Unassigning The Mailslot From The Partition; Unassign The Mailslot Using The Remote User Interface; Unassign The Mailslot Using The Local Operator Panel; Moving Tape Cartridges With The Sl150 User Interface - Oracle StorageTek SL150 User Manual

Moving Tape Cartridges with the SL150 User Interface

Unassigning the Mailslot from the Partition

You should unassign the mailslot from a partition when you are finished with it so that
the other partition can access it if necessary. You use either the remote, browser-based
user interface or the local operator panel.

Unassign the Mailslot Using the Remote User Interface

Log in to the browser-based user interface.
1.
Select the Library screen from the menu on the left side of the interface.
2.
In the graphical library map, click on the Mailslot icon and select Unassign from
3.
the context menu.
When the Unassign Mailslot from a Partition dialog appears, press OK to
4.
unassign the mailslot or Cancel to abort.

Unassign the Mailslot Using the Local Operator Panel

On the Home screen, tap the Mailslot button.
1.
The Mailslot page appears.
Press the Unassign Mailslot button.
2.
When the Unassign Mailslot from a Partition dialog appears, press OK to
3.
unassign the mailslot or Cancel to abort.
Moving Tape Cartridges with the SL150 User Interface
Generally, the host backup or storage-management application should control all data
cartridge movements. If you move cartridges with the browser-based user interface,
you can cause inconsistencies in application catalogs and force time-consuming audits.
However, when circumstances require, an Operator, Service representative, or
Administrator can proceed as follows:

Move Tape Cartridges Using the Browser-Based User Interface

If you are not currently logged in, log in as an administrator or operator.
1.
Select the Library screen from the screens menu on the left side of the interface.
2.
In the graphical library map, click on one of the cartridges that you need to move.
3.
When the context menu appears, select Move Tape. The Move Tape panel appears
4.
at the top of the screen. In the Source field, the address of the cartridge that you
chose appears.
In the graphical library map, click on the desired destination cartridge slot (it must
5.
be empty). In the Destination controls on the Move Tape panel, the address of the
cartridge slot that you chose appears.
In the Move Tape panel, press the OK button to perform the move or Cancel to
6.
abort.
When the Move Tape panel shows that the move is complete, press the OK button
7.
to close the panel.
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