Configuring Cleaning Slots - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

Configuring Cleaning Slots

Scalar i500 User's Guide
When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, the
not appear on the operator panel, 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.
You can disable manual cartridge assignment by clearing the
Cartridge Assignment
screen. For more information on system settings,
Settings on page 118.
Understanding Host Application Notification
When manual cartridge assignment is enabled, SCSI Unit Attention
6/2801 notifies the host application when the I/E station has been
accessed, allowing the host to automatically detect the presence of media
in the I/E station and update its I/E station status information.
When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, host notification via SCSI
Unit Attention 6/2801 depends on the number of configured partitions:
• If multiple partitions are defined, the host application is not notified
when the I/E station has been accessed. Media presence in the I/E
station is reported to any partition requesting it.
• If a single partition is defined, the host application is notified when
the I/E station has been accessed. Media presence is reported to the
sole defined partition, as well as to the system partition, when either
of these partitions checks for changes in the status of the I/E station.
For information about using the host to perform tape operations, see your
host application documentation.
Manual cartridge assignment cannot be configured from the web client.
The path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the operator panel, select
Cleaning slots are used to store cleaning cartridges that are used to clean
tape drives. The
Setup Wizard: Cleaning Slot Configuration
Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
check box on the operator panel
Tools > System Settings.
Configuring Cleaning Slots
screen does
Assign IE
Manual
System Settings
Configuring System
screens prompt
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