Spectra T50e - Exporting or Exchanging Cartridges

Chapter 7—Using Cartridges in the Library Exporting or Exchanging Cartridges
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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10. SelectthecartridgeintheEEslotandcreateamovequeuetomovethe
cartridgetothedesiredslotinthepartition(seeMoveCartridges
WithinaPartitiononpage219).
11. Useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretoupdatethelibraryinventory
itmaintains(seeUpdatingtheSoftwareMediaInventoryonpage225).
EXPORTING OR EXCHANGING CARTRIDGES
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsforexportingorexchangingcartridges
inapartition.
Note: Ifyouwanttoexportorexchangeaspecificcartridge,see
MovingCartridgesWithinaPartitiononpage225.
Overview of the Export and Exchange Processes
Duringnormaloperations,datacartridgesaretypicallyejectedfromthe
libraryusingyourstoragemanagementsoftwareandthenremovedfrom
thelibraryusingtheaccessport.Thisprocessensuresthatthedata
cartridgeinventorymaintainedbythestoragemanagementsoftwareis
accurate.
Process Queued Ejects versus Individual Ejection Themethodusedfor
exportingorexchangingcartridgesdependsontheEntry/Exitmodeused
bythelibrary(seeEntry/ExitOperationModesonpage157fordetailed
informationabouthowthetwomodesoperate)andwhetherthestorage
managementsoftwarehasqueuedcartridgestobeejected.
 IfthelibraryusesQueuedEjectsmodeandthestoragemanagement
softwarehasqueuedcartridgesforejection,useExportorExchange
CartridgesUsingProcessQueuedEjectsonpage208.
 IfthelibraryusesStandardejectmodeoryouwillmanuallymove
cartridgestotheE/Eslotforejection,use
ExportorExchange
CartridgesIndividuallyonpage210.
Export Process Theexportprocessphysicallyremovescartridgesfromthe
library.Theexportedcartridgesarenotreplacedbynewcartridges.
Exchange Process Theexchangeprocessoperatesthesamewayasthe
exportprocess,exceptthatyoureplacethecartridgeintheE/Eslotwith
anotherone.Exchangingcartridgesisespeciallyusefulwhenthereareno
openslotsinthepartitionandyouneedtotemporarilyimportacleaning
cartridgeintoastoragepartition
tocleanadrivewhenyouarenotusing
theAutoDriveCleanfeature.
Important
After importing cartridges you must use your storage management software to
update the inventory it maintains in order for the software to use the cartridges.