Tandberg Data T40 manual Importing Cartridges via I/E Slot

Importing Cartridges via I/E Slot

You can import cartridges using the library interface or the host server software

Note application. The instructions included here focus on the library interface method for importing cartridges. Refer to your host application documentation if you wish to use the host to import cartridges.

1Insert cartridges into the I/E station using the Open I/E Slot command on the front panel menu. Once the library has performed an inventory of the I/E slots, the user is prompted to assign the inserted cartridges to a partition. The assignment can be done directly or postponed to later.

Do not insert cartridges into the I/E station during the library power cycle.

There is no hard stop on the import slot. Stop pulling the magazine at the stop

Note line indicated on the mail slot label on the top of the magazine. See Magazine Handling

2.Assign the cartridges to a partition via the Assign Cartridge command.

After cartridges are loaded into the I/E station, the I/E station magazine is closed and an inventory of the I/E station is performed, a prompt appears on the display asking if you want to assign the cartridges to a partition. To begin using cartridges for data storage, cartridges must be assigned to a partition. After having selected which partition to assign the unassigned I/E cartridges to, the cartridges are ready for use.

If you select the wrong partition, open the I/E magazine, move the cartridge to a different I/E slot and close the I/E magazine. The library rescans the I/E slots and the Assign Cartridge screen appears again.

3.Use the Import Cartridge command to physically move the cartridge from the I/E slot to a free storage slot in the partition where it is assigned.

If the library contains multiple partitions, the import operation will not affect operations in other partitions. Commands received through the control path of the different partitions will be queued and executed when the Import operation has completed.

You need to provide the following information in the Operator interface to import media:

Partition lists the partitions that you are assigned access to view.

Cartridges listed include the cartridges that you want to move.

Note	Moving cartridges may necessitate updating your host application. Refer to your
	host application documentation.

The Open I/E can be accessed from the front panel interface only. The assign media and import media can be accessed from both the front panel interface and the remote management interface.

The paths to open the appropriate screens are:

From the FPI, select Open IE

From the FPI, select Operations > Assign Cartridge

From the FPI, select Operations > Import Cartridge

From the RMI, select Operations > Assign Cartridge

From the RMI, select Operations > Import Cartridge

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