Unloading Tape Drives - Quantum scalar i500 User Manual

Unloading Tape Drives

Scalar i500 User's Guide
Note: You can filter the list of media by entering all or part of a
barcode in the
with wildcards. You can also sort the list by clicking on
columns with bold headings. For example, selecting the
Location
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select
• From the operator panel, select
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the
online Help system, click the
operator panel user interface.
The Unload Drive operation allows you to unload a cartridge from a tape
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drive to a storage slot. The storage slot and tape drive must be assigned to
the same partition.
This topic focuses on using the library user interface, not the host
application, to unload tape drives. Using the library to unload tape drives
may necessitate performing an inventory with the host application. See
your host application documentation for more information.
Details about unloading tape drives include:
• Only drives with media loaded appear on the screen.
• You can select only partitions to which you have been given access.
• If the affected partition is online, it will be taken offline before the
unload operation is performed, and brought back online after it is
complete.
If the operation does not complete successfully, the
Note:
partition remains offline until you turn it back online
manually or restart the library (see
Online or Offline
You need to provide the following information in the
screens to unload tape cartridges from tape drives:
text box. Use an asterisk (*) to search
Search
column heading sorts the list by location coordinates.
Operations > Drive > Load
Operations > Load Drive
icon at the top right of the Web client or
Help
on page 76).
Chapter 9 Running Your Library
Performing Media Operations
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Taking a Partition
Unload Drive
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