Chapter 2 Basic Library Operations
Load Port Configuration
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Load Port Configuration
Load ports are used to import or export tape cartridges from the library.
When configured as a load port, your backup application will
automatically use these bins when exporting or importing tape
cartridges. The bottom left and right magazines in each library can be
configured to provide the following load port elements:
• Single column load port (5 slots SDLT/6 slots LTO)
• Magazine load port (15 slots SDLT/18 Slots LTO)
Each of the load ports are configured independently so that one load port
can be configured as a column and the other load port can be configured
as a column or as a magazine.
When set for a single column load port, the magazine is physically
restricted to allow access to the first column in the magazine only.
When set for a 15-slot load port, the entire magazine can be removed (the
same for a 18-slot LTO magazine).
The load port option is set using the operator control panel
Setup
menu.
The settings are listed in
and illustrated in
Table 17 Import/Export Option
Settings
Tech Tip:
Deciding between a single column and an entire
magazines as a load port depends on the amount of tape
cartridges you typically import/export from the library. If
you generally import or export small numbers of tape
cartridges to and from the library, a single column should
be sufficient. If you import or export large numbers of
tape cartridges, an entire magazine as a load port would
be beneficial.
Setting
Manual Access
SCSI Element
None
None
Storage element
Single column
Single column
Import/Export element
Magazine
Entire magazine
Import/Export element
