Importing Unassigned Media; Handling Cartridges; Manual Cartridge Assignment Status - IBM TS3310 Maintenance Information

3. Click Apply.

Importing Unassigned Media

Media is considered unassigned when it is placed into the I/O station and not
assigned to a partition. When you place cartridges into the I/O station and close
the door, the local Operator Panel displays a window asking you to assign the
cartridge(s) to a partition. If you cancel out of the screen and do not assign the
media to any partition, the cartridges remain unassigned. Alternatively, if you
disable manual cartridge assignment (Operator Panel: Tools → System Settings),
the screen asking you to assign cartridges to a partition does not appear and the
cartridges in the I/O station remain unassigned.
From the web client you can import unassigned media into the library only if
manual cartridge assignment is disabled. This applies to both regular media and
cleaning media.
Note: Whether manual cartridge assignment is enabled or disabled, if there are
multiple unassigned tape cartridges in the I/O station and you only select
some of them to import into the library, they will ALL be assigned to the
first partition that you select. However, only the ones you select for import
will actually be moved into the library storage slots.
Differences in what you can see and do depending on manual cartridge
assignment status:
Table D-6. Manual Cartridge Assignment Status
Manual Cartridge
Assignment
ON (default)
OFF

Handling Cartridges

Attention: Do not insert a damaged tape cartridge into the drive. A damaged
cartridge can interfere with the reliability of a drive and may void the warranties
of the drive and the cartridge. Before inserting a tape cartridge, inspect the
cartridge case, cartridge door, and write-protect switch for breaks.
Incorrect handling or an incorrect environment can damage cartridges or their
magnetic tape. To avoid damage to your tape cartridges and to ensure the
continued high reliability of your IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives, use the following
guidelines.
Cartridge Importing
Assignment in I/O Unassigned Media
Station
You are asked to From Operator Panel:
assign cartridges to a NO
partition immediately
From Web client: NO
upon placing them in
the I/O station. You
may "cancel" out of
this window without
assigning them to a
partition.
You are not asked to From Operator Panel:
assign cartridges to a YES
partition and the
From Web client: YES
cartridges remain
unassigned.
Library
Configuration
Report
Unassigned
cartridges are not
visible.
Unassigned
cartridges are visible.
Appendix D. Using Ultrium Drives
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