Spectra T50e - Requirements and Restrictions; Preparing Cartridges for Use

Chapter 7—Using Cartridges in the Library Preparing Cartridges for Use
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Cartridge Inventory Maintained by the Library Theslotsinthelibraryare
scannedduringlibraryinitializationtodeterminethecurrentcartridge
inventory.Theinventoryisstoredinvolatilememoryandismaintainedas
longasthelibraryispowered on.Thecartridgeinventoryisactively
updatedascartridgesaremovedwithinthelibraryandwhencartridges
areimportedintoandexportedfromthelibrary.However,theinventory
maintainedbythestoragemanagementsoftwaremaynotbeautomatically
updatedwhenthephysicalinventorychanges.Checkwithyourstorage
managementsoftwarevendorforproperimport/exportoperations.
Requirements and Restrictions
User Privilege Requirements Anyuserwithoperatorprivilegeswhois
assignedtothepartitionandalluserswithsuperuseroradministrator
privilegescanperformimport,export,orexchangeoperations.SeeSpecify
thePartitionUsersonpage181forinformationaboutassigninguserstoa
partition.
Background Operations Youcannotimport,export,orexchange
cartridges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PreScanorPostScanoperationtocomplete,
youcanstopthePreScanoperationorpausethePostScanoperation.For
backgroundoperationsotherthanPreScanorPostScan,youmustwaitfor
theprocesstocomplete.
 ClickStop Discovery ontheMediaLifecycleManagementToolsscreen
tostopthePreScanoperation(seeStoptheDiscoveryProcesson
page245).
 ClickPause PostScanontheMediaLifecycleManagementToolsscreen
topausethePostScanoperationforonehour(seePausethePostScan
Processonpage254).
PREPARING CARTRIDGES FOR USE
Thissectionprovidesguidelinesforusingdataandcleaningcartridgesin
thelibraryandinstructionsforpreparingthecartridgesforusebeforeyou
importthemintothelibrary.