Importing and Exporting Cartridges Using the Mailslot
Importing and Exporting Media 6-11
7. If you have configured the righthand magazine of the base module as a mailslot
expansion, grip the front handle with one hand and slide the magazine smoothly
out of the enclosure while supporting the weight with your other hand. Be careful
to hold it so that tape cartridges do not fall out of the slots.
8. Draw the standard mail slot out of its bay at the upper right corner of the front of
the base module.
9. Add and/or remove cartridges, following the guidelines for "Handling
Cartridges" on page 6-2.
10. If you are loading tapes into a library or one of its partitions, return to "Import
Tape Cartridges" on page 6-9 now.
11. If you are removing tapes from a library or one of its partitions, return to "Export
Tape Cartridges" on page 6-10 now.
12. Otherwise, close the mailslot.
Open the Mailslot from the Local Operator Panel
1. On the Home screen, tap the Mailslot button.
The Mailslot property sheet appears.
2. If you have partitioned the library and do not see an Open Mailslot button at
upper right, the mailslot is incorrectly assigned. To change the assignment, follow
the instructions in
"Assign the Mailslot to a Host Partition Using the Local
Operator Panel" on page 6-9 or in "Unassign the Mailslot Using the Local Operator
Panel" on page 6-12.
3. Tap the Open Mailslot button at the bottom of the Mailslot property sheet.
The Open Mailslot dialog appears.
4. To close the dialog and leave the mail slot closed, press Cancel.
5. To open the mail slot and close the dialog, press OK.
6. Draw the mail slot out of its bay at the upper right corner of the front of the base
module.
7. Add and/or remove cartridges, following the guidelines for "Handling
Cartridges" on page 6-2.
8. If you are loading tapes into a library or one of its partitions, return to "Import
Tape Cartridges" on page 6-9 now.
9. If you are removing tapes from a library or one of its partitions, return to "Export
Tape Cartridges" on page 6-10 now.
10. Otherwise, close the mailslot.
Close the Mailslot
1. If you have configured the righthand magazine of the base module as a mailslot
expansion, grasp the handle on the front of magazine with one hand while
supporting its weight with the other. Carefully align the magazine with the right
magazine bay of the base module, and gently push it into the bay until it latches
into place with a noticeable click.
2. Push the standard mail slot into the mail slot bay using a single, steady motion, so
that it latches into place with a noticeable click.
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