Chapter 8 — Using the Cartridge Inventory Moving Cartridges Within a Partition
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Example The following lines in a move queue file specify a series of
moves.
3. Examine the move queue file carefully to make sure that each line is
formatted correctly and contains both a source and a destination. When
the library parses the uploaded file, it will reject the file if it contains
any syntax errors.
4. Save the move queue file as an ASCII text file.
Note: If you plan to use a USB device to upload the move queue file,
save the file to the root of the drive using the file name
MoveQueue.txt.
delimiter ; (semicolon)
: (colon)
Note: Either character is acceptable.
The character that separates the
source from the destination.
destination_id SLOT
— The cartridge is moved to an
empty slot in the storage pool.
EE
— The cartridge is moved to an
empty slot in the entry/exit pool.
DRIVE
— The cartridge is moved to
the specified drive.
Note: The values are not case-
sensitive.
Specifies the location type for the
destination of the cartridge move.
destination# A positive integer. Specifies the ID of the location to
which the cartridge is moved.
An empty slot in the entry/exit or
storage pool for the partition
The number of the drive.
Locate the <offset> parameter for the
desired slot or drive in the
downloaded inventory file and use
the value as the destination#.
For this variable... The possible values are... Description...
This line in the file... Moves...
BC000618L3;Slot3
The cartridge with barcode label 000618L3 to slot 3 of the storage pool.
Slot10;EE5
The cartridge in slot 10 of the storage pool to slot 5 in the entry/exit pool.
EE10;Slot15
The cartridge in slot 10 of the entry/exit pool to slot 15 in the storage pool.
Drive3;Slot18
The cartridge in Drive 3 to slot 18 of the storage pool.
BC000712L3;Drive1
The cartridge with barcode label 000712L3 to Drive 1.