Chapter 7—Using Cartridges in the Library Importing Cartridges
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7. Returntotheoperatorpanelandselecttheappropriateoptiononthe
FeedbackRequiredscreen.
8. Useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretoupdatethecartridge
inventoryitmaintains(seeUpdatingtheSoftwareMediaInventoryon
page225).
You must load the cartridges, reinsert the magazines, and press the feedback
button on the front screen within ten minutes after you click Bulk Load. If you wait
more than 10 minutes to respond, the library times out and displays a message
about the timeout on the operator panel. Repeat the Bulk Load process.
Select... If...
Continue Yourcapac itylicenseallowsformorethan23slots.Loadcartridgesintothe
magazinesontheright‐handsideofthelibraryusingthefollowingsteps:
1. Removeoneorbothoftheright‐sidemagazinesandinsertthecartridges
smooth‐sideupandwiththebarcodelabelsfacingout(see
Step6on
page201).Loadthecartridgesintothemagazinessequentiallybasedonyour
capacitylicense,asfollows:
Bottomrightmagazine:Slots24through35
Toprightmagazine:Slots36through47
2. Carefullyreinsertthemagazinesbackintotheiroriginallocationsinthe
library.
3. ReturntotheoperatorpanelandclickStop ImportingontheFeedback
Requiredscreen.Thelibrarylocksallofthemagazinesandperformsan
inventoryofthemagazinesthatwereunlocked.
Stop Importing Youdonothaveanymorecartridgestoload.Thelibrarylocksallofthe
magazinesandperformsaninventoryofthemagazinesthatwereunlocked.
After bulk loading cartridges, you must use your storage management software to
update the inventory it maintains in order for the software to use the cartridges.