Chapter 9 Running Your Library
Performing Media Operations
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When I/E station slots have been configured as I/E slots, the I/E station
door is unlocked, and you can open the main access door to the library.
When all I/E station slots are configured as storage, the I/E station door
is always locked. You will not be able to open the main access door to
bulk load tape cartridges into the library without first unlocking the I/E
station door. If possible, bulk load the library before configuring the I/E
station slots as storage. Otherwise, unlock the I/E station door. For
information on locking and unlocking the I/E stations, see Locking and
Unlocking the I/E Stations on page 266. For information on configuring
I/E station slots, see Configuring
I/E Station Slots on page 79.
To perform an initial bulk load, open the access door and manually insert
directly into storage slots as many cartridges as you plan to use. The
cartridges will not go in all the way if they are inserted incorrectly.
After the initial bulk load, you can use the Import Media screen to add
cartridges without interrupting library operations, as long as I/E station
slots have been configured. For more information, see Importing
Media
on page 246.
Unused Slots
9
Each library configuration contains a limited number of slots that are not
accessible to the robot. The slot counts in this user’s guide do not include
these unusable slots.
In any library configuration, the picker cannot access the bottom slot in
each column in the lowest module in the stack due to the fact that there is
Note: A small number of physical storage slots are inaccessible to the
robot and should not be used for any tape cartridges. These
slots appear as unavailable in the Library Configuration
report. For detailed information on these slots, see Unused
Slots on page 251.
Note: When you open the main access door to load tape cartridges
into the library, the library will automatically generate a
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) ticket,
alerting you to the fact that the door was opened. For
information on resolving a RAS ticket, see About
RAS Tickets
on page 487.
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