Operating the Autoloader: Dell PowerVault 124T DLT VS160 Autoloader User's Guide
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3. From the
Autoloader
submenu, scroll to
Element Status
, and then press
Enter
.
4. Scroll to view
Drive
,
Mailslot
, and
Picker
status. Scroll and press
Enter
when prompted to view
Magazine
status.
You can scroll through each of the slots. Slots that are occupied by a data cartridge are indicated by an asterisk (
*
). If
a slot assigned to a cleaning cartridge is occupied, it is indicated by an at sign (@). If a slot assigned to a cleaning
cartridge is empty, it is indicated with an exclamation point (
!
).
5. Scroll to the slot containing the cartridge for which you want to see the label, or the cartridge you want to move, and
then press
Enter
.
The
Element Status
screen appears, displaying the bar code label for that cartridge.
Viewing Tape Drive Status
To view the tape drive status, use the following procedure.
1. From the main menu, scroll to
Status
, and then press
Enter
.
2. From the
Status
submenu, scroll to
Drive
, and then press
Enter
.
3. From the
Drive
submenu, scroll to
Status
, and then press
Enter
.
A list of messages appears. These messages may include:
SCSI ID
Indicates the drive's SCSI ID number.
Compression
Indicates whether the tape drive compression is enabled or disabled.
Drive Tape
Indicates whether a tape is present in the drive or not.
NOTE:
The DLT VS160 tape drive can compress data which may allow it to write more data to the same amount of tape.
Compression also increases the performance of the data transfers from or to the SCSI bus. The data compression is
drive dependent and cannot be set from the front panel or the Remote Management Unit. Your backup application
package may also have information on compression.
The front panel display will indicate whether data compression is
Enabled
or
Disabled.
Not all data is compressible and
performance is heavily dependent on the type of data being backed up.
Viewing Tape Drive Version
To view the tape drive version, use the following procedure.
1. From the main menu, scroll to
Status
, and then press
Enter
.
2. From the
Status
submenu, scroll to
Drive
, and then press
Enter
.
3. From the
Drive
submenu, scroll to
Version
, and then press
Enter
.
A list of messages appears. These messages may include:
Product Type
Indicates the type of drive installed.
