Sequential; Start Loop - ADIC SCALAR 24 Installation And Operation Manual

Selection
4 The bulk load operation begins. The
operation can be cancelled at any time by
pressing .
5 When the bulk load is complete, a
completion screen is displayed. Press
to dismiss the screen.

Sequential

Sequential allows you to start, stop, and resume the sequential backup sequence. You can also set
sequential loop mode. If your library is partitioned, you can control each partition independently.
Path:
Main Menu
Command Menu

Start Loop

Start Loop mode allows you to operate in a continuous backup mode. When all tape cartridges have been
filled with data, the Scalar 24 begins again with the first cartridge, overwriting tape cartridges upon reuse.
Selection
1 From the Command menu, highlight
and press .
Scalar 24 Installation and Operation Guide
Description/Result
Bulk unload for Partition 1 - The library begins
loading the left magazine by selecting the
leftmost available cartridge in the rear slots of
Partition 1 and placing it in the leftmost slot in
the left magazine. The bulk unload continues
until either there are no more tapes in the rear
slots or there are no more available slots in the
magazine.
Note, rear slots identified as Partition 1 can
only be bulk unloaded into Magazine 1, and
rear slots identified as Partition 2 can only be
bulk unloaded into Magazine 2 while
partitioning is enabled.
Sequential
Description/Result
Ensure there are no tape cartridges in the
drive.
Choose Seq. Mode to set options for
sequential backup.
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