Configuring Your Library
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the mode of all partitions from online to offline.
Note: When changing the partition mode from online to offline, all host application commands in progress at the start
of the mode change are completed.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select Operations > Partitions > Change Mode.
• From the operator panel, select Operations > Change Partition Mode.
Disabling/Enabling Manual Cartridge Assignment
Administrators can disable or enable manual cartridge assignment. When manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default
setting), the Assign IE screen automatically appears on the operator panel once cartridges are placed into the I/E station.
The Assign IE screen prompts you to use the operator panel to assign the cartridges to a specific partition or to the system
partition.
When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, the Assign IE screen does not appear on the operator panel, and the
cartridges in the I/E station remain unassigned until they are moved or imported into the library.
For more information on how manual cartridge assignment affects importing of media, see
Importing Media.
You can disable manual cartridge assignment by clearing the Manual Cartridge Assignment check box on the operator
panel System Settings screen. For more information on system settings,
Configuring System Settings.
Manual cartridge assignment cannot be configured from the Web client. The path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the operator panel, select Tools > System Settings.
Configuring Cleaning Slots
Cleaning slots are used to store cleaning cartridges that are used to clean tape drives. The Setup Wizard: Cleaning Slot
Configuration screens prompt you to enter the number of cleaning slots (if any) you want to designate for your library. You
can also access the Cleaning Slot Configuration
screens directly on the operator panel and Web client.
The Setup Wizard default configuration settings include zero dedicated cleaning slots. Configuring at least one cleaning slot
enables the library's AutoClean feature. When AutoClean is enabled, the library allows you to import and export cleaning
cartridges. When a tape drive needs cleaning, it notifies the library. If AutoClean is enabled, the library automatically cleans
the tape drive using a cleaning cartridge loaded in a cleaning slot.
Note: If you configure zero I/E station slots, you will not be able to import or export cleaning cartridges using I/E
stations. See Configuring I/E Station Slots.
Cleaning slots are not assigned to specific partitions. Each partition can access cleaning cartridges located in the dedicated
cleaning slots.
The maximum number of cleaning slots that can be configured is four. To disable AutoClean, configure zero cleaning slots.
Administrators can configure cleaning slots during the initial library configuration and at any time after that, as long as
unassigned slots are available. If no slots are available in the library, you must modify or delete a partition to free up slots.
For more information see
Modifying Partitions and Deleting Partitions.
Administrators can also clean tape drives manually. For information, see Manually Cleaning Tape Drives.
Note: Cleaning slots are not visible to the host application. To choose host-based cleaning, do not configure any
cleaning slots, and configure your host application to manage cleaning tape drives. Configuring cleaning slots on the
library may affect the host application. See your host application documentation for information.
Note: This operation should not be performed concurrently by multiple administrators logged in from different
locations. You can access the screen, but you cannot apply changes while another administrator is performing the same
operation.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
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