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Table of Contents Preface 7 Product Description 8 BackBox Components 9 BackBox Functionalities 11 Virtual Volume Creation 11 Tape Drive Emulation 11 Virtual Volume Storage 12 Compression 12 Encryption of Virtual Volumes 13 Encryption by BackBox Software 13 Encryption by the Storage Subsystem 14 LARGEBLOCK Support 15 Windows Files Data Store 16 File Access Security 18 Scripting/Background Migration on Tapes 19 Disk Space Management Tools 21 Windows Disk Path Reservation 22 Windows Advanced Pool Management 23 IBM Spectrum Protect™ (Tivoli Storage Manager) Data Store 26 IBM Spectrum Protect™ (Tivoli Storage Manager) Software 26 IBM Spectrum Protect™ (TSM) Features 26 IBM Spectrum Protect™ (TSM) Activity Log 26 Integrity Check when a Volume is Written 26 Additional Functionalities 28 Auto-Scratch Mechanism 28 User Guide | 3 Delete Expired Volumes 29 Virtual Volumes Access Control 30 Device Reservation 32 Pre-load 32 Restricted Data Stores 33 Secondary Data Stores and Catalog Replication 35 Cloning Physical Tapes 36 Configuration 37 Entities Configured in a Domain 37 Special Considerations at Installation 39 Domain Network 42 Tape Catalogs in the NonStop System 46 NonStop Access Authorizations 48 Data Stores - Windows Files 52 Data Stores - IBM Spectrum Protect™ (Tivoli Storage Manager-TSM) 55 IBM Spectrum Protect™ (Tivoli Storage Manager - TSM) Server Configuration 55 EMS Extractors 60 Procedures for Recovery 61 Operations 66 VTC Startup 66 VTC Shut Down 66 Disabling the Volume Automatic Mount 66 Enabling the Volume Automatic Mount 66 Manual Load and Unload 66 Unlabeled Tapes 67 Daily Cleanup (OBB017) 68 4 | User Guide Tools 78 Guardian Tools 78 MS Windows Tools 97 VTC Software Components 100 VTC Configuration 101 VTC Performance Monitor 104 User Interface 106 Sign In/Out 109 Domain Address Configuration 111 Stand Alone Load 112 Status Pages 115 Configuration 120 NSK Nodes 126 VT Controller 128 Data Store 138 Volume Group 145 Volume Group Windows Files – No Tape Catalog (or CA Catalogs) 146 Volume Group Windows Files – DSM/TC Catalog 146 Volume Group Windows Files – QTOS Catalog 147 Volume Group Windows Files – TMF Catalog 148 Volume Group IBM Spectrum Protect™ (TSM) – DSM/TC Catalog 149 Volume Group Advanced Properties 154 Volume 155 Volume List 155 Volume Operations 157 Volume Details 157 User Guide | 5 Create Volume 167 Virtualize Volume 169 Import From Tape Catalog 172 Summary 174 VTC Management Console 175 User Interface 178 Server Nodes 179 Settings 181 Domain Addresses 188 FC Node 191 ISCSI Node 195 Appendix A - Guardian Tools Samples 197 Appendix B – External Tape Device Installation 218 Appendix C – Migration to BackBox 223 6 | User Guide PREFACE This User Manual contains a product presentation and reference information for the configuration and operation of a BackBox subsystem connected to a NonStop server. BackBox is part of the BackPak product family that also contains BackLib, a library management for NonStop attached tape libraries. BackBox and BackLib share the software components running on the NonStop host and the user inter- face. This present manual is dedicated to the BackBox version E4.07 . The BackBox end user documentation consists of the following: BackBox Upgrade Procedure - Updating NonStop and MS-Windows Platforms. BackBox User Manual - BackBox Product. Configuring and operating BackBox subsystems. BackBox Tape Encryption Option - Tape Volumes Encryption Guide BackBox VTC Scripting Option - Guide for implementing Windows scripts archiving tape volumes to an Enterprise Backup Infrastructure. BackPak UI Installation - Installation of the UI component of a BackPak domain. BackPak Catalog Sync Option - Configuration and operation for replicating DSM/TC and BackPak cata- logs. BackPak Messages Manual and Troubleshooting - List of EMS error messages generated by the BackPak products. BackPak Third Party Components - List of third-party software included in BackPak. User Guide | 7 Product Description ETI-NET BackBox is a virtual tape solution to connect the NonStop Guardian tape subsystem to external storage facilities. BackBox related products: l BackBox - provides NonStop virtual tape capability to store virtual volumes in various (enter- prise) storage infrastructures. Data Store is the storage system for virtual volumes. BackBox currently supports two Data Store types: 1. Windows (compatible) disk file system: l Any internal disk or SAN LUNs, configured under the Windows file system, or l Any file server (SMB/CIFS) that is compatible with the Windows operating system. This includes specialized de-duplication appliances such as EMC Data Domain or HPE StoreOnce. 2. The IBM Spectrum Protect™ (TSM) Storage infrastructure implemented via the IBM Spectrum Pro- tect™ TSM/API. This manual describes how to configure and operate BackBox and how to link the NonStop tape sub- system to the chosen external storage. User Guide | 8 BackBox Components BackBox components: • Virtual Tape Controller (VTC) unit • BackPak User Interface Client • Domain Manager • Event Extractor A graphical user interface (UI) to BackBox runs on the operator workstation. The Domain Manager, Event Extractor and User Interface are BackPak components. BackBox virtual tapes and BackLib library tapes can be managed in the same BackPak Domain. In a con- solidated configuration, BackBox tape drives and BackLib tape drives appear on the same Client User Interface status page and they are operated by the same BackPak processes on the NonStop platform. 9 | User Guide Virtual Tape Controller (VTC) VTC Controllers are Windows-based servers connected to a NonStop server via Fiber Channels and ISCSI for Virtual NonStop. Several VTCs can be connected to the same NonStop system and several NonStop systems can be connected to the same VTC. VTC functions are controlled through TCP/IP. The VTC is built on a dedicated Windows Server 2008 R2 or 2012 R2 server platform. It stores virtual tape images through the VTC Windows file system. Any Windows compatible disk subsystem can be used for storage. The number of possible physical connections per VTC depends on the model. For more info see Product Requirements section below. BackPak User Interface Client The BackPak graphical user interface is a web-based client application that runs on the operator’s work- station. The User Interface is used for configuration, virtual volume creation and manual exception oper- ations. Standard VTC operations are automated. The usual NonStop tape-related utilities and user interfaces are used for daily operations. The BackPak User Interface Client can be installed in any Windows-based workstation. An instance must also be installed on each VTC. The User Interface Client installed on the VTC can be accessed through Windows Remote Desktop client. Domain Manager A BackPak domain is a group of VTCs and Guardian nodes whose virtual tapes are managed in a single environment. In a Domain, a unique label is given to each tape volume. If the virtual tapes of several NonStop nodes are managed by the same Domain Manager, the volume label must be unique across all nodes. The user logs in to a Domain using the User Interface Client. The user can configure the virtual devices, the virtual volume characteristics and their storage, can create virtual volumes, query the operational status, and enter exception commands. The main task of the Domain Manager running on the NonStop platform is to replay to the User Inter- face requests. It maintains a Domain configuration and a catalog of virtual volumes, including the real data location of each virtual volume. It also manages mount requests for virtual volumes. Event Extractor Each Guardian node set with virtual drives runs a BackPak Event Extractor. The Event Extractor essen- tially automates the mounting of the virtual volumes requested by $ZSVR, by forwarding them to the Domain Manager. The Event Extractor also assumes secondary roles, such as maintaining the status of tape drives in the NSK OPER file for quicker display in the User Interface. User Guide | 10 BACKBOX FUNCTIONALITIES Basic BackBox functionalities are: l Creation of virtual volumes. l Completion of tape mounts. l Emulation of a tape drive connected to a NonStop host. l Safeguard of virtual volumes and their data. l Import/export of virtual volumes through a physical tape drive attached to the VTC (vir- tualization / materialization). l Encryption of virtual volumes (see BackBox Tape Encryption Option manual).