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This topic focuses on using the library user interface, not the host application, to load tape drives. Using the library to load
tape drives may necessitate performing an inventory with the host application. See your host application documentation for
more information.
Details on loading tape drives include:
• If the partition is online, it will be taken offline before the load operation is performed and brought back online after
the operation is complete. You will be asked to confirm that you want to take the partition offline.
• You can select only partitions to which you have been given access.
• Default tape drive locations are highlighted if the barcode field is empty or the field is cleared.
You need to provide the following information in the Load Drive screens to load tape cartridges into tape drives:
• Partition — The partition containing the cartridge you want to load into a tape drive. The screens include information
about the partition mode (online or offline).
• Media — The tape cartridges that you want to move.
Note: You can filter the list of media by entering all or part of a barcode in the Search text box. Use an asterisk (*)
to search with wildcards. You can also sort the list by clicking on columns with bold headings. For example, selecting
the Location column heading sorts the list by location coordinates.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select Operations > Drive > Load.
• From the operator panel, select Operations > Load Drive.
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon at the top
right of the Web client or operator panel user interface.
Unloading Tape Drives
The Unload Drive operation allows you to unload a cartridge from a tape drive to a storage slot. The storage slot and tape
drive must be assigned to the same partition.
This topic focuses on using the library user interface, not the host application, to unload tape drives. Using the library to
unload tape drives may necessitate performing an inventory with the host application. See your host application
documentation for more information.
Details about unloading tape drives include:
• Only drives with media loaded appear on the screen.
• You can select only partitions to which you have been given access.
• If the affected partition is online, it will be taken offline before the unload operation is performed, and brought back
online after it is complete.
You need to provide the following information in the Unload Drive screens to unload tape cartridges from tape drives:
• Partition — The partition containing the tape drive that you want to unload. The screens include information about
the partition mode (online or offline).
• Tape drive — The tape drive that contains the cartridge that you want to unload.
Note: You can sort the list of tape drives by clicking on columns with bold headings. For example, selecting the
Location column heading sorts the list by location coordinates.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select Operations > Drive > Unload.
• From the operator panel, select Operations > Unload Drive.
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon at the top
right of the Web client or operator panel user interface.
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