the virtual tape.
7. When the Select Virtual Tape Creation Method panel appears, click the
Express radio button ( K below), and press Next ( L ).
The Sun StorageTek VTL appliance includes an integrated RAID subsystem, so there
is no advantage to manually selecting target volumes using the Custom method. The
Custom
method may also result in load balancing problems and significantly greater
management overhead.
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J
K
L