Dell DR4100 Symantec Backup Exec - Setting Up the DR Series System on Symantec - Page 39

Adding additional media to the VTL container, Containers, Add More Tape no of Tape

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3.5 3. Enable logon to the DR Series system iSCSI VTL target(s) by using the following command: iscsiadm -m node --portal --login For example: iscsiadm -m node --portal "10.8.230.108:3260" --login 4. Display the open session(s) with DR VTL(s) by using the following command: iscsiadm -m session For example: iscsiadm -m session = tcp: [8] 10.8.230.108:3260,1 iqn.198405.com.dell:dr4000.3071067.interoprhel52n1.30 5. Review dmesg or /var/log/messages for details about the tape devices created upon adding the DR Series system iSCSI VTL. Adding additional media to the VTL container Note: With a VTL container, it is very easy to add additional tapes when required. It is recommended to add tapes in the increments of 50 and 100 to facilitate easy inventory from Backup Exec. Check the Backup Exec recommendations for the maximum number of tapes supported. 1. To add media to an existing VTL container click Containers in the DR Series system GUI. 2. Select and edit the target VTL container. 3. In the resulting dialog box, in the field Add More Tape (no of Tape), enter the number of tapes to add to the VTL container. 39 Setting Up the Dell™ DR Series System on Symantec™ Backup Exec™ | April 2015

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3.
Enable logon to the DR Series system iSCSI VTL target(s) by using the following command:
iscsiadm -m node --portal <IP or IQN of DR:PORT> --login
For example:
iscsiadm -m node --portal "10.8.230.108:3260" --login
4.
Display the open session(s) with DR VTL(s) by using the following command:
iscsiadm -m session
For example:
iscsiadm -m session = tcp: [8] 10.8.230.108:3260,1 iqn.1984-
05.com.dell:dr4000.3071067.interoprhel52n1.30
5.
Review dmesg or /var/log/messages for details about the tape devices created upon adding the
DR Series system iSCSI VTL.
3.5
Adding additional media to the VTL container
Note
: With a VTL container, it is very easy to add additional tapes when required. It is recommended to
add tapes in the increments of 50 and 100 to facilitate easy inventory from Backup Exec. Check the
Backup Exec recommendations for the maximum number of tapes supported.
1.
To add media to an existing VTL container click
Containers
in the DR Series system GUI.
2.
Select and edit the target VTL container.
3.
In the resulting dialog box, in the field
Add More Tape (no of Tape)
,
enter the number of tapes to
add to the VTL container.