Creating a simulated tape library

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Create a simulated tape library on a server on which the Remote Media Agent for Linux is installed. You must create the simulated tape library on a hard disk or on a mounted volume.
See About the Tape Library Simulator Utility.
To create a simulated tape library
  1. At the Remote Media Agent for Linux computer, stop the Agent for Linux daemon.
See Stopping the Agent for Linux daemon.
  1. Navigate to the following path that contains the Tape Library Simulator Utility:
\</opt/VRTSralus/bin\>
For example:
cd /opt/VRTSralus/bin
  1. Start the mktls utility.
For example:
./mktls
  1. Select Create a new simulated tape library, and then pressEnter.
  2. Enter the appropriate information.
See Simulated Tape Library options.
  1. Exit the utility.
  2. Restart the Agent for Linux daemon.
See Starting the Agent for Linux daemon.
  1. On the Backup Exec server, restart the Backup Exec services.
See Starting and stopping Backup Exec services.