
104 Performing Advanced Tasks and Operations
4 Configure the Advanced Feature. Both Early Tape Creation and Storage Policies require additional
configuration after they are enabled to be fully functional in the Pathlight VX.
• If Early Tape Creation is selected:
a. Specify the following parameters:
• Enter Maximum Concurrent Processes - The maximum number of Early Tape Creation
media operations (concurrent processes) that can be active at one time. For example, if 4
physical drives are available to the Pathlight VX, up to 3 drives can be used for Early Tape
Creation operations because at least 1 drive must be available for other activity in the
Pathlight VX. The maximum number of concurrent processes available appears in brackets
next to the field and is 1 less than the number of physical drives on the Pathlight VX
(because of the drive needed for other system activity).
• Enter Media Percentage Full - Specifies how full virtual media needs to be before it is a
candidate for Early Tape Creation. The default value is 90%. The minimum setting is 75%.
Media will not be a candidate for Early Tape Creation if it is less than 75% full.
• Early Tape Creation Window: Enter Start Time - Creates a window when Early Tape
Creation will be active.
• Early Tape Creation Window: Enter End Time - Creates a window when Early Tape
Creation will be active.
All Day is the default setting to allow Early Tape Creation to happen at any time. It is
recommended that this process run in the background while no other processes, such as
backups are running.
b. Click Apply.
The Progress Window appears.
• If Success appears in the Progress Window: Early Tape Creation was successfully
enabled.
• If Failure appears in the Progress Window: Early Tape Creation was NOT enabled. To
view the troubleshooting procedures, click View Recommended Actions. To view the
error details, click Error Log for information.
c. Click Close to close the Progress Window.
Note
Early Tape Creation functionality is disabled if the Maximum
Concurrent Processes parameter is set to zero (0).
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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