Managing the library
Moving cartridges
Use Manage Library > Move Cartridges to move data and cleaning cartridges between the I/O station,
storage positions, inactive slots, and tape drive. Move cartridges by clicking and dragging a cartridge
from one location to another, or by right-clicking a cartridge and selecting a destination.
Select a cartridge to display information for that cartridge in the Source pane on the right side of the
page. Drag the cartridge to a valid destination location to display information in the Destination pane.
Release the mouse button to run the move.
The following information is displayed:
v Source
– Location coordinates in the library (Column, Tier)
– Slot type (Storage, I/O station, or Cleaning)
– Element address
– Cartridge label
– Encryption capability for storage cartridges
– Remaining uses for cleaning cartridges. When a cleaning cartridge is added to the library (I/O
station or cleaning slot) the remaining uses are displayed as 50. The actual remaining uses are
updated when the cleaning cartridge is loaded into the tape drive. See “Cleaning cartridge” on page
95.
– Media status (OK, Degraded, or Failed)
v Destination
– Location coordinates in the library (Column, Tier)
– Status (for the tape drive)
– Slot type and element address
Figure 78. Move Cartridges screen
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