Chapter 4: Configuring the Library
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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Configuring I/E Station Slots
I/E station slots are used to import and export tape cartridges into and
out of the library without disrupting normal library operations.
I/E station slots can be configured as either I/E station slots or storage
slots. I/E station slots are used to import and export cartridges and are
shared by all partitions. Storage slots are used to store data cartridges
and cleaning cartridges.
An I/E station that has been configured for storage may contain
cleaning slots. These cleaning slots must be deleted before you can
reconfigure the storage slots as I/E station slots. You can view the Library
Configuration Report to determine how I/E slots are configured. For
more information, see
Viewing the Library Configuration Report
on
page 141. For instructions on deleting cleaning slots, see
Configuring
Cleaning Slots
on page 61.
You cannot configure I/E station slots if cartridges are currently loaded
in the I/E station(s). Remove all cartridges from the I/E station(s) before
attempting the following procedure.
Each I/E station is configured as a complete unit. When configuring an
I/E station, all the slots in the I/E station are configured the same way.
The Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 are configured with five I/E station slots by
default.
On the Scalar i40, you can configure either zero or five I/E station slots.
The I/E station is located in the first column of the right magazine. On
the Scalar i80, you can configure zero, five, or 10 I/E station slots. If you
configure five, the I/E station is located in the first column of the top
right magazine. If you configure 10, you will have two I/E stations,
located in the first column of the top right magazine and the first
column of the bottom right magazine.
You can configure zero I/E station slots. However, configuring zero I/E
station slots has the following consequences:
• You cannot import and export data or cleaning cartridges using I/E
stations.
• You cannot manually clean tape drives with a cleaning cartridge
using the operator panel.
Summary of Contents for Scalar i40
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