CHAPTER 4: Managing and Monitoring your Autoloader

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Inventory

The autoloader automatically runs an inventory whenever you power it on or insert a magazine. If you need to run an inventory in addition to this, you can use On-board Remote Management to do it remotely.

To run an inventory:

1From any page, click Commands. The Commands screen opens.

2Click Inventory. The autoloader immediately starts an inventory.

Set to Home

If the autoloader is not able to successfully execute a Moving Tapes or an Inventory command, try executing a Set to Home command, then retry the move or inventory command again.

The Set to Home command resets the autoloader from an unexpected internal condition.

To use the Set to Home command:

1From any page, click Commands. The Commands screen opens.

2Click Set to Home. This executes a reset command to the autoloader.

Sequential operations

The Sequential Operations mode supports certain backup applications that do not manage media. The loader must be in Sequential mode, selected from the Configuration page, to use Sequential Operations. During backup, when one cartridge is read or written to the end of the tape, the autoloader automatically returns that cartridge to its designated slot and loads the cartridge from the next higher numbered slot to the tape drive to be read or written to. This continues until the backup software stops accessing the drive or until all the cartridges have been sequentially accessed. The autoloader does not move the media until the host requests the tape drive to unload.

Important

You must perform a Start or Resume command to load a cartridge into the tape drive before starting a host backup.

To use the Sequential Operations mode:

1From any page, click Commands. The Commands screen opens.

2Scroll to Sequential Operations, then click Start. This moves the first available cartridge from the storage slot to the drive.

■To stop Sequential Operations, click Stop. This removes the cartridge from the drive and places it back into the cartridge's previous storage slot.

■To resume Sequential Operations, click Resume. This moves the next cartridge to the tape drive.

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