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Running the Library
Note
You can import cartridges using the library interface or the host
server software
application
. The instru
ctions included here focus on the library interface method
for importing cartridges. Refer to your host application documentation if you wish
to use the host to import cartridges.
1
Insert cartridges into the
I/E station
using
the
Open
I/E
Slot
command on
the front panel menu.
Once the library has performed an inventory of the
I/E
slots, the user is prompted to assign the
inserted cartridges to a partition. The assignment can be done directly or postponed to later.
Do n
ot insert cartridges into the
I/E
sta
tion during the library power cycle.
Note
There is no hard stop on the import sl
ot.
Stop pulling the magazine at the stop
line
indicated on
the
mail slot
label on the top of the magazine. S
ee Magazine
Handling
2.
Assign the cartridges to a partition via
the Assign
Cartridge
command.
After cartridges are loaded into the
I/E
station,
the
I/E
station magazine is closed
and a
n
inventory
of the
I/E
station is performed,
a prompt appears on the display asking if you want to assign the
cartridges to a partitio
n. To begin using cartridges for data storage, cartridges must be assigned to
a partition. After having selected which partition to assign the unassigned
I/E
cartridges to, the
cartridges are ready for use.
If you select the wrong partition, open the
I/E
m
agazine, m
ove the cartridge to a different I/E slot
and close the I/E magazine. The library rescans the I/E slots and the
Assign
Cartridge
screen
appears again.
3.
Use the Import
Cartridge
command to physically move the cartridge from the
I/E
slot to
a free
s
torage slot
in the partition where it is assigned.
If the library contains multiple partitions, the import operation will not affect operations in other
partitions.
Comman
d
s received through the control path of the different partitions will be queued
and e
xecuted when the Import operation has completed.
You need to provide the following information in the
Operator
interface to import media:
Partition lists the partitions that y
ou are assigned access to view
.
Cartridges listed include the ca
rtridges that yo
u want to move
.
Note
Moving cartridges
may necessitate updating your host application. Refer to your
host application documentation.
The Open
I/E
can be accessed from the front panel interface only. The assign media and import
media can be accessed fr
om both the front panel interface and the remote management interface.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are:
From the
FPI
, select
Open IE
From the
FPI
,
select
Operations > Assign
Cartridge
From the
FPI
, select
Operations > Import
Cartridge
From t
he
RMI
, select
Operations > Assign
Cartridge
From the
RMI
, select
Operations > Import
Cartridge