Import Media - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 Quick Start Manual

Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library
Before loading media into the library, ensure that it is
properly labeled and that the write-protect switch is properly set.
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Prepare LTO Media
TeraPack magazine as follows:
1. Prepare and affix a bar code label to each cartridge if they are
unlabeled.
Preparing
2.Set the write-protect switch on each cartridge as required.
Media for
3. Insert the prepared cartridges into the TeraPack magazine.
Use
Make sure that the cartridges are oriented with the hub side
toward the front of the TeraPack magazine.
Prepare RXT Media Packs
To write-enable RXT media, use a small flat-blade screwdriver
to move the switch to the unlocked position.
To restore data from RXT media, move the switch to the
locked (write-protect) position.
Media packs (TeraPack magazines or RXT media packs) are always imported or exported using the TeraPack Access Port (TAP) and the Import/Export
options on the library's touch screen user interface. See the Spectra T200, T380, or T680 User Guide for more information about importing and exporting
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Import Media

You typically import media packs into the entry/exit pool for the
partition. See the User Guide if you want to import media directly
into the storage pool.
Importing or
1. From the toolbar menu, select
Exporting
2.From the Partition drop-down menu, select the partition to
Media
import the media into. Select
of the partition's chambers.
3. Select Import
4.Insert a media pack into the open TAP, making sure that it is correctly
oriented.
5. Gently raise the TAP door until it latches closed. This moves the media
pack into the TAP.
Note: Do not use force to close the TAP door.
6.To import another media pack, select
Required screen. The transporter retrieves the media pack from
the TAP and moves it to an empty chamber in the appropriate pool
(depending on whether you selected Import for Storage or Entry/Exit).
After the media pack is moved to its proper location, the TAP door
opens again, ready for the next import.
7. Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to load the remaining media packs,
selecting
automatically as long as there are empty chambers left in the
entry/exit pool.
If you are importing fewer media packs than there are available
chambers, select Stop Importing after you insert the last media
pack into the TAP.
8.Use your backup software to move the media to the partition's
storage pool and update the inventory maintained by the software.
Note: Any chambers that do not contain a media pack will be
inaccessible to the software.
Clean the Tape Drives
automated tape drive cleaning, or if you want to configure Auto Drive Cleaning to accompany the Media Lifecycle Management feature of the library,
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refer to the Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library User Guide for detailed information about the cleaning options and instructions.
Expand and Upgrade Your Library
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Read Product Documentation
Locating
Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library User Guide for information about library configuration, operation, and troubleshooting.
Additional
Refer to the Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library Library Release Notes for information about BlueScale firmware and documentation updates.
Information
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Quick Start Guide
Prepare and load the cartridges into the
Set the switch as required.
General >
Go to show the current status
(Entry/Exit) to open the TAP door.
Front
Continue
Continue each time. The import process continues
Usually, tape drive cleaning can be automated through your backup software package. If your software does not provide
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View these resources at www.spectralogic.com/documents.
Refer to the documentation that came with your backup application for instructions.
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LTO TeraPack
RXT Media
Pack
Export Media
You typically export media packs from the entry/exit pool for the partition.
See the User Guide if you want to export media directly from the storage
pool.
Import/Export. 1. Eject the desired cartridges or RXT media pack from the storage pool
using your backup software.
The library moves the ejected tapes or RXT media pack from the
partition's storage pool into the partition's entry/exit pool. When the
software reports that the eject operation is complete, proceed to Step 2.
Note:
2.From the toolbar menu, select
3. From the Partition drop-down menu, select the partition from which to
export the media. Select
chambers.
4.Select
The transporter retrieves a media pack and places it in the TAP. The TAP
door opens and a Feedback Required screen displays.
5. Remove the media pack from the TAP.
in the Feedback
Note:
6.Select
The export process continues automatically as long as there are media
packs left in the entry/exit pool. Simply continue to remove media packs
from the TAP, close the door, and select
When all chambers in the entry/exit pool are empty, the process stops
automatically and the Import/Export TeraPack Cases screen re-displays.
If you don't want to export all of the media packs in the entry/exit pool,
select
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Hub
Front of
magazine
Write-protect switch
Bar code label
Exporting one or more individual cartridges using your
backup software requires a TeraPack magazine with sufficient
empty slots to be present in the entry/exit pool. If necessary,
import one or more empty magazines into the entry/exit pool.
General >
Go to show the current status of the partition's
Export/Exchange for the entry/exit pool.
If you are exporting magazines, remove media pack, then manually
raise the TAP door until it latches closed.
If you are exchanging a magazine or an individual cartridge, remove the
magazine or the cartridge, then return the magazine to the TAP.
Manually raise the TAP door until it latches closed, moving the media
pack into the TAP.
Do not use force to close the TAP door.
Continue to export another TeraPack magazine or RXT media pack.
Stop Exporting after the desired media pack is exported.
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LTO cartridge bar code label
Write-protect switch
Unlocked–write enabled
Locked–write protected
Import/Export.
Continue for each one.
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