Quantum DXi6900

Chapter 9: Configuration
VTL Configuration
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Note:The destination section displays empty drives, storage slots, and I/E slots. Offline drives are
not displayed. A drive might be offline if it has not been mapped to a host (see Remote Host
Access on the next page).
9. Click Apply.
10. Return the partition to an online state (see Changing Partition Mode on page 229).
Media Unload
Use the MediaUnload page to perform a bulk unload of virtual tape cartridges from drives or I/E slots.
Note:If you do not create and associate a host access group with a partition, the virtual devices are not
visible from the host, and drives cannot be destinations for move operations (see Remote Host Access
on the next page).
Caution:If you unload a virtual tape cartridge from a drive while a backup to that drive is in progress,
the backup job will fail.
To access the MediaUnload page, on the Media page, click the Unload tab (see Figure 148 below).
Figure148:Media Unload Page
To unload virtual tape cartridges:
1. In the Partition drop-down box, select the partition that contains the cartridges to unload.
2. If the partition is online, click Offline to take the partition offline. To unload media, the partition must be
offline.
3. In the ShowLocation drop-down box, select the type of location you want to unload cartridges from
(Drive, I/ESlot).