Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the web client, select
Setup > Cleaning Slots
.
• From the operator panel, select
Setup > Partition Mgmt > Configure
Cleaning Slots
.
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. The
Setup Wizard: I/E Station
screens allow you to configure I/E station slots.
Administrative users can also configure these slots on either the operator
panel or the web client.
Each control module contains six I/E station slots, and each expansion
module contains 12 I/E station slots. The available library configurations
support a minimum of six I/E slots in the 5U library to a maximum of 54
I/E slots in the 41U library configuration. You can also choose to
configure zero I/E station slots and use all slots in all I/E stations for tape
cartridge storage. For more information on configuring zero I/E slots, see
Configuring Zero I/E Station Slots
on page 75.
Each I/E station (6-slot or 12-slot) is configured as a complete unit. When
configuring an I/E station, configure all the slots in the I/E station the
same way: all storage or all I/E slots.
If the library consists of a control module, all six I/E station slots must be
configured either as storage or as I/E station slots. A 14U library consists
of a control module (with six I/E station slots) and an expansion module
(with 12 I/E station slots). All 12 of the slots in the expansion module
must be configured the same way, as either I/E station slots or storage
slots. Therefore, a 14U library can contain a minimum of six and a
Note:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrative users logged in from different
locations. You can access the screen, but you cannot apply
changes while another administrative user is performing the
same operation.
