StorageLibrary Installation and User Guide
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Import Cartridges via Bulk Loading of Magazines
Another way to import cartridges
is through bulk loading. Eject the magazines and manually insert,
directly into
storage slots, as many cartridges as you plan to use.
Once the magazines are inserted
and the inventory completed, t
he library configuration can be viewed from the remote management
home screen or from the slots button on the front panel interface
home
screen.
Cartridges bulk loaded this way will automatically be assigned to the partition owning the magazine.
If the magazine contains c
leaning slots, cartridges i
n
stalled
in these slots
are assumed to be cleaning
tapes and are not accessible by the partiti
on
.
If the magazine contains
I/E
slots, cartridges inst
alled in these slots will be un
-
assigned
.
Use the
appropriate functions in the RMI or the FPI to assign these cartridges to a partition.
Caution
Cartridges must be placed in their appropriately conf
igured slot location. For
example, cleaning cartridges should not be placed in slots configured for storage.
After your library begins operating, use the Import Media screen to add cartridges without interrupting
library operations. Pla
ce cartridges in
an available
I/E
slot. The librarys scanner automatically reads
the barcode on new cartridges.
When you export cartridges from a library with logical libraries, cartridges
are exported to the librarys
I/E
slots. You
can only export
cartridges if there are empty
I/E
slots
. The Export Cartridge
command
enables you to export one or more cartr
idges from a partition to the
I/E
slots.
To export cartridges you need to provide
information on which tape cartridges you want to export.
Note
Moving cartridges
may necessitate updating your host application. Refer to your
host application documentation.
The paths to open the appropriate screen are:
From the
RMI
, select
Operations > Export
From the
FPI
, select
Operations > Export
Cartridge
The Load Drive operation enables you to load cartridges from a storage slot to a tape drive, as long
as they are in the same partition. The library/partition is taken offline during the load operation.
The paths to open the appropriate
screens are:
From the
RMI
, select
Operations > Load
Drive
From the
FPI
, select
Operations > Load to Drive
The Unload Drive operation allows the
Administrator
to unload cartridges from a single tape drive to a
storage slot, as lon
g as they are in the same partition. The library/partition will be taken offline during
the unload operation.