Importing and Exporting Cartridges Using the Mailslot
Importing and Exporting Media 6-9
■ Assign the Mailslot to a Host Partition Using the Local Operator Panel.
Assign the Mailslot to a Host Partition Using the Remote User Interface
1. Log in to the browser-based user interface.
2. Select Library from the menu on the left side of the interface.
The graphical library map appears.
3. See if the mail slot is currently assigned to the host partition that owns the tapes.
4. If the mailslot is not assigned to the host partition that owns the cartridges, click
on the label Mailslot. Select Assign from the context menu.
The Assign Mailslot dialog appears.
5. If the mailslot is not assigned to the host partition that owns the tapes, select the
correct partition using the Assign Mailslot to Partition control on the Assign
Mailslot dialog.
6. To close the Assign Mailslot dialog without assigning the mailslot to the host
partition that owns the tapes, press the Cancel button.
7. To assign the mailslot to the to the host partition that owns the tapes and close the
Assign Mailslot dialog, press the OK button.
8. To import tapes into the partition, open the mailslot, place the tapes in the
mailslot, and close the mailslot. Then import tape cartridges.
Assign the Mailslot to a Host Partition Using the Local Operator Panel
1. On the Home screen, tap the Mailslot button.
The tabbed, Mailslot property sheet appears. Buttons for opening, assigning, and
unassigning the mail slot to partitions are at bottom of the panel.
2. See if the mail slot is currently assigned to the host partition that owns the
cartridges. Select the Properties tab of the Mailslot property sheet. Check the
Assigned to Partition field.
3. If the mailslot is not assigned to the host partition that owns the cartridges, tap the
on the Assign to a Partition button at the bottom of the property sheet.
The Assign Mailslot dialog appears.
4. If the mailslot is not assigned to the host partition that owns the cartridges, tap the
Assign Mailslot to Partition list control on the Assign Mailslot dialog. Select the
required partition.
5. To close the Assign Mailslot dialog without assigning the mailslot to the host
partition that owns the cartridges, tap Cancel.
6. To assign the mailslot to the host partition that owns the cartridges and close the
dialog, tap OK.
7. Now, either import tape cartridges or export tape cartridges.
Import Tape Cartridges
To import cartridges into a library or partition, proceed as follows:
1. If you are importing tapes into a library partition, make sure that you assign the
mailslot to the required partition before proceeding.
2. Open the mailslot, and place the required tapes in the mailslot cells.
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