Enable Or Disable Slotiq; Select Barcode Options - Spectra TFinity User Manual

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions

Enable or Disable SlotIQ

Choose whether the partition uses SlotIQ, which optimizes performance
by virtualizing the library inventory.
1. From the Name and Media Type screen, click Next. The SlotIQ screen
2. Select Default or Enable SlotIQ.

Select Barcode Options

Choose the barcode label options for the partition. Spectra Certified data
cartridges with standard barcode labels use a barcode with eight human‐
readable characters followed by a checksum character that is not 
human‐readable.
By default, the library:
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 SlotIQ is not compatible with Media Zoning or T10K drives.
Notes:

SlotIQ cannot be enabled if the advanced utility Tape Barcode
Verification is enabled.
displays.
Figure 118 Enable or disable SlotIQ.
 Expects barcode labels with checksums (that is, it treats the right‐
most character as a checksum character).
 Uses the checksum character to validate the barcode.
 Reports up to 16 characters but does not report the checksum
character.
Note: If you change the barcode options for a partition, the library will
report a tape mismatch error when tape cartridges previously
discovered by MLM are loaded into a drive.
Enable or Disable SlotIQ
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