Step 8: Run The Library - Quantum Scalar i500 Getting Started Manual

Step 8: Run the Library

For detailed instructions on configuring the library, see the Scalar i500 User's Guide.
See also the library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the
at the top right of the web client or operator panel.
SMI-S is disabled by default. If you want to enable SMI-S, you must
Note:
manually enable it from the operator panel by selecting
Settings > Enable SMI-S
4 Load tape cartridges into the library.
For instructions on importing and bulk loading tape cartridges, see the Scalar i500
User's Guide.
5 Assign tape drives to partitions (if using the I/E commands).
When manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), you cannot
import cartridges using the I/E commands until you have assigned them to a
partition. The Assign IE screen on the operator panel will prompt you to assign them
to a partition.
If manual cartridge assignment is disabled, the Assign IE screen does not appear and
the cartridges in the I/E station are visible to all partitions, as well as the system
partition, and can be used by any partition. For more information, see the Scalar i500
User's Guide.
6 Connect to the host application.
Set up the connection to the library host application. If your host application
inventories the location of each tape cartridge in the library, open the host application
and perform a reinventory to sync the logical inventory with the physical inventory of
the library.
For instructions, see your host application documentation.
7 Register the library (from the web client, select
You are now ready to start using your library. For information about using your library,
see the Scalar i500 User's Guide. See also the library's online Help. To access the online
Help system, click the
Help
Note: You can download the latest drivers from: www.quantum.com.
Note: The maximum number of expansion modules supported in a library depends
on the level of firmware the library is running. The latest firmware must be
installed on the library if you are upgrading from a 5U, 14U, or 23U
configuration to a larger configuration. The latest firmware can be found at
www.quantum.com.
Step 8: Run the Library
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Setup > Register Library
icon at the top right of the web client or operator panel.
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