Chapter 8 — Using the Cartridge Inventory
Partition Type
Cleaning
Download the Cartridge Inventory
If desired, you can download the inventory for the selected partition as an
XML file. You can use the information in the downloaded inventory when
creating a move queue file (see Create a Move Queue File on page 239).
If you are using the BlueScale user interface from the operator panel,
If you are accessing the library using the BlueScale web interface, the
The inventory lists the following information for all magazine slots in the
partition's storage pool and entry/exit pool and for the drives in the
partition.
For each slot and drive, the list shows the location ID and indicates
For each occupied slot or drive, the list also indicates the barcode
Usage Requirements Downloading an XML file containing the current
cartridge inventory requires either a remote connection to the library using
the BlueScale web interface (RLC) or a USB device connected to the LCM
or operator panel.
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Available Sources
Cleaning — L ists the cleaning cartridges currently in the selected cleaning
partition.
From TAP — C onfigures a move that transfers the magazine containing the
destination slot to the TAP so that you can insert a cartridge (see Moving
Cartridges Within a Partition on page 233).
All — L ists all of the cartridges in the partition, regardless of location.
Note:
If an "x" appears next to the slot number in the source list for a cleaning
partition, the cleaning cartridge is expired.
the cartridge inventory is saved as an XML file on a USB device that is
connected to the LCM or the operator panel.
cartridge inventory is displayed using the XML format in a new
browser window on the computer that you are using to access the
library. From there you can save the file to a convenient location for
later use. If a USB device is connected to the LCM or operator panel,
you can also save the XML file to the USB device.
whether or not it is full (occupied).
information of the cartridge.
Note:
You can also use the XML command interface to obtain the full
inventory of the partition, including both full and empty slots
and drive numbers (see inventory.xml in the Spectra Tape Libraries
XML Command Reference).
Viewing and Downloading the Cartridge Inventory
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