Quantum Scalar i6000, User Manual

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Chapter 16: Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Managing and Moving Media
Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide 697
Managing and Moving Media
The LMC provides you with commands for:
• Importing Cartridges Into Partitions on page 697
• Exporting Cartridges From Partitions on page 699
• Loading Drives on page 700
• Unloading Drives on page 702
• Moving Media Within a Partition on page 703
• Moving Media Between Active Vault or AMP and Standard Partitions
on page 704
• Taking Inventory on page 706
The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for performing
these tasks.
Note: Unless the situation requires it, use the host application to
move, load, unload, import, or export cartridges instead of
doing so through the LMC. Using the host to move media
makes sure that the host’s view of the library remains in sync
with the library’s actual configuration.
Exception: When moving media into and out of library
managed partitions, you must use the LMC since library
managed partitions are not visible to hosts (see Moving Media
Between Active Vault or AMP and Standard Partitions on
page 704).
Importing Cartridges
Into Partitions
When you first start using your library, open the door and manually
insert, directly into storage slots, as many cartridges as you plan to use.
The cartridges will not go back all the way if they are inserted
incorrectly.
After your library begins operation, use the
Import Media dialog box to
add cartridges without interrupting library operations. Place cartridges
in the I/E station. The scanner automatically reads the barcodes on new
cartridges.