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Libraries page, Working with the libraries list (top half of page) – HP StoreOnce Backup User Manual

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Drives can only appear on one port, so when you choose a pair of ports, drives are automatically
distributed evenly across both ports to ensure best performance and failover. After creating the
library, it is possible to change the drive assignments using the edit function on the Interface
Information tab for the selected library. See

Interface information tab (page 29)

.

Libraries page

Click VTL — Libraries in the Navigator panel to display existing libraries.

The top half of the Libraries page shows all libraries configured for the couplet; the service set is
shown in the right-hand column. Click on a library to display its details in the lower half of the
page. Users with an Admin login may edit these settings and delete or create libraries.

VTL devices are always Fibre Channel libraries.

The lower half of the Libraries page contains tabs that display information relevant to the selected
library:

Device details tab (page 24)

Interface information tab (page 29)

Cartridges tab (page 30)

Working with the Libraries list (top half of page)

The Libraries list in the top half of the page provides up to 11 columns of details.

To sort the list according to a column, click on the column heading and select Sort Ascending
or Sort Descending.

To hide or show columns, click on any column heading, select Columns and uncheck or check
the preferred columns.

Users with an Admin login may also create libraries. Click Create.

See

Create a library (page 26)

for more information.

Users with an Admin login may edit details on some of the tabs for individual libraries (not
all tabs have editable information). The relevant GUI buttons are on the tab. For example,
each Edit button shall trigger edit mode only for the current tab. When in edit mode, each
tab shall have its own Update and Cancel buttons. If a user changes tab while in edit mode
a warning dialog advises that any changes they have made will be lost.

The Delete button is on the Device Details tab only and will delete the entire library.

Libraries page

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