Spectra T50e - Chapter 7-Using Cartridges in the Library; Understanding Cartridge Import and Export; Operation Variables

Chapter 7—Using Cartridges in the Library Understanding Cartridge Import and Export
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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UNDERSTANDING CARTRIDGE IMPORT AND EXPORT
Importingcartridgesintothelibraryandexportingcartridgesfromthe
libraryaretheprimaryinteractionsyouhavewiththephysicallibrary.You
loadcartridgesintothelibraryforyourinitialsetup,andbothloadand
unloadcartridgesfornormalday‐to‐daybackupoperations.
Operation Variables
Using the BlueScale Web Interface Theimportandexportoptionsarenot
availablewhenyouaccessthelibraryusingaremoteconnectiontothe
BlueScalewebinterface(RLC).Importandexportoperationsarealways
performedfromthelocalBlueScaleuserinterfaceonthelibraryoperator
panel.
Imports Importingcartridgesintothelibrarycannotbecontrolledbythe
storagemanagementsoftware.Allcartridgesimportedarecontrolled
usingtheBlueScaleuserinterfacefromthelibrary’soperatorpanel.
Cartridgesareimportedeitheroneatatimeusingtheaccessportorasa
groupusingthebulkloadprocess.
Afteryoufinishimportingthecartridges,youmustthensynchronizethe
library’sinventorywiththeinventorymaintainedbythestorage
managementsoftware,sincethosecartridgesweremovedintothelibrary
outsideofthestoragemanagementsoftware’scontrol.
Exports and the Entry/Exit Mode Cartridgeexportsaretypicallyinitiated
bythestoragemanagementsoftwareejectingthecartridgesfromthe
library.Theexportprocessiscompletedbyphysicallyremovingthe
cartridgesfromthelibraryunderthecontroloftheBlueScalesoftware.
ThelibrarysupportstwoEntry/Exitoperationmodeswhenadata
cartridgeisejectedfromthelibrarybythestoragemanagementsoftware:
Standardmode andQueuedEjectsmode.Themodeusedisdeterminedby
thepartitionconfigurationandaffectswhencartridgesejectedbythe
storagemanagementsoftwarearemovedtotheE/E
slot.SeeEntry/Exit
OperationModesonpage157foranexplanationofthehowtheEntry/Exit
modesfunction.
Inadditiontoexportsperformedundercontrolofthestoragemanagement
software,youcanexportcartridgesusingtheBlueScaleuserinterfacefrom
thelibrary’soperatorpanel.Youcanexportsinglecartridgesoneatatime
usingtheaccessportoryoucanexportmultiplecartridgesinone
operationusingthebulk
unloadprocess.
Note: Youcanalsoexchangecartridgesinsteadofremovingthem.
Important
You must be physically present at the library to import or export cartridges.