Moving Media (Operations > Move Media); Removing The Existing Tape From The Mailslot - HP StorageWorks MSL2024 User's And Service Manual

3. The mailslot located in the lower left magazine ejects automatically. Pull the magazine out until
you can access the tape cartridge (see
Figure 86 Removing the existing tape from the mailslot
.
On the MSL8096, the magazine in the upper right side will be unlocked if it is configured as a
mailslot and you choose to open it. To open the upper right magazine, grasp the magazine and
pull it straight out until you can access the desired slot.
NOTE:
The following message may be displayed: Mailslot opening. No button pushes are accepted
during this time.
NOTE:
If the SCSI Prevent/Allow Media Removal bit is set, the mailslot cannot be unlocked/opened
from the front panel and the following message is displayed:
Media Removal Prevented by Host Software. Press OK to continue and return to the open
mailslot pull-down menu. Try the operation again from the backup software.
4. The following message is displayed: Please close Mailslot(s). Remove the existing tape cartridges
from the mailslot and insert new tape cartridges, as required.
5. Push the mailslot back into the Library.
Moving Media (Operations > Move Media)
This option instructs the Library to move a cartridge from a tape drive, a tape slot in any magazine
or the mailslot in the left magazine to any other location not already holding a tape. This option also
lets you load and unload tape cartridges to and from the installed tape drives. To use this command,
you must first select where you want to move the tape from (in one of the Source fields), and then
indicate where you want to move the tape to (in one of the Destinations fields).
Source Type: This toggles between all available sources: mailslot, magazines, and the active drives.
Source -> Source by Label: If appropriate, this toggles between available source cartridges. In the
following example, the source type is a magazine, so you need to select a cartridge from the magazine.
You can do this by selecting a specific slot (Source field) or specifying the target cartridge's barcode
(Source by Label field). Only Full source slots are available for selection.
138 Operating the Tape Library
Figure 86).