AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Using Your Tape Gateway
find basic documentation on how to configure the IBM Spectrum Protect Version 7.x backup software for
a tape gateway and perform backup and restore operations. For detailed information about how to use
IBM Spectrum Protect backup software, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Administrator's Guide.
Note
The IBM Spectrum Protect backup software is only supported on the Microsoft Windows.
Setting Up IBM Spectrum Protect
After you have connected your virtual tape library (VTL) devices to your Windows client, you configure
the IBM Spectrum Protect Version 7.x software to recognize your VTL devices. For information about how
to connect VTL devices to your client, see Connecting Your VTL Devices (p. 84).
To set up IBM Spectrum Protect
1. Get a licensed copy of the IBM Spectrum Protect version 7.1.9 software from IBM.
2. Install the IBM Spectrum Protect software on your on-premises environment or in-cloud Amazon
EC2 instance. For installation instruction, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Administrator's Guide. For
additional installation guidance, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Tape Solution Guide.
Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect to Work with VTL Devices
Next, configure IBM Spectrum Protect to work with your VTL devices. For instructions, see Tape Device
Driver-W12 6266 for Windows 2012.
To configure IBM Spectrum Protect
1. Get the correct driver package for your media changer. For the tape-device driver, IBM Spectrum
Protect requires version W12 6266 for Windows 2012. For instructions on how to get the drivers, see
Tape Device Driver-W12 6266 for Windows 2012 on the Lenovo website.
Note
Make sure that you install the "non-exclusive" set of drivers.
2. On your computer, open Computer Management, expand Media Changer devices, and verify that
the media changer type is listed as IBM 3584 Tape Library.
3. Ensure that the barcode for any tape in the virtual tape library is eight characters or less. If you try
to assign your tape a barcode that is longer than eight characters, you get this error message: "Tape
barcode is too long for media changer".
4. Ensure that all your tape drives and media changer appear in IBM Spectrum Protect. To do so, use
the following command: \Tivoli\TSM\server>tsmdlst.exe
Writing Data to a Tape in IBM Spectrum Protect
You write data to a tape gateway virtual tape by using the same procedure and backup policies that
you do with physical tapes. Create the necessary configuration for backup and restore jobs. For detailed
information, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Administrator's Guide.
Restoring Data from a Tape Archived in IBM Spectrum Protect
Restoring your archived data is a two-step process.
To restore data from an archived tape
1. Retrieve the archived tape from archive to a tape gateway. For instructions, see Retrieving Archived
Tapes (p. 181).
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