Configuring I/O Stations And Reserving Slots - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Export Media
To remove cartridges from your library using your I/O Station, follow these steps:
1. From the OCP Main Menu, select Control > Move Cartridges and move the
2. From the OCP Main Menu, select Control > Open I/O Station. The I/O Station
3. Pull out the I/O Station and take out the data cartridge(s).
4. Push the I/O Station back into the library. The library will automatically start
If you do not have an I/O Station (all slots are assigned to storage), and wish to
export media, you will need to release a magazine and take out the cartridges
manually following these steps:
1. From the OCP Main Menu, select Control > Magazine. Choose the magazine
2. Pull out the magazine and remove the desired data cartridge(s).
3. Push the magazine back into the library. The library will automatically start an

Configuring I/O Stations and Reserving Slots

2U libraries usually have 1 slot for an I/O Station, while 4U libraries have 3 slots
assigned as an I/O Station. These slots can be configured as storage if needed.
To configure the I/O Station using the Web User Interface, follow these steps.
v Go to Configure Library->General.
v To enable the I/O Station, place a check mark in the I/O Station Enabled box. If
Note: The number of I/O Station slots and storage are automatically assigned
Dedicated Cleaning Slot
Earlier versions of the 4U library contained a Dedicated Cleaning Slot (DCS). This
DCS can be retained and is supported by future library firmware updates. Library
firmware after 1.95 will allow removal of the DCS, thus enabling this slot to be
used as a storage slot.
To remove the DCS, perform the following procedures using the Operator Control
Panel (OCP).
1. Navigate to the Library Settings (Logical Library Settings) screen Configure >
2. Select General.
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data cartridges into the I/O Station. See "Control: Move Cartridges" on page
5-17 or "Manage Library: Move Media" on page 5-42 for more information.
will unlock itself
an inventory of the I/O Station.
you wish to unlock/remove.
inventory.
Note: If you run a library configuration backup program on your host
computer, use the program to run an audit of the library after cartridges
have been removed to update the backup program.
it is checked as enabled, the first 3 physical slots in the lower left magazine in a
4U or the first physical slot in the left magazine in a 2U is configured as an I/O
station. If the I/O Station Enabled box is not checked, the slots are configured as
storage.
when the I/O Station Enabled box is checked or unchecked.
Library Settings (or Logical Library Settings.