To configure the library access mode settings for the logical library:
1. In the Configure Library menu in the left navigation pane of the Web User Interface, click Physical/Logical.
2. In the Logical Settings, select the Library Mode:
Random - In random mode, the library allows the server's (host's) application software to select any data cartridge in any order.
Sequential - In sequential mode, the library's firmware predefines the selection of the cartridges. After initialization, the firmware causes the library to select
the first available cartridge found (counting from the lowest Column/Tier position through the highest cartridge position in your library) for loading into the
drive. See
Location coordinates and element addresses
Loop - When Library mode is Sequential with Loop mode Enabled, the cartridge in the lowest Column/Tier cartridge position is loaded after the
cartridge in the highest Column/Tier cartridge position is filled with data and sent back to its home position. This mode allows endless backup
operations without user interaction.
Auto load - When Library mode is Sequential with Auto load mode Enabled, the first available cartridge (the lowest Column/Tier cartridge position that
contains a cartridge) is loaded automatically if the library powers ON, or resets, with an empty drive. If the library powers ON with a cartridge already
in the drive, sequential mode starts from the home position of that cartridge, unless the host issues a rewind and unload command to the drive. In
which case the next cartridge in sequence will be loaded into the drive.
To start sequential mode if Auto load is not Enabled, use the Move Cartridges command to load the first cartridge into the drive. The sequence starts from
the home position of that cartridge. Cartridges need not to be in contiguous slots.
To stop sequential mode, use the Move Cartridges command to unload the drive. This mode cancels sequential mode; the next sequential cartridge is NOT
loaded.
To restart sequential mode, use the Move Cartridges command again to load a cartridge; the loading sequence resumes from the home position of that
cartridge.
Number of active slots - Select the number of active slots you would like to assign in your library. Selecting the number of active slots defines the number of
storage slots, number of cleaning/inactive slots, whether the I/O station is enabled/disabled, and whether auto cleaning is allowed. The first digit configures
the number of active storage positions (4, 6, 8, or 9). The second digit configures Column 5, Tier 1 of the magazine as an I/O Station (0 when disabled, and 1
when enabled). The Auto cleaning function can be enabled only if there is at least one inactive position in the magazine. If Auto cleaning is enabled, the
inactive positions become cleaning cartridge positions.
3. Click Submit to enable the settings.
Configuring network settings
After the network settings are entered on the Operator Panel, the current network configuration of the library can be modified with the Web User Interface. The changes
that are made to the network settings take effect after the library is rebooted.
Figure 1. Network settings screen
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