Reviewing The Media In A Library; Loading A Cartridge Into A Library Tape Drive; Unloading A Cartridge From A Library Tape Drive - HP StoreOnce B6000 Configuration Manual

The output should be:
mt: /dev/st0 : No medium found
This indicates that the tape drive files are valid but no media is loaded into the drive.

Reviewing the media in a library

To verify the contents of the media slots within a library, the following command should be used:
localhost:~ $ mtx
The output for a MSL 2024 library with 1 tape drive and 24 cartridges configured would look
similar to this:
Storage Changer /dev/sg2:1 Drives, 24 Slots
( 1 Import/Export )
Data Transfer Element 0:Empty
Storage Element 1:Full :VolumeTag=72255101
Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=72255102
Storage Element 3:Full :VolumeTag=72255103
Storage Element 4:Full :VolumeTag=72255104
Storage Element 5:Full :VolumeTag=72255105
Storage Element 6:Full :VolumeTag=72255106
Storage Element 7:Full :VolumeTag=72255107
Storage Element 8:Full :VolumeTag=72255108
Storage Element 9:Full :VolumeTag=72255109
Storage Element 10:Full :VolumeTag=72255110A
Storage Element 11:Full :VolumeTag=72255110B
Storage Element 12:Full :VolumeTag=72255110C
Storage Element 13:Full :VolumeTag=72255110D
Storage Element 14:Full :VolumeTag=72255110E
Storage Element 15:Full :VolumeTag=72255110F
Storage Element 16:Full :VolumeTag=722551110
Storage Element 17:Full :VolumeTag=722551111
Storage Element 18:Full :VolumeTag=722551112
Storage Element 19:Full :VolumeTag=722551113
Storage Element 20:Full :VolumeTag=722551114
Storage Element 21:Full :VolumeTag=722551115
Storage Element 22:Full :VolumeTag=722551116
Storage Element 23:Full :VolumeTag=722551117
Storage Element 24:Full :VolumeTag=722551118
Storage Element 25 IMPORT/EXPORT:Empty
Each data transfer element represents an Ultrium tape drive within the library. Storage elements 1
to 24 represent the 24 configured slots within the library. Storage element 25 represents the
import/export slot of the library, also known as the Mail Slot in the HP StoreOnce Backup System
Web Management Interface.

Loading a cartridge into a library tape drive

To load a cartridge into the tape drive, the mtx load command should be used. For example,
to move a cartridge from slot 2 to the first tape drive the command would be:
localhost:~ $ mtx

Unloading a cartridge from a library tape drive

To unload a cartridge and place it in a storage slot, the mtx unload command should be used.
For example, to unload a cartridge from the first tape drive and place it in to storage slot 2, the
command would be:
localhost:~ $ mtx
14 Linux (x86, x64 and IA64)
f /dev/sg2 status
f /dev/sg2 load 2 0
f /dev/sg2 unload 2 0