Spectra T200 - Import and Export Overview; Requirements; Restrictions

Chapter 7 — Importing and Exporting Cartridges Import and Export Overview
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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IMPORT AND EXPORT OVERVIEW
Importing cartridges into the library and exporting cartridges from the
library are the primary interactions you will have with the physical library.
You import magazines filled with cartridges into the library during your
initial setup, and both import and export cartridges during normal day-to-
day backup operations.
Requirements
User Privilege Requirement Any user with operator privileges who is
assigned to the partition and all users with superuser or administrator
privileges can perform import or export operations. See Specify the
Partition Users on page 203 for information about assigning users to a
partition.
Cartridge and Magazine Labeling Make sure that each cartridge and
magazine is labeled with a unique barcode. The barcode labels on Spectra
Certified Media contain information about the media type. To ensure that
the correct type of cartridges are stored in a partition, the library prevents
you from importing the wrong cartridge type into a partition.
TeraPack Magazines Cartridges are always imported and exported using a
TeraPack magazine (or a maintenance magazine for cleaning partitions),
regardless of whether you have an individual cartridge or a group of
cartridges.
 When you want to import a single cartridge, you must first put the
prepared cartridge in a magazine, then import the magazine.
 When you want to export a single cartridge, you must export the
magazine containing the cartridge and remove the desired cartridge
from the magazine. You can then reimport the magazine, if desired.
Restrictions
Using the BlueScale Web Interface (RLC) The import and export options
are not available when you access the library using a remote connection to
the BlueScale web interface (RLC). These operations are always performed
from the local BlueScale user interface on the library operator panel.
Background Operations You cannot import, export, or exchange
cartridges or magazines if the library is actively running a background
operation such as Media Auto Discovery, PreScan, or PostScan.
If you do not want to wait for a Media Auto Discovery, PreScan, or
PostScan operation to complete, you can stop the Media Auto Discovery or
PreScan operation or pause the PostScan operation. For other background
operations, wait for the process to complete.