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Virtual tapes management

Specify mapping to tape container in the following way in the CHARON configuration file:

set <adapter name> container[<unit name>] = ".vtape" removable[<unit name>] = true

Warning
It is mandatory to set the "`removable`" parameter to "`true`" The container name must be "`.vtape`", no name and path must be specified, only extension. The container name length must not be more than 255 characters

Example:

set PKA container[600] = ".vtape" removable[600] = true

Once it is done using the following commands it is possible to manage virtual tapes attached to CHARON.

To create the specified host-file (if it does not already exist) and attach it to the specified virtual tape device, use:

$ CHARONCP SET MAGTAPE <device> /LOAD="<filename>.vtape"

The container name specified in the /LOAD parameter must not be more than 255 characters

Example:

$ CHARONCP SET MAGTAPE MKA600: /LOAD="E:\Charon\Tapes\backup_01.vtape"

To detach any file currently attached to te specified virtual tape device, use:

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