
Chapter 6
Viewing inventory information
The library maintains a cartridge inventory in nonvolatile RAM and uses the information to process SCSI commands from the application software. The inventory contains information about the following element locations:
CHM (the medium transport element)
Entry/exit port (the import/export element)
Cartridge slots (the storage elements)
Tape drives (the data transfer elements)
The Inventory Menu allows you to display the following information:
Bar code label information. This includes data about whether the bar code scanner could accurately scan the label.
Element occupied information. This includes data about whether the element contains a cartridge and whether a magazine or tape drive is installed.
Element position information. This includes data about the exact position of each element.
Bar code label information
To display bar code label information:
1.Select the Library Info Menu from the Main Menu, then select Inventory Menu.
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