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v Select or clear the check boxes to reflect the frames that you want inventoried,
then select the Perform inventory update... push button.
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Mounts and demounts are allowed during an inventory update for cartridges
that are in a rack that has already been inventoried or is not involved in the
inventory update. However, performing mounts and demounts during an
inventory update does affect the duration of the Inventory Update operation.
The Perform Inventory Update (Partial) window has the following push buttons:
Perform inventory update...
Starts the Inventory Update operation on the selected frames.
Cancel
Cancels the frame selection.
Help Provides help about the Perform Inventory Update (Partial) window.
Stand-Alone Device
The Stand-alone device... option allows the following operations:
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Setup standalone device
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Reset standalone device
v Stand-alone device status
Setup Stand-Alone Device
The Setup Stand-alone Device window (Figure 214 on page 331) allows you to set
up a tape drive in stand-alone mode. This mode is used to allow a host to run
software that, in general, is in complete control of the tape drive. The software
must be attached to a tape drive that is physically or virtually inside a 3494 Tape
Library. The software is not aware that the tape drive is in the 3494 Tape Library,
and it cannot issue commands to mount and demount volumes in that 3494 Tape
Library.
Stand-alone device is supported for virtual tape drives within a VTS with the
exception of the Mount from Input Station feature.
Figure 213. Perform Inventory Update (Partial) Window
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