IBM Magstar 3494 manual Initial Cartridge Installation

Using automatic cartridge loader mode

Although the tape drives in the 3494 do not have automatic cartridge loaders, the 3494 allows for automatic mounting of the next cartridge, of a prede®ned sequential set, in a speci®ed library tape drive. The 3494 supports the assignment of cartridges to a special category, the assignment of a speci®ed drive for restricted use with the special category, and the ending of the restricted usage of a tape drive.

Mounting transient tape cartridges

Note: The Convenience Input¤Output Station feature must be installed to take advantage of this function.

The 3494 Mount from Input Station function supports special usage of the Convenience Input¤Output Station for the use of transient tape cartridges that are not part of the 3494 inventory. In this special-use mode, tape cartridges in the Convenience Input¤Output Station are sequentially mounted, used (read or written), demounted, and returned to the Convenience Input¤Output Station. This function is available as a selection from the Commands pull-down.

See ªStand-Alone Deviceº on page 180 for more information on stand-alone operations.

Initial Cartridge Installation

Physical cartridges may be loaded into the library after the hardware installation is complete. The loading of physical cartridges can take place prior to the teach operation and the inventory operation. Logical volumes can be inserted after a teach. The following types of cartridges may be loaded:

Customer volumes

Customer volumes are the initial set of data and scratch volumes to be automated. Any number of cartridges may be added to the library up to the maximum available cartridge storage cells in the library.

Cleaner volumes

One cleaner volume should be installed in the library for each frame that contains a tape subsystem. The cleaner cartridge type (3490E/3590) depends on whether the tape subsystem uses 3490 or 3590 media. The cleaner cartridges may be place in any available cell.

Note: The external volser must match the mask value that is provided, or the inventory operation will treat the cleaner cartridge as a normal customer volume.

Service volume

One or two service volumes are installed in the library by the service representative depending on the library con®guration.

Logical Volumes

If a Virtual Tape Server (VTS) is installed, logical volumes are inserted into the library using the ªInsert Logical Volumesº panel. Refer to Figure 95 on page 164.

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