Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Accessing Documentation
• Conventions

What's New

• Release 2.1

1 Introduction

• Multi-Drive Virtual Operator Panel (MD-VOP)
• T10000 9840D VOP
• LTO VOP
• 9XXX VOP
• VOP Server (SDP2)

2 Obtaining VOP

• Downloading VOP from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
• Downloading VOP from My Oracle Support (MOS)

3 Requirements

• User Roles
• System Requirements
  • Client
    • Operating System Requirements
    • Additional Requirements
  • Server
    • Operating System Requirements
    • Additional Requirements
  • Java Runtime Environment Requirement
• Library and Tape Drive Requirements
  • MD-VOP Library Support
  • MD-VOP Tape Drive Support
  • MD-VOP Placeholder Tape Drive Support
  • MD-VOP ASR Capable Drive Support
  • T10000 9840D VOP Drive Support
  • LTO VOP Drive Support
  • 9XXX VOP Drive Support
• Configuration Considerations
  • Ethernet Connection to the Drive
  • Service Network
  • Additional Considerations

4 Installing VOP

• Default VOP Installation and File Directories
  • System Administrator Version
    • Windows Platform
    • All Other Platforms
  • Operator Version
    • Windows Platform
    • All Other Platforms
• Installing VOP
• Un-Installing VOP
  • To Un-Install VOP (Windows)
  • To Un-Install VOP (UNIX)

5 VOP Client/Server Overview

• VOP Client
• VOP Server
• ASR
• Installing the VOP Server
  • Overview
  • Library Complex Value
  • Installation
• Configuring and Running the Server
  • Considerations
• Starting the VOP Server
• Upgrading and Uninstalling the VOP Server
• Scripts

6 Starting VOP

• Starting MD-VOP
  • Starting MD-VOP (Windows)
  • Starting MD-VOP (UNIX)
  • Launching MD-VOP for the First Time
• Starting T10000 9840D VOP
  • Starting T10000 9840D VOP within MD-VOP
  • Starting T10000 9840D VOP from the Desktop
• Starting LTO-VOP
  • Starting LTO VOP within MD-VOP
  • Starting LTO VOP from the Desktop
• Starting 9XXX VOP
  • Starting 9XXX VOP within MD-VOP
  • Starting 9XXX VOP from the Desktop

7 Using the MD-VOP Interface

• MD-VOP Interface Overview
• Dashboard
• Library Panel
• MD-VOP Drive Views
  • Drive State View
    • Drive State View Legend
  • Encryption View
    • Encryption View Legend
  • Drive Health View
    • Drive Health View Legend
  • MD-VOP Transcript
  • SDVOP View
  • ASR
    • Establishing ASR Functionality for a Device
    • ASR Activate
    • ASR Creation
    • ASR Log
    • ASR Test

8 Using MD-VOP Dashboard Menus

• File Menu
• Help Menu
• Using the MD-VOP Configuration Screen
  • Library Spreadsheet Page
    • Library Settings
    • Tape Drive Settings
    • Drive Definition Spreadsheet
  • Configuration Menus
    • File Menu
    • Library Probe Operations Menu
    • Library Utilities Menu
  • Using Probe Commands
    • Probing a Complex
    • Probing an IP Range for Drives
• Using the MDVOP Server Menu Options
  • Connect to Server
  • Create Client Configuration File from Server
  • Edit Client Configuration File on Server
  • Edit Domain Configuration File on Server
  • Delete Client Configuration File on Server
  • Launch Client Configuration
• Changing MD-VOP Default Settings
  • Misc Display Settings
  • Drive State Display Settings
    • Icon Label Settings
    • Icon Color Settings
  • Encryption Display Settings
  • Drive Health Display Settings

9 Using MD-VOP Library Panel Menus

• File Menu
• Drive Operations Menu
• Retrieve Menu
• Configuration Menu
  • Performing a Firmware Update
    • Loading Firmware from a File to a Tape Drive
• Encryption Menu
  • Encryption Command Requirements
    • OKM Data File
    • Retrieving Certificate files from OKM
• Reports Menu

10 Using T10000 9840D VOP

• T10000 9840D VOP Interface
• Using T10000 9840D VOP Menus
  • File Menu
  • Drive Operations Menu
    • Using the Format Tape Command
  • Retrieve Menu
  • Configure Menu
    • Configuring Drive Data
  • Help Menu

11 Using LTO VOP

• LTO VOP Interface
• Changing the Online/Offline Status of a Drive
  • Changing Drive Status to Offline
• Error Messages
• LTO VOP Function Tabs
  • Monitor Drive
  • Enroll Drive
    • Fields
    • Buttons
  • Configure Drive
    • Fields
    • Buttons
  • Service Drive

12 Using 9XXX VOP

• 9XXX VOP Interface
• Using 9XXX VOP Menus
  • File Menu
  • Drive Operations Menu
  • Retrieve Menu
  • Configure Menu
    • Loading Drive Firmware
  • Help Menu
• Using Menu and Select Switches
  • Menu Button
  • Select Button

A Changing the Default MD-VOP User File Directory

• Changing the Default Directory in Windows
• Changing the Default Directory in UNIX

Glossary

Index