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Chapter 5. Operating the Library
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Exchange Media
This feature allows you to sequentially replace tapes that were just unloaded using the
bulk unload feature.
To exchange new media for old media as tapes are unloaded:
1. From the main
screen, touch Move Tapes. The Move Tapes screen appears.
2. Touch the source location from which the first tape is to be moved. A message
appears in the upper left corner of the screen showing the bar code label of the
tape or the drive number which has been selected.
3. Press the door button on the front of the library. The library moves the tape
from the source to the door.
4. Remove the tape from the door slot.
5. Insert a new tape in the door slot and press the door button on the front of the
library. The library moves the tape from the door to the slot that was just
emptied.
6. Press the door button again to unload tapes from the next highest occupied slot
in the library.
Queued Unloads
Queued unloads allows multiple tape-unload requests from the host to be queued into
the library for bulk removal. This functionality is very convenient when ejecting
multiple tapes from the library. If enabled (the default is OFF), the library will queue
any move operations moving tapes to the door. The queued tapes can then be accessed
via the Queued Move screen. Only queued tapes will be visible and accessible. This
feature works well with most software packages.
Spectra Logic recommends that this feature be enabled with software packages that
support this feature.
The queued unloads feature tags media elements that need to move out of the library,
whether for long term storage (vaulting) or because they have been used many times
and should be discarded. When this feature is enabled, your backup software tracks
tape use and storage needs, and, when necessary, it notifies the library that certain
tapes must be moved to the front door. Specified tapes are unavailable for library use.
Using your backup software, set the length of time to wait until tapes should be moved
from the library (see your backup software documentation for information on enabling