Exabyte 1X7 LTO manual Tape Drive Status, Inventory

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TAPE DRIVE STATUS

The Tape Drive Status section includes the following information:

Field	Indicates...
Index	the element index of the tape drive (82). (Element indexes
	identify locations within the autoloader that can accept a
	cartridge.)
Status	whether the tape drive is active (tape motion is occurring)
	or inactive (idle)

INVENTORY

The Inventory section provides information from the autoloader’s cartridge inventory. The autoloader maintains a cartridge inventory to keep track of where cartridges are located. An inventory is automatically performed each time the autoloader is powered on, each time a cartridge is inserted or removed from the autoloader, and each time a cartridge is loaded or unloaded from the tape drive. In performing an inventory, the autoloader checks for cartridges in the cells and scans each cartridge’s bar code label.

The Inventory section includes the following information:

Field	Description
Index	Indicates the element index of the cartridge cell, tape drive,
	or robot (cartridge loader). The cell element indexes are 1
	through 7, the tape drive element index is 82, and the
	robot element index is 86. (Element indexes identify
	locations within the autoloader that can accept a cartridge.)
What	Indicates the type of element (cell, drive, or robot).

OCTOBER 2006 MAGNUM 1X7 LTO AUTOLOADER

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