If you have an operating system image written to a virtual volume, performing a stand-alone mount of that volume to a virtual drive can allow you to start the system from the mounted virtual volume. You might want to perform this task to mount a volume at a disaster recovery location to start a System z host.
Select Virtual, then select Virtual Tape Drives. This is the Virtual Tape Drives panel.
To mount a stand-alone volume, select a virtual device, then select Stand-alone Mount from the Action dropdown. Next, enter the volume serial number, or virtual volser, that will be mounted. Click OK to complete the task. A message displays that indicates the mount operation has been initiated. Click Close to acknowledge the message.The virtual volser is displayed in the Virtual Tape Drives table.
To monitor the progress of your volume mount, go to the Tasks panel. Right-click the operation and select Properties to view more details.
When you are ready to unmount a virtual volume, go to the Virtual Tape Drives panel, select the virtual volume to unmount, and then select Unmount from the Actions menu. An information dialog will appear. Click Yes to unmount the virtual volume.
This has been an overview about mounting a stand-alone volume for a TS7700 attached to a physical tape library. For additional information, see the other topics in IBM Knowledge Center.