Appendix A — Best Practices Using Cartridges
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End of Week 2
Thestoragemanagementsoftwareejectscartridgesfrom thestoragepool.
Thelibrarymovesthecartridgestoemptymagaz ineslotsintheentry/exit
pool,makingthemreadytoberemovedfromthelibraryandstoredoffsite.
End of Week 3
Thestoragemanagementsoftwareejectscartridgesfromthestoragepool.
Thelibrarymovesthecartridgestoemptymagazineslotsintheentry/exit
pool,makingthemreadytoberemovedfromthelibraryandstoredoff
site.ThetwofullmagazinesstoredoffsiteinWeek1arereadyforre‐use.
Afterimportingthefullmagazinesintotheentry/exitpool,thestorage
managementsoftwareisusedtomovethecartridgestothestoragepool,
leavingtwoemptymagazinesintheentry/exitpool.
Operatortasks:
Exportthe2fullTeraPack
magazinesfromtheentry/
exitpool.
Import2emptyTeraPack
magazinesintotheentry/
exitpool.
Resultsofoperatortasks:
Off‐sitestorage:
4fullTeraPackmagazines
Entry/Exitpool:
2chambers,eachcontainsan
emptyTeraPackmagazine.
Storagepool:
11chamberscontain
fullmagazines
4chamberscontain
emptyTeraPack
magazines.
DataCenter:Noreservedmediaor
magazines.
Operatortasks:
Exportthe2full
TeraPackmagazines
fromtheentry/exitpool.
Import2fullTeraPack
magazinesintothe
entry/exitpool.
Usestorage
managementsoftwareto
movecartridgestothe
storagepool.
Resultsofoperatortasks:
Off-site storage:
4fullTeraPackmagazines
Entry/Exitpool:
2chambers,eachcontainsan
emptyTeraPackmagazine.
Storagepool:
11chamberscontain
fullmagazines
4chamberscontain
emptymagazines
DataCenter: Noreservedmediaor
magazines.