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Download the Cartridge Inventory
Ifdesired,youcandownloadtheinventoryfortheselectedpartitionasan
XMLfile.Youcanusetheinformationinthedownloadedinventorywhen
creatingamovequeuefile(seeCreateaMoveQueueFileonpage270).
IfyouareusingtheBlueScaleuserinterfacefromtheoperatorpanel,
thecartridgeinventoryissav edasanXMLfileonaUSBdevicethatis
connectedtotheLCMortheoperatorpanel(T950Bonly).
IfyouareaccessingthelibraryusingtheBlueScalewebinterface,the
cartridgeinventoryisdisplayedusingtheXMLformatinanew
browserwindowonthecomputerthatyouareusingtoaccessthe
library.Fromthereyoucansavethefiletoaconvenientlocationfor
lateruse.IfaUSBdeviceisconnectedtotheLCMoroperatorpanel
(T950Bonly),youcanalsosavetheXMLfiletotheUSBdevice.
Theinventoryliststhefollowinginformationforallmagazineslotsinthe
partition’sstoragepoolandentry/exitpoolandforthedrivesinthe
partition.
Foreachslotanddrive,thelistshowsthelocationIDandindicates
whetherornotitisfull(occupied).
Foreachoccupiedslotordrive,thelistalsoindicatesthebarcode
informationofthecartridge.
Note: YoucanalsousetheXMLcommandinterfacetoobtainthefull
inventoryofthepartition,includingbothfullandemptyslots
anddrivenumbers(seeinventory.xmlintheSpectraTapeLibraries
XMLCommandReference).
Usage Requirements DownloadinganXMLfilecontainingthecurrent
cartridgeinventoryrequireseitheraremoteconnectiontothelibraryusing
theBlueScalewebinterface(RLC)oraUSBdeviceconnectedtotheLCM
oroperatorpanel(T950Bonly).