Physical Library Settings Screen; Logical Library Settings Screen; Configuring Physical Library Settings; Configuring Logical Library Settings - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Click Refresh to read the current settings from the library.

Configuring Physical Library Settings

Figure 4-39. Physical library settings screen
Use Configure Library → Physical to configure the I/O Station and auto cleaning.
Configure the I/O Station and Auto cleaning cartridge assignment using the
following settings:
• Library name — Use to enter a name for your library.
• Auto cleaning — Use to enable automatic cleaning of the tape drive. Auto cleaning
• Bar code label length — Use to choose the number of characters in the cartridge bar
Click Submit to transfer the settings to the library. A dialog message is displayed
when the settings have been updated successfully.
Click Refresh to read the current settings from the library.

Configuring Logical Library Settings

Figure 4-40. Logical library settings screen
Use Configure Library → Logical to configure the library access mode for the logical
library and the number of active cartridge slots.
Configure the library access mode using the following settings:
• Library mode — The library mode can be set to Random or Sequential.
can be enabled only when there the number of active slots is less than the total
number of available slots in the library.
code that is reported to the host computer.
– Random — In random mode, the library allows the server's (host's) application
software to select any data cartridge in any order.
– Sequential — In sequential mode, the library's firmware predefines the
selection of the cartridges. After initialization, the firmware causes the library to
select the first available cartridge found (counting from the lowest Column/Tier
position through the highest cartridge position in your library) for loading into
the drive. See "Location Coordinates and Element Addresses" on page 1-8.
Loop — Sequential mode with loop mode ON loads the cartridge in the lowest
Column/Tier cartridge position after the cartridge in the highest Column/Tier
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