HP StorageWorks 6000 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide (AG306-96028, - Page 173
VLS Initialization using Physical Tape
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Figure 75 VLS Initialization using Physical Tape . This shows how using the export/import pools function within the VLS replication GUI creates a stack of tapes that can be used to populate the deduplication store at the target (destination library). To implement this way of tape transfer, you must select "Initialize via Tape Transport" when creating the echo copy pools. You must prepare for tape initialization by plugging an HP Fibre Channel-attached tape library (MSL, EML, ESL-E) into the storage ports of the VLS device. (For a VLS9000 this would plug into the internal Fibre Channel switches inside the device, for a VLS12000 this would plug into the same Fibre Channel SAN zones containing the EVA arrays, and for the VLS6200/6600 this would require switching 1-2 of the front-end Fibre Channel ports to be back-end storage ports.) Then add this tape library as a "SAN Destination Library" in the Automigration tab. The tape initialization process can be started when the first full backup performed after replication configuration has successfully run to the source device (backups that existed before the replication configuration are not replicated). You can then trigger the tape initialization using the "Initiate Tape Transport" option as shown in the following Command View VLS management GUI screen below. This option prompts you to select from the available "SAN Destination Library" devices to use for the tape export: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 173