2.1 TS7700 Virtualization Engine architecture2.1.1 Monolithic design of a Virtual Tape Server2.1.2 Modular design of the TS7700 Virtualization Engine2.1.3 Peer-to-peer VTS design2.1.4 Principles of grid design2.1.5 Management of the TS77002.2 Stand-alone cluster: Components, functionality, and features2.2.1 Views from the Host: Library IDs2.2.2 Tape volume cache2.2.3 Virtual volumes and logical volumes2.2.4 Mounting a scratch virtual volume2.2.5 Mounting a specific virtual volume2.2.6 Logical WORM (LWORM) support and characteristics2.2.7 Virtual drives2.2.8 Selective device access control2.2.9 Physical drives2.2.10 Stacked volume2.2.11 Selective Dual Copy function2.2.12 General TVC management in a stand-alone cluster2.2.13 Expired virtual volumes and Delete Expired function2.2.14 TVC Cache management in a TS7740 stand-alone cluster2.2.15 TVC management processes for TS77402.2.16 TS7720 TVC cache management2.2.17 Copy Consistency Point: Copy policy modes in a stand-alone cluster2.2.18 TVC selection in a stand-alone cluster2.2.19 TVC encryption2.2.20 Logical and stacked volume pooling2.2.21 Logical and stacked volume management2.2.22 Secure Data Erase function2.2.23 Copy Export function2.2.24 Encryption of physical tapes2.2.25 Security identification via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol2.2.26 Service preparation mode2.2.27 Service mode2.3 Multicluster grid configurations: Components, functionality, and features2.3.1 Rules in multicluster grid2.3.2 Required grid hardware2.3.3 Data integrity by volume ownership2.3.4 I/O TVC selection2.3.5 Copy Consistency Points2.3.6 Cluster family concept2.3.7 Override settings concept2.3.8 Host view of a multicluster grid and Library IDs2.3.9 Tape Volume Cache2.3.10 Virtual volumes and logical volumes2.3.11 Mounting a scratch virtual volume2.3.12 Mounting a specific virtual volume2.3.13 Logical WORM (LWORM) support and characteristics2.3.14 Virtual drives2.3.15 Allocation assistance2.3.16 Selective Device Access Control2.3.17 Physical drives2.3.18 Stacked volume2.3.19 Selective Dual Copy function2.3.20 General TVC management in multicluster grids2.3.21 Expired virtual volumes and Delete Expired function2.3.22 TVC management for TS7740 in multicluster grid2.3.23 TVC management for TS7720 in a multicluster grid2.3.24 TVC management processes in a multicluster grid2.3.25 Copy Consistency Point: Copy policy modes in a multicluster grid2.3.26 TVC (I/O) selection in a multicluster grid2.3.27 Remote (cross) cluster mounts2.3.28 TVC encryption2.3.29 Logical and stacked volume management2.3.30 Secure Data Erase2.3.31 Copy Export2.3.32 Encryption of physical tapes2.3.33 Autonomic Ownership Takeover Manager2.3.34 Selective Write Protect for disaster recovery testing2.3.35 Service preparation mode2.3.36 Service mode2.4 Grid configuration examples2.4.1 Homogeneous versus hybrid grid configuration2.4.2 Planning for high availability or disaster recovery in limited distances2.4.3 Disaster recovery capabilities in a remote data center2.4.4 Configuration examples2.5 TS7700 Virtualization Engine hardware components2.5.1 Common components for the TS7720 Virtualization Engine and TS7740 Virtualization Engine models2.5.2 TS7720 Virtualization Engine components2.5.3 TS7740 Virtualization Engine components2.5.4 TS3500 Tape Library2.5.5 IBM TotalStorage 3592-J1A Tape Drive2.5.6 IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive2.5.7 IBM System Storage TS1130 Tape Drive2.5.8 IBM System Storage TS1140 Tape Drive