Changing The Import/Export Setting; Table 5 Import/Export Settings - Quantum ATL M1500 User Manual

Chapter 3 Changing the Library Configuration

Changing the Import/Export Setting

Changing the Import/Export Setting
Table 5 Import/Export
Settings
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The option controls whether the host recognizes the slots of
Import/Export
the top left magazine as import/export elements or as storage elements:
• Import/export elements are used to move cartridges in and out of the
library under host control. Because these elements are used
exclusively for importing and exporting cartridges, they are left
empty during normal library operation, reducing the storage capacity
of the library.
• Storage elements are used to store data cartridges. Using storage
elements to import and export cartridges can be risky since these
operations are not controlled by the host.
Table 5 describes each of the possible settings for the
option.
Import/Export
Setting Description
When manual access port (
MAP
use the first slot in the top left magazine to import
and export cartridges from the library. The host
views the MAP as a storage element; therefore, after
using the MAP to import a cartridge, you must
replace the data cartridge that was originally stored
there.
For information about importing and exporting
cartridges when
Cartridge in MAP Mode
Cartridge in MAP Mode
ATL M-Series User's Guide
Import/Export
) is selected, you can
MAP
is selected, see Importing a
MAP
on page 30 and
on page 31.
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Exporting a