In this article, I will configure the VTL StarWind Virtual Tape Library Software. Read my previous blog about how to Install Starwind.
StarWind Virtual Tape Library Configure
1- Run the StarWind Management Console and Click on Add Device (advanced).
2- Add Device Wizard, choose Tap Device option and click on Next Button.
3- Select Virtual Tape and click next.
4- Select create a new virtual tape library, click on … button to select the VTL location and click next.
5- Select virtual tape device model and click next.
6- Virtual tape Target Parameters for Connection, click on next button.
7- Click the create button to create the Device and wait for sometimes to complete the virtual tape process.
8- Virtual tape library VTL device created successfully, click on close button.
9- By Default it will create lots of tapes so we need to remove tapes.
10- How to create Virtual tape library VTL Tapes. Click create tape.
11- Specify the virtual tape path and then click next.
12- Select tape quantities, select custom tape size, and then click Create.
13- VTL tapes created.
14- Open server manager, select tools and then click iSCSI initiator.
15- Type the tape drive host IP address and then click on quick connect button.
16- The target iSCSI has been connected and then click on done button.
17- Click ok.
18- Open device manager, you can see tape device is showing and we need to install tape drive driver.
HPE StoreEver Tape Driver
19- Now we need to install Tape Library Driver, first we need to download the HPE StoreEver tape driver Download Driver from HPE Official Website.
20- Double-click on the HPE Driver Setup file to run the setup.
21- Click on the Extract button
22- Select the folder where you want to extract the HPE StoreEver Tape driver and then click ok.
23- Open the extracted file folder and then double-click on the setup file to install the tape driver.
24- HPE Tape drivers showing, so click on install button.
25- HPE Tape Driver installed, so click on OK button.
26- Click Exit.
27- HPE Tape driver successfully installed.
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