StorageTek SL8500, User Manual

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Locating Cartridges
8-2 StorageTek SL8500 User's Guide
4.
Select the Destination Location type ( CAP , Storage Slots , Drive , and Reserved
Slots) and select the destination address.
5.
Click Start .
6.
Initiate a library audit from the host software to update the host database (see the
tape management software documentation).
Locating Cartridges
You can search for a cartridge by volume ID, internal library address, or HLI address.
To view a table of all cartridges in the library, see "Viewing Cartridge Information" on
page 8-2.
Locating a Cartridge by Volume ID
1.
In SLC, select
Tools > Diagnostics
. Select the
Library
in the device tree.
2.
Click the
Search
tab.
3.
Select
VOLID
.
4.
Enter the volume ID (use * as a wildcard).
5.
From the Requester drop-down list, select the format for the search results:
■
default
to display in library internal address format.
■
hli0
or
hli1
to display in HLI-PRC address format.
6.
Select the Cartridge Type.
7.
Click
Search
.
Locating a Cartridge by Address
1.
In SLC, select Tools > Diagnostics . Select the Library in the device tree.
2.
Click the Search tab.
3.
Select Location .
4.
Select the search criteria from the drop-down list, and enter the address (wildcards
are invalid).
5.
From the Requester drop-down list, select the type of address you entered in the
Location field.
6.
Click Search .
7.
Click . . . to see details about the cartridge.
Viewing Cartridge Information
1.
In SLC, select Tools > Reports .
Note:
Only select Drive if the source is a CAP or reserved slot.
Do not move data cartridges into reserved slots. Reserved slots should
only contain diagnostic or cleaning cartridges.