Chapter 5. Operating the Library
Exchange Media
This feature allows you to sequentially replace tapes that were just unloaded using the bulk unload feature.
To exchange new media for old media as tapes are unloaded:
1.From the main screen, touch Move Tapes. The Move Tapes screen appears.
2.Touch the source location from which the first tape is to be moved. A message appears in the upper left corner of the screen showing the bar code label of the tape or the drive number which has been selected.
3.Press the door button on the front of the library. The library moves the tape from the source to the door.
4.Remove the tape from the door slot.
5.Insert a new tape in the door slot and press the door button on the front of the library. The library moves the tape from the door to the slot that was just emptied.
6.Press the door button again to unload tapes from the next highest occupied slot in the library.
Queued Unloads
Queued unloads allows multiple
Spectra Logic recommends that this feature be enabled with software packages that support this feature.
The queued unloads feature tags media elements that need to move out of the library, whether for long term storage (vaulting) or because they have been used many times and should be discarded. When this feature is enabled, your backup software tracks tape use and storage needs, and, when necessary, it notifies the library that certain tapes must be moved to the front door. Specified tapes are unavailable for library use.
Using your backup software, set the length of time to wait until tapes should be moved from the library (see your backup software documentation for information on enabling
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