Moving tapes in the library (Operations > Move Tape)
Use this option to move a cartridge from a tape drive, a tape slot in any magazine or the mailslot to any other
location not already holding a tape. You can also load and unload tape cartridges to and from the installed
tape drives. Select where you want to move the tape from and then indicate where you want to move the tape
to.
Prerequisites
Administrator password.
Procedure
1.
From the Home screen, press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Operations
. Press
Enter
to
select.
2.
Press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Move Tape
. Press
Enter
to select.
3.
Enter the administrator password if prompted. Use
Previous
or
Next
to select the source.
• Mailslot
• Right Magazine
• Left Magazine
• Drive 1
• Drive 2 (if two drives are present)
4.
When the correct source is displayed, press
Enter
to select.
5.
If the source selected is a magazine, use
Previous
or
Next
to select the slot. Only slots with tapes are
listed. The second line displays the bar code for the tape or reads
Full
.
6.
Once the correct slot is displayed, press
Enter
to select.
You have now selected the tape you would like to move. The screen now requests the destination for this
tape.
7.
Use
Previous
or
Next
to select from the destination.
• Mailslot
• Right Magazine
• Left Magazine
• Drive 1
• Drive 2 (if two drives are present)
8.
When the correct destination is displayed, press
Enter
to select.
9.
If the destination selected is a magazine, use
Previous or Next
to display the slot. Only empty slots are
listed.
Once the correct slot is displayed, press
Enter
to select. The library now moves the tape from the selected
source, to the selected destination. While the library moves the tape, the screen displays
Moving Tape
.
Once the tape has been moved, the screen displays either
Move Complete
, or
Move Failed
. If the move
failed, press
Enter
to display the error code and message explaining the failure.
Moving tapes in the library (Operations > Move Tape)
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