| Name | Data Type | Value |
| Description | string | Create one or more Virtual Tapes. If the operation completes successfully, it will return 0. This method MUST return a CIM_Error representing that a single named property of a setting reference parameter has an invalid value or that an invalid combination of named properties of a setting (or other) parameter (either reference or embedded object) has been requested.
The parameter TheTape will contain a Reference to the virtual PhysicalTape if this operation completed successfully.
The desired settings for the Tape are specified by the TapeSetting reference parameter. |
| Experimental | boolean | true |
| ValueMap | string | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, .., 4098..32767, 32768..65535 |
| Values | string | No Error, No Space, No Library, No Slots, Not Supported, Unknown, Timeout, Failed, Invalid Parameter, DMTF Reserved, Method Reserved, Vendor Specific |
| Name | Type | Qualifiers |
| Name | Data Type | Value |
| Count | uint32 |
| Description | string | Number of virtual tapes to create. |
| StartingSlot | uint32 |
| Description | string | The new tapes will be placed in empty slots that are equal to or higher than this given slot number. This number can be zero indicating that the new tapes can be placed in any emptry slots. |
| NewTape | CIM_PhysicalTape[] |
| Description | string | An array of newly created virtual PhysicalTape objects. |
| IN | boolean | false |
| OUT | boolean | true |
| Pool |
REF
CIM_StoragePool |
| Description | string | Storage pool form which space for the Tape media is to be allocated from. |
| TapeSetting |
REF
CIM_VirtualTapeSettingData |
| Description | string | The requirements for the VirtualTape element to maintain. This is a reference to a CIM_VirtualTapeSettingData or a derived class instance parameter; this allows the client to specify the properties desired for the virtual tape. When the Tape is created successfully, this setting object is attached to the PhysicalTape objects. |
| VirtualLibrary |
REF
CIM_ComputerSystem |
| Description | string | The owning Virtual TapeLibrary for the new virtual tapes. |
| Name | Data Type | Value |
| Description | string | Delete a virtual PhysicalTape and return space to the source storage pool. If the method completed successfully it will return 0. |
| Experimental | boolean | true |
| ValueMap | string | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, .., 4096..32767, 32768.. |
| Values | string | Job Completed with No Error, No Such Tape, Not Supported, Unknown, Timeout, Failed, Unspecified Reasons, Invalid Parameter, Tape in use, Failed, DMTF Reserved, Method Reserved, Vendor Specific |
| Name | Data Type | Value |
| Description | string | Move virtual PhysicalTape media from one slot to another. The destination can be a slot number of a vault where the tape is moved to a virtual vault with no access to a host. The destination can also be a Input/Output port of the virtual TapeLibrary in which case the virtual tape will be exported to a physical media. |
| Experimental | boolean | true |
| ValueMap | string | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, .., 4096..32767, 32768.. |
| Values | string | Job Completed with No Error, No Such Tape, Not Supported, Unknown, Timeout, Failed, Unspecified Reasons, Invalid Parameter, Tape in use, Failed, DMTF Reserved, Method Reserved, Vendor Specific |