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CAUTION:
Since the mailslot is located where the lowest numbered storage slot would be, enabling and
disabling the mailslot will re-number all of the other storage slots. After enabling or disabling the
mailslot, update the backup software inventory. You might also need to re-configure the backup
software to adjust the number of storage slots and presence of the mailslot.
• Mailslot Configuration (MSL8096) — configures the mailslot in the lower-left magazine and upper-
right magazine as mailslots or storage slots. Enabling a mailslot will reduce the number of storage
slots. The default is 0 mailslots enabled.
If the mailslot is enabled, all logical libraries will have access to the mailslot. If allowing all logical
libraries access to the mailslot is a concern or all of the slots are needed as storage slots, disable
the mailslot.
From the MSL8096 RMI, you can enable either or both of the mailslots by selecting the number
of mailslot slots in the
Mailslot Configuration drop down list.
• 0 disables both mailslots.
• 3 enables the lower-left mailslot only.
• 12 enables the upper-right mailslot only.
• 15 enables both mailslots.
CAUTION:
Since the lower-left mailslot is located where the lowest numbered storage slots would be, enabling
and disabling it will re-number all of the storage slots. On the MSL8096, enabling or disabling
the lower-left magazine also affects the numbering of the slots in the upper-right mailslot. After
enabling or disabling the lower left mailslot, update the backup software inventory. You might
also need to re-configure the backup software to adjust the number of storage slots and presence
of the mailslot.
• Auto Clean Enabled — When auto clean is enabled, the device automatically loads a cleaning
cartridge when a tape drive needs to be cleaned. The Tape Library can load a cleaning cartridge
from any logical library to any tape drive. The device identifies a tape cartridge as a cleaning
cartridge if it has a bar code label that starts with CLN or after an unlabeled cleaning tape has
been loaded into the tape drive.
The device can use a cleaning cartridge from any slot, even if the slot is not active. The device
keeps track of the usage count for each of the cleaning cartridges. When multiple cleaning cart-
ridges are available, the device will first choose an unknown cleaning cartridge so the device can
start tracking the cartridge's usage count. If the device knows the usage count for all of the
cleaning cartridges, the device will choose the one with the highest usage count.
Auto cleaning is disabled by default. You can enable automatic cleaning even if there are no
cleaning cartridges in the device. In this case, the device will display a warning message.
CAUTION:
Only enable automatic cleaning in either the backup application or the device, not both.
• Barcode Label Length Reported to Host — the number of bar code characters reported to the host
application. This option provides interchange compatibility with libraries with more limited bar
code reading capabilities. The default is 8.
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