Exporting Cartridges; Loading To Tape Drives; Unloading From Tape Drives - TANDBERG STORAGELIBRARY Manual

and the inventory completed, the library configuration can be viewed from the remote management
home screen or from the "slots" button on the front panel interface home screen.
Cartridges bulk loaded this way will automatically be assigned to the partition owning the magazine.
If the magazine contains cleaning slots, cartridges installed in these slots are assumed to be cleaning
tapes and are not accessible by the partition.
If the magazine contains I/E slots, cartridges installed in these slots will be un-assigned. Use the
appropriate functions in the RMI or the FPI to assign these cartridges to a partition.
Cartridges must be placed in their appropriately configured slot location. For
Caution
example, cleaning cartridges should not be placed in slots configured for storage.
After your library begins operating, use the Import Media screen to add cartridges without interrupting
library operations. Place cartridges in an available I/E slot. The library's scanner automatically reads
the barcode on new cartridges.

Exporting Cartridges

When you export cartridges from a library with logical libraries, cartridges are exported to the library's
I/E slots. You can only export cartridges if there are empty I/E slots. The Export Cartridge command
enables you to export one or more cartridges from a partition to the I/E slots.
To export cartridges you need to provide information on which tape cartridges you want to export.
Moving cartridges may necessitate updating your host application. Refer to your
Note
host application documentation.
The paths to open the appropriate screen are:
From the remote management interface, select Operations > Export
From the front panel, select Operations > Export Cartridge

Loading to Tape Drives

The Load Drive operation enables you to load cartridges from a storage slot to a tape drive, as long
as they are in the same partition. The library/partition is taken off-line during the load operation.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are:
From the remote management interface, select Operations > Load Drive
From the front panel, select Operations > Load to Drive

Unloading from Tape Drives

The Unload Drive operation allows the Administrator to unload cartridges from a single tape drive to a
storage slot, as long as they are in the same partition. The library/partition will be taken off-line during
the unload operation.
When you are unloading tape drives, be aware that only tape drives with media loaded appear.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are:
From the remote management interface, select Operations > Unload Drive
From the front panel, select Operations > Unload from Drive
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