Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Supplementary VLE Documents

1 Introduction

• What's New for VLE 1.5.3
• Supported Platforms
• VLE Hardware and Software
• Single Node VLE Configuration
• Multi-Node VLE Systems
• VLE-to-VLE Data Transfer
• VTV Encryption
• VTV Deduplication
• Frame Size Control
• Oracle Cloud Extended Storage
  • Oracle Storage Cloud Service – Object Storage
  • Oracle Storage Cloud Service – Archive Storage
    • Migrate
    • Recall
    • Restore
  • Oracle Cloud Encryption (Support for VLE 1.5.3 and Higher)
    • Customer Checklist: Setting Up VLE for Oracle Cloud Storage

2 Physical Site Planning

• Site Evaluation – External Considerations
• Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations
  • VLE Environmental Specifications
    • Base Configuration
    • Capacity
    • VLE Overall Dimensions - SunRack II 1242 Cabinet (inches)
    • Service Clearance (inches)
    • Weight (Pounds, Fully Populated with 8 JBODs)
    • Power and HVAC
  • Requirements for Transferring the VLE Point-to-Point
    • Structural Dimensions and Obstructions
    • Elevator Lifting Capacities
    • Ramp Inclines
  • Requirements for Installing the VLE
    • Floor Construction Requirements
    • Floor-Load Ratings
    • Floor Loading Requirements
      • Floor Loading Specifications and References
      • Raised-Floor Lateral Stability Ratings
      • Raised-Floor Panel Ratings
      • Raised-Floor Pedestal Ratings
  • Data Center Safety
    • Emergency Power Control
    • Fire Prevention
  • Site Power Distribution Systems
    • System Design
    • Equipment Grounding
    • Source Power Input
    • Dual Independent Source Power Supplies
    • Transient Electrical Noise and Power Line Disturbances
    • Electrostatic Discharge
  • HVAC Requirements
  • Environmental Requirements and Hazards

3 VLE Planning

• Software and Hardware Requirements for Virtual Library Extension (VLE)
  • Satisfying Mainframe Host Software Requirements
  • Satisfying Network Infrastructure Requirements
  • Satisfying Oracle Switch Hardware Requirements
  • Satisfying Serviceability Requirements
    • Automated Service Request (ASR) Configuration
• Determining VLE Configuration Values
  • Determining Values for the Configuration Scripts
    • VLE Name and VLE Number
    • Host Name for the Node
• Determining Values for configure_vle
  • Determining Values for setup_vle_node
  • Determining Values for Port Card Configuration
    • Ethernet Management Ports
    • Multi-Node Connections
    • Data Transfer Connections
    • Ports' Host Name
    • IP Address
    • Netmask
    • Replication
    • UUI
    • Remote
  • Determining VMVC Range Configuration Values
  • Planning for Encryption
• Planning for Deduplication
  • Deduplication Guidelines
  • Using the SCRPT Report
  • Using the MEDVERIFY Utility
  • Reduced Replication
• Planning for Link Aggregation
  • Benefits of Link Aggregation
  • Link Aggregation Requirements
  • Switch Configuration
    • Channel Groups
    • VLANs
    • Jumbo Frames
    • LACP Mode
    • Policies
  • 10 GigE Port Aggregations
  • Monitoring Aggregations
  • Types of VLE Aggregations
    • VLE-to-VTSS Aggregations
    • VLE-to-VLE Aggregations
    • VLE UUI Aggregations
• Preparing for Cloud Extended Storage
  • Network Requirements for Cloud Extended Storage

A VLE 1.5 Network Configuration

• Network Changes for VLE 1.5
• Example 1: Multiple VTSS-to-VLE Layout without Network Infrastructure
• Example 2: Multiple VTSS-to-VLE Layout with Network Infrastructure
• Example 3: Multi-node VLE Traffic
• Example 4: VLE-to-VLE Remote Copy Traffic

B Controlling Contaminants

• Environmental Contaminants
• Required Air Quality Levels
• Contaminant Properties and Sources
  • Operator Activity
  • Hardware Movement
  • Outside Air
  • Stored Items
  • Outside Influences
  • Cleaning Activity
• Contaminant Effects
  • Physical Interference
  • Corrosive Failure
  • Shorts
  • Thermal Failure
• Room Conditions
• Exposure Points
• Filtration
• Positive Pressurization and Ventilation
• Cleaning Procedures and Equipment
  • Daily Tasks
  • Weekly Tasks
  • Quarterly Tasks
  • Biennial Tasks
• Activity and Processes

Index