Actually I was using the free version. It comes with license that allows you to do configuration but after 30 days the GUI reverts to a "monitor only" mode. I start by creating multiple libraries so I can experiment with backup jobs that span libraries. I'm sure if you were stuck and neede...

I've written up a blog post on how to get the StarWind VTL free version working in a virtualised Veeam 9.5 lab.
https://univirt.wordpress.com/2018/05/0 ... veeam-lab/

I've written up a blog post on how to get the StarWind VTL free version working in a virtualised Veeam 9.5 lab. I'd be interested in what people think. Have a look here https://univirt.wordpress.com/2018/05/0 ... veeam-lab/

Hi Boris. Actually I've worked this out myself. The tape drives were in Device Manager under "other devices" as HP Ultrium 5-SCSI SCSI Sequential Devive . I was able to extract the HPE drivers to a folder (there's an option to do this rather than installing them using the CPxxxxx.exe file)...

Hi Boris,

I've attached a zip file with some screenshots.

Neil.

Hi Boris,

Yes I've created the MSL9096 VTL and 96 tapes. All of these appear in the Veeam console. However no ultrium tape drives are created.

Neil.

Hi All, I'm installing VTL on a vSphere VM running Windows 2008R2. This is also my Veeam server. I've completed the setup but can't see any tape drives attached to the library. No drives are showing up in Device Manager or in Veeam, just the changer. I think it may be a driver issue. I've downloaded...