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To configure a DD series appliance as a VTL target device for data protection operations, see the following procedures.
Establish the FC connection, install drivers, and verify the connection as follows:
Note: For the required changer and tape device drivers, see the DD series appliances Compatibility Guide. Also see the Commvault compatibility documentation for information about supported driver versions.
# scsitarget initiator show detailed
If the Storage Area Network (SAN) connection is configured correctly, the initiator on the Commvault MediaAgent server is displayed with the status of Online.
You can create a VTL group at the DDOS command line or with the web interface.
Note: For more information about the VTL feature, including the creation of virtual tape drives, virtual tape media, and virtual changers, see the DDOS Administration Guide.
Create a VTL group as follows:
#vtl group show groupname
sysadmin@datadomain# vtl group show test_CV
Group: test_CV
Initiators:
Initiator Alias Initiator WWPN
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initiator-1 21:00:00:24:ff:22:07:66
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Devices:
Device Name LUN Primary Ports Secondary Ports In-use Ports
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VTL1 changer 0 all all all
VTL1 drive 1 1 all all all
VTL1 drive 2 2 all all all
VTL1 drive 3 3 all all all
VTL1 drive 4 4 all all all
VTL1 drive 5 5 all all all
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sysadmin@datadomain# filesys option show
Option Value
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Local compression type lz
Marker-type auto
app-optimized-compression none
randomio enabled
anchoring-algorithm variable
Report-replica-as-writable disabled
warning-space-usage 80
critical-space-usage 90
Current global compression type 9
Staging reserve disabled
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sysadmin@datadomain#
Before discovering the new VTL device within the Commvault MediaAgent server, ensure that the operating system and HBA driver discover the VTL devices:
We recommend that you configure the HBA driver for target persistent binding.