Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction

2 Installation and Configuration

• Product Distribution Medium
  • VM Resource Requirements
  • VM Software Versions
  • VM System OS/Software Stack Details
• Download VSM GUI Software
• VM System Deploy for VMware Environments
• VM System Configuration
• VSM GUI Initial Site-Specific Configuration
  • Site Configuration Tasks
  • Required Site Data
  • VSM GUI User Names and User Role Definitions
  • Site Configuration Procedures
• Start Data Ingest Process
• Access VSM GUI

3 Getting Started

• Log in to VSM GUI
• Accessibility Settings
• User Role
• Logging Off
• VSM GUI Dashboard
• VSM GUI Navigation Tree
  • Status
  • Display
  • Management
  • Administration

4 Status Menu

• Dashboard
  • Status
  • VTV Counts
  • Free MVCs
    • Free MVCs: MVC Pools
    • Free MVCs: Media
  • MVCs in Error
    • MVCs in Error: MVC Pools
    • MVCs in Error: Media
• Active Processes
  • Cancel a Process
• Queued Processes
  • Cancel a Process
• Tasks

5 Display Menu

• Display CLINK
  • Cluster Links (CLINKS)
  • CLINK Status
  • CLINK Usage
• Display Cluster
  • Clusters
  • CLINKs for Cluster
• Display Configuration
• Display Drive
  • Drives (RTDs and vRTDs)
  • Paths to Drive
  • Drive Status
  • Drive Allocation
  • Drive Requests Queued
• Display MVC
  • Multi-Volume Cartridges (MVCs)
  • VTVs on MVC
  • MVC States
  • MVC Space Usage
• Display MVC Pool
  • Multi-Volume Cartridge (MVC) Pools
  • MVCs in MVC Pool
  • MVC States in MVC Pool
  • Volumes in MVC Pool
  • Sizes in MVC Pool
• Display VLE
  • Virtual Library Extension (VLE)
  • Drives (vRTDs) for VLE
• Display VTD
  • Virtual Tape Drives (VTDs)
  • Hosts for VTD
  • VTD Status
  • VTD Usage
• Display VTSS
  • Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem (VTSS)
  • CLINKs for VTSS
  • Clusters for VTSS
  • Drive Paths for VTSS
  • Features for VTSS
  • Hosts for VTSS
  • VTDs in VTSS
  • DBU Percentage for VTSS
• Display VTV
  • Virtual Tape Volumes (VTVs)
  • MVCs Containing VTV
  • VTV States
  • VTV Compression
  • VTV Counts

6 Management Menu

• Command Log
  • Audit Output
  • Exceptions
  • MVC Results
  • Tapeplex Results
  • VTVs Moved
  • VTV Results
  • Electronic Exports
  • Vary Output
  • Cancelled Processes
• Audit
  • Audit by MVC
  • Audit by VTSS
• MVC Drain
  • Drain by MVC
  • Drain by MVC Pool
  • Drain by Storage Class
• Reclaim
  • Reclaim by All MVCs
  • Reclaim by MVC
  • Reclaim by MVC Pool
  • Reclaim by Storage Class
  • Reclaim by ACS
• Reconcile
  • Reconcile by All MVCs
    • Reconcile All VTVs in All MVCs
    • Reconcile Selected VTVs in All MVCs
    • Reconcile by Management Class in All MVCs
  • Reconcile by MVC
    • Reconcile All VTVs in Selected MVCs
    • Reconcile Selected VTVs in Selected MVCs
    • Reconcile by Management Class in Selected MVCs
  • Reconcile by Storage Class
    • Reconcile All VTVs in Selected Storage Classes
    • Reconcile Selected VTVs in Selected Storage Classes
    • Reconcile by Management Class in Selected Storage Classes
• Vary
  • Vary by CLINK
  • Vary by RTD
  • Vary by VTSS

7 Administration Menu

• Site Configuration
  • Configure Supported Tapeplexes
    • Create/Edit Tapeplex
      • Add a New Tapeplex
      • Edit a Tapeplex
      • Delete a Tapeplex
    • Create/Edit Host Data for Tapeplex
      • Add a New Host
      • Edit a Host
      • Delete a Host
  • Configure Application Users
    • Create/Edit User Information
      • Create a User
      • Edit a User
      • Delete a User
    • Create/Edit User Roles for User
      • Create a User Role Entry
      • Edit a User Role Entry
      • Delete a User Role Entry
  • Configure Alert Levels
    • Create/Edit Tapeplex Alert Levels
      • Add a New Tapeplex VTSS Critical Level Alert
      • Edit VTSS Critical Level Alert for a Tapeplex
      • Cancel an Alert for a Tapeplex
    • Create/Edit Alert Levels for VTSS
      • Add New VTSS Alerts for a Tapeplex
      • Edit a VTSS Alert
      • Cancel a VTSS Alert
  • Edit Default Configuration Properties
    • Edit Configuration Properties
  • Review Site Configuration Summary
• Application Logs
• Database Update Log
  • Database Update Log Data Table
  • Errors for Database Update

A Using Filters

B Reporting Problems

Index