You can use the command line to create a simulated tape library. Create a simulated tape library on a hard disk or on any mounted volume on the Remote Media Agent. From the command line, you can also view and delete simulated tape libraries.
To manage simulated tape libraries from the command line
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At the Remote Media Agent server, stop the Remote Agent for Linux or UNIX Servers daemon.
See Stopping the Remote Agent for Linux or UNIX Servers daemon.
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Navigate to the following directory that contains the Tape Library Simulator Utility:
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Start the mktls utility with the appropriate parameter switches.
See Command line switches for the Tape Library Simulator Utility.
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Start the Remote Agent for Linux or UNIX Servers daemon.
See Starting the Remote Agent for Linux or UNIX Servers daemon.