Tape Export Extract
Tape Export Extract
Tape Export Extract
3. On the Data Migration Triggers tab, select the type of data migration triggers that
you want to set.
Data migration triggers control when data in the cache will be copied to physical
tape.
For Time Based triggers, specify when data migration should actually occur.
If multiple triggers are set, select And if all the triggers must be met to initiate
data migration or select Or if meeting any one of them will initiate data migration.
For example, if you select both Migrate data after and Disk Capacity Based, and
you select And, data migration will occur only when both the specified number of
days/hours has elapsed and the specified disk capacity has been reached. If you
select Or, the occurrence of either one of those events will trigger the data
migration.
Migrate data after - Migration will occur when the data has been on the virtual
disk for a specified number of hours or days. Specify the desired number of
hours/days in the list box.
Disk Capacity Based - Migration will occur when the used disk space exceeds
the specified disk capacity. The actual percentage is a global variable which is
set for all virtual tape libraries. To change the number, right-click Virtual Tape
Library System in the tree, click Properties, and type the desired percentage in
the Tape Caching Policy Disk Capacity Migration Threshold box.
Note: The Tape Caching Policy Disk Capacity Threshold setting affects other
capacity-based actions as well.
When Tape is Ejected to Slot - Migration will occur when a backup has
completed and the virtual tape is ejected to a slot. If you select the option Only
When Tape is Full, migration will only occur if the tape is full.
Delay Migration Until - Migration will be delayed until the time you specify after
one of the above policies has been triggered. You may want to select a time
when system usage is very light. Type the hour and minute (in 24-hour format) in
the box.
4. Click the Reclamation Triggers tab and specify when the data that has been
migrated to physical tape can be deleted to free up cache disk space.
Reclamation Reclaim by deleting cache - After the cache is deleted, tapes become direct link
methods tapes. A direct link tape is not an actual tape but a link to a physical tape. If your
backup application ever overwrites a direct link tape, VTL will automatically start
caching the physical tape. Direct link tapes are only deleted if you disable tape
caching on the library or if you delete the tape. If you unassign a physical library,
the direct link tape will not be deleted.
Reclaim by data deduplication - Deduplication is triggered and single instances
of unique data are copied to the deduplication repository. After deduplication, the
virtual tape is replaced with a virtual index tape (VIT) pointing to SIR storage. In
order to use this feature, you must have a deduplication cluster associated with
this VTL server. After selecting this option, you will be prompted to create a
deduplication policy. By default, this policy will have the same name as the tape
library and all tape caching tapes created under this library will automatically be
added to the policy. Regular virtual tapes will not be added to the policy and
cannot be added manually to this policy. Also note that SIR replication and
migration with replication are mutually exclusive. Therefore, migration with
replication will not be allowed.
Turn tape into direct link after n days - When used with the Reclaim by data
deduplication option, VIT tapes will become direct link tapes after the specified
number of days since the last successful migration. If the tape is in the middle of
being deduplicated, the system will wait until deduplication completes.
Reclamation Immediate - Cache disk space is freed up as soon as the data migration is
triggers complete.
Used Space Reaches n% - Cache disk space is freed up when the used space
reaches this threshold. The actual percentage is a global variable which is set for
all virtual tape libraries. To change the number, right-click Virtual Tape Library
System in the tree, click Properties, and type the desired percentage in the Tape
Caching Policy Disk Capacity Reclamation Threshold box.
Retention Period - Cache disk space is freed up after a specified number of days
has elapsed. Specify the number of days that the data should be retained.
Never - Cache disk space is never freed up.
5. Click OK.
The policy takes effect immediately.
Note: When you move a tape from the virtual tape library to a vault, it retains
the Tape Caching policy associated with the original virtual tape library.
Disable a policy
When Automated Tape Caching is disabled for a library, all of the tapes in the library
with tape caching policies will be disabled.
• The library has any direct link tapes (in a slot, drive, or the virtual vault). A
list of all direct link tapes will be displayed and you will need to manually
delete them before disabling tape caching.
• There is a caching export job running on a cached tape from the library.
• A cached tape is loaded in a drive.
3. Click OK.
3. Select the physical tape(s) for which you want to create a cache.
To display specific tapes, click the Filter button to select a single barcode or a
range of barcodes. If you want to specify a particular starting/ending range
number, select Start With or End With in the From/To fields. You can then type
the number in the box to the right.
Note: Make sure that you select physical tapes that use the same media type
as your virtual tapes.
Copy meta data - Copies the tape header from the physical tape to the cache.
Select this option if your backup application requires a tape header to identify a
tape.
Use encryption/decryption on tape(s) - Select if you want to encrypt the data on
the tape. You can select this option only if at least one key has been created. If
you select this option, you must select the key to use. All the data on the tape will
be indecipherable until is imported back to a virtual tape library and decrypted
using the same key. For more information about encryption, refer to ‘Encrypt
data when exporting to physical tapes’.
5. If applicable, specify how to create the cache.
6. If applicable, specify a prefix and size.
7. Confirm all information and click Finish.
1. Right-click your virtual tape library and select Enable Tape Caching on Tape(s).
Note: If a direct link tape was deleted and the associated physical tape is needed
to recover data, you will have to sync the library to create a direct link to the
physical tape.