PowerProtect DD9400 System Installation and Storage Expansion Guide

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VTL Protocol Library page

The Library page enables you to configure the DD VTL protocol settings for a library.

To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard, select PROTOCOLS > VTL > Virtual Tape Libraries > VTL Service > Libraries > More Tasks > Library > Create

Table 1. Library page settingsLibrary page settings
Item	Description
Library Name	Enter a name of from 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Number of Drives	Number of supported tape drives.
Drive Model	Select the desired model from the drop-down list: IBM-LTO-1 IBM-LTO-2 IBM-LTO-3 IBM-LTO-4 IBM-LTO-5 (default) HP-LTO-3 HP-LTO-4
Number of Slots	Enter the number of slots per library: Up to 32,000 slots per library Up to 64,000 slots per system This should be equal to, or greater than, the number of drives.
Number of CAPs	(Optional) Enter the number of cartridge access ports (CAPs): Up to 100 CAPs per library Up to 1000 CAPs per system
Changer Model Name	Select the desired model from the drop-down list: L180 (default) RESTORER-L180 TS3500 I2000 I6000 DDVTL
Starting Barcode	Enter the desired barcode for the first tape, in the format A990000LA.
Tape Capacity	(Optional) Enter the tape capacity. If not specified, the capacity is derived from the last character of the barcode.