Spectra T50e - Prepare to Export or Exchange Cartridges

Chapter 7—Using Cartridges in the Library Exporting or Exchanging Cartridges
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Prepare to Export or Exchange Cartridges
Requirements SeeUnderstandingCartridgeImportandExporton
page193forinformationaboutrequirementsandrestrictionswhen
exportingorexchangingcartridges.
Preparation Ifyouareexchangingcartridges,preparethecartridgesas
describedinPreparingCartridgesforUseonpage194.
Export or Exchange Cartridges Using Queued Ejects
1. Useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretoejectcartridgesfromthe
library.Youcanejectasmanycartridgesasdesired.
Note: Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsconfigured,youmustejectthe
cartridgesfromeachpartitionseparately.
Theejectprocessremovesthecartridgesfromthecartridgeinventory
maintainedbythestoragemanagementsoftware.Thelibrarymakesthe
cartridgesinaccessibletothesoftware;fromthesoftware’sperspective
thecartridgeswereremovedfromthelibrary.However,thecartridges
remaininthelibraryuntilyouexportorexchangethemusingthe
BlueScaleuserinterface.
2. Fromtheoperatorpanel,logintothelibraryasauserwiththe
appropriateprivileges(seeUserPrivilegeRequirementsonpage194).
3. ClickMENU,thenselectGeneral > Inventory.TheInventoryscreen
displaysshowingtheinformationforthelastpartitionthatwasviewed
oneithertheImport/ExportscreenortheInventoryscreen.
Important
When the library is configured to use Queued Ejects mode, you must use the
access port to export or exchange cartridges. Do not use the Bulk Unload option
unless you are removing all of the cartridges from the library. When looking at the
magazines you cannot tell which cartridges are queued for removal unless you
examine the barcode label on each cartridge and compare it to a list of barcodes for
the cartridges you want to remove.