Configuring I/E Station Slots - Quantum Scalar i40 User Manual

Configuring I/E Station Slots

Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User's Guide
I/E station slots are used to import and export tape cartridges into and
out of the library without disrupting normal library operations.
I/E station slots can be configured as either I/E station slots or storage
slots. I/E station slots are used to import and export cartridges and are
shared by all partitions. Storage slots are used to store data cartridges
and cleaning cartridges.
An I/E station that has been configured for storage may contain
cleaning slots. These cleaning slots must be deleted before you can
reconfigure the storage slots as I/E station slots. You can view the Library
Configuration Report to determine how I/E slots are configured. For
more information, see
page 141. For instructions on deleting cleaning slots, see
Cleaning Slots on page 61.
You cannot configure I/E station slots if cartridges are currently loaded
in the I/E station(s). Remove all cartridges from the I/E station(s) before
attempting the following procedure.
Each I/E station is configured as a complete unit. When configuring an
I/E station, all the slots in the I/E station are configured the same way.
The Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 are configured with five I/E station slots by
default.
On the Scalar i40, you can configure either zero or five I/E station slots.
The I/E station is located in the first column of the right magazine. On
the Scalar i80, you can configure zero, five, or 10 I/E station slots. If you
configure five, the I/E station is located in the first column of the top
right magazine. If you configure 10, you will have two I/E stations,
located in the first column of the top right magazine and the first
column of the bottom right magazine.
You can configure zero I/E station slots. However, configuring zero I/E
station slots has the following consequences:
• You cannot import and export data or cleaning cartridges using I/E
stations.
• You cannot manually clean tape drives with a cleaning cartridge
using the operator panel.
Chapter 4: Configuring the Library
Viewing the Library Configuration Report
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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Configuring
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