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Operator Interface
The library manager console is used to perform the setup, management, and status
functions needed to support a Virtual Tape Server subsystem.
Logical Volume Inventory
The data base in the library manager is expanded to handle the large number of
logical volumes that a Virtual Tape Server subsystem uses. There are also new
operator functions which allow the addition of logical volumes by specifying a
volume serial number range through the library manager console (refer to Figure 95
on page 164).
VTS Import/Export Overview
Import/Export Operations
The Import and Export operations provide a way to move logical volumes out of a
VTS subsystem to physical cartridges called Exported Stacked Volumes and to
return them to the same or move them to another VTS. Lists of volumes for Import
or Export are provided to a VTS on logical volumes called the Import List Volume or
the Export List Volume, which are resident in the VTS. The Status File on the
Import or Export List Volume provides status for each logical volume being
processed. See “Appendix B. Virtual Tape Server Import/Export Advanced Function”
on page 307 for information about preparing the Import or Export List Volume.
Import
The Import operation allows logical volumes which are stored on physical Exported
Stacked Volumes to become logical volumes within a Virtual Tape Server. A specific
volume or all volumes may be imported from Exported Stacked Volumes which
have been entered into a library through the Convenience Input⁄Output Station and
have been moved to the Import category by an operator at the Library Manager
console. Host console messages provide status on progress and completion of the
Import operation.
Export
The Export operation allows customer data on logical volumes in a Virtual Tape
Server to be removed from the VTS onto physical Exported Stacked Volumes. The
list of volumes to export and a destination for each volume is provided by the host
operator or tape management system. Logical volumes with the same destination
are grouped on the same Exported Stacked Volume and this physical volume is
then moved into a category which allows an operator at the Library Manager
console to eject the cartridge through the Convenience Input⁄Output Station for
storage outside the library or movement to another tape library to be imported into a
VTS. Host console messages provide status on progress and success of the Export
operation.
Local and Remote Power Control
The local power is controlled by the operator using a switch at the operator control
panel. See “Changing from Local to Remote Power” on page 76 and “Changing
from Remote to Local Power” on page 76 for operating instructions.
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