Setting up virtual tape storage
Follow these steps to set up your virtual tape storage.
If you do not already have virtual tape device type 63B0, create
one and vary it on:
CRTDEVTAP DEVD(TAPVRT01) RSRCNAME(*VRT)
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(TAPVRT01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
Note: You
can have up to 35 virtual tape devices active at one time.
Creating an image catalog using System i Navigator
To create virtual images using System i® Navigator, perform the following steps:
- In System i Navigator, expand and right-click Stand-Alone Devices and select Create Virtual Devices.
- Enter your information into the Create a virtual tape device description window.
Creating an image catalog and add volumes using the IBM i command line
The following examples show how to create an image catalog and add volumes using the CRTIMGCLG command.
This
example shows how to create an image catalog and multiple virtual
volumes with different attributes.
CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(CLG1) DIR('/CLG1DIR') Type(*TAP) TYPE(*TAP)(Create an empty tape catalog.)
ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(CLG1) FROMFILE(*NEW) TOFILE(VOL001) IMGSIZ(5000) VOLNAM(VOL001) (Add 1 new tape volume with a size of 5GB.)
ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(CLG1) FROMFILE(*NEW) TOFILE(VOL002) IMGSIZ(100000) VOLNAM(VOL002) (Add 1 new tape volume with a size of 100GB.)
This example shows how to create an image
catalog and multiple virtual volumes with the same attributes.
CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(CLG1) DIR('/CLG1DIR') TYPE(*TAP) ADDVRTVOL(10) PREFIX(VOL) IMGSIZ(5000) (Create an image catalog with 10 5GB tape volumes.)