Moving Data Cartridges; Inserting A Cleaning Cartridge; Removing A Cleaning Cartridge - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Moving Data Cartridges

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Inserting a Cleaning Cartridge

Removing a Cleaning Cartridge

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TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
A data cartridge is removed from a storage slot to the I/O Station. Before the same
data cartridge can be inserted into another logical library, it must be moved from
one I/O Station slot to another and then assigned to a different logical library.
For information on inserting a data cartridge, see "Inserting Data Cartridges" on
page 8-17.
From the Operator Panel: Operations → Move Media
From the Web User Interface: Manage Cartridges → Data Cartridges
This menu item is used to move data cartridges between the I/O Station, storage
slots, and drives. You can view information about a specific cartridge if its volume
serial number is known. Otherwise, if the volume serial number is unknown, you
can filter media by one of the following locations:
v Logical Library
v Enclosure
From the Operator Panel: Operations → Insert Cleaning Media
From the Web User Interface: Manage Cartridges → Cleaning Cartridges
Before a cleaning cartridge can be inserted, a cleaning slot must be designated in
the library for the cartridge. For information on assigning a cleaning slot, see
"Assigning Cleaning Slots" on page 8-4.
All cleaning cartridges must have "CLNxxx" as part of its bar code in order for the
library's bar code scanner to recognize it as a cleaning cartridge.
Note: Cartridges can be damaged during shipping or from being mishandled.
Before inserting a cartridge in your library, check that the leader pin is
properly seated by sliding open the cartridge door and visually inspecting
the leader pin. For more information, see "Repositioning or Reattaching a
Leader Pin" on page 9-10.
From the Operator Panel: Operations → Remove Cleaning Media
From the Web User Interface: Manage Cartridges → Cleaning Cartridges
These menu items will remove a cleaning cartridge from its assigned cleaning slot
to the I/O Station for removal from the library. This will be necessary when a
cleaning cartridge expires and needs to be replaced.