Users Guide

Chapter 9 Running Your Library

Performing Media Operations

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• If you cancel out of the Assign I/E screen (or forget to assign the

inserted cartridge to a partition), the cartridges remain unassigned

until you either import them via the Web UI or open and close the

I/E station so the Assign I/E screen displays again.

• You cannot import unassigned media into the library via the operator

panel.

• You can import unassigned media into the library via the Web client.

When importing unassigned tape cartridges via the Web client, only

the cartridges you actually import into a partition will be assigned to

that partition. The rest of the cartridges will remain unassigned in the

I/E station.

• Unassigned cartridges are not visible to host applications.

Importing with Manual Cartridge Assignment Disabled 9

• Disabling manual cartridge assignment allows you to load several

tape cartridges into the I/E station and assign them to different

partitions.

• The Assign I/E screen does not appear on the operator panel. The

cartridges in the I/E station are available for use by any partition,

including the system partition. The cartridges in the I/E station

remain unassigned until you import them into a partition (importing

assigns them to the partition).

• You can import unassigned tape cartridges via the operator panel or

the Web client. When importing unassigned tape cartridges, only the

cartridges you actually import into a partition will be assigned to that

partition. The rest of the cartridges will remain unassigned in the I/E

station.

• Unassigned cartridges are visible to host applications and can be

claimed by any host application on a first-come, first-served basis.

Process for Importing Media 9

You must have access to the library’s I/E station and the operator panel

to import cartridges.

If you have AutoClean enabled, you can also import cleaning cartridges

into the library. For information, see Importing Cleaning Media on

page 180. In addition, you can bulk load cartridges into the library rather