To connect your tape device to the UEB system, configure the tape device on both the ESX(i) server and the UEB VM.
Note: For UEB systems, the tape device must be SCSI and the UEB VM must be running on ESX(i) 4.1, due to limitations in VMware.
1 Launch vSphere and connect to your ESXi server.
2 Select the ESXi server in the left pane, then select the Configuration tab.
3 Click Storage Adapters and select your SCSI card. Normally it is assigned to vmhba1.
4 In the details below, select Paths and note the Runtime Name. For example, vmhba1:C0:T0:L0.
For autoloaders, there are two Runtime Names, one for the changer and one for the tape. Note both names.
5 Check the SCSI card’s status and do one of the following:
• If the status is green and Active, continue with the next step in this procedure.
• If the status is Dead, perform the steps in SCSI card is not active. Leave your vSphere session open, you will come back to continue this procedure.
• For autoloaders, both Runtime Names must be active. If not, do the SCSI card is not active procedure for each inactive Runtime Name before continuing with these steps.
6 If the UEB VM is running, power it down (right-click > Power > Power Off).
7 Right-click the VM and select Edit Settings > Add > SCSI Device > Next.
8 Select the tape device in the SCSI Device list.
9 From the Virtual Device Node list, select a device for the Runtime Name you noted in Step 4. For example, for Runtime Name vmhba1:C0:T0:L0, select SCSI(0:6) or SCSI(1:6), SCSI(2:6), etc.
11 For autoloaders only, repeat Step 7 - Step 10 to configure a separate device for the changer. For example, if you selected SCSI(0:6) for the tape device, select a different device for the changer.
12 Power on the UEB VM (right click > Power > Power On).
13 Proceed to Configuring the tape archive device in the Unitrends system.