
58 Performing Basic Tasks and Operations
Working with Virtual Drives
In the Pathlight VX, virtual drives are located in virtual libraries. The total number of virtual drives that can
be created across all virtual libraries is determined by your Pathlight VX license. To identify the number of
virtual drives for which the Pathlight VX is licensed, refer to Applying the Pathlight VX License
on page 31.
Creating a Virtual Drive
You can create up to 20 virtual drives per FC blade. Depending on the Pathlight VX configuration, the SNC
contains either 1 or 2 FC blades.
1 Log on as a user with Administrator privileges.
2 From the menu bar, select Setup→ Virtual Drive.
The Setup - Virtual Drive(s) screen appears. This screen lists all existing virtual drives and, for each
drive, the drive serial number, drive type, and the virtual library and FC blade associated with the drive.
3 Click Create.
The Create Virtual Drive(s) screen appears. Use this screen to create one or more virtual drives and
specify the number of drives and drive type.
• Select Library - The virtual library to associate with the new drive(s). Select the library from the
drop-down list.
• Enter Number of Drives – The number of new drives to be created. The number of drives available
are listed to the right of the input field.
• Select Drive Type – The type of virtual drive(s) being created. Available drive types are LTO-1,
LTO-2, and LTO-3.
4 Define the parameters and click Apply.
The Progress Window appears, which contains information on the status of the virtual drive being
created.
• If Success is shown in the Progress Window: The virtual drive was successfully created.
• If Failure is shown in the Progress Window: The virtual drive was NOT created. To view the
troubleshooting procedures, click View Recommended Actions. To view the error details, click
Error Log for information on why the virtual drive was not created. To create another virtual drive,
repeat Step 2
through Step 4.
Note
When virtual drives are created, they are automatically assigned to the FC
blade(s) in round-robin fashion. For example, the first virtual drive that is
created is assigned to FC blade 1. The second virtual drive is assigned to
FC blade 2. Assignment of virtual drives to the FC blade(s) proceeds in this
manner so the FC blades are load-balanced.
Note
If there is one virtual library, the virtual drive(s) default to be associated
with this library.
Note
Once the Progress Window appears, you cannot cancel or stop this
action. However, you can close the window by clicking on the X in the
upper-right of the screen, but confirmation of success or failure is NOT
shown.
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