Users Guide

Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Configuring Cleaning Slots
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Disabling/Enabling
Manual Cartridge
Assignment 5
Administrators can disable or enable manual cartridge assignment. When
manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), the Assign
I/E
screen automatically appears on the operator panel once cartridges are
placed into the I/E station. The Assign I/E screen prompts you to use the
operator panel to assign the cartridges to a specific partition or to the
system partition.
When manual cartridge assignment is disabled, the
Assign I/E screen does
not appear on the operator panel, and the cartridges in the I/E station
remain unassigned until they are moved or imported into the library.
For more information on how manual cartridge assignment affects
importing of media, see Importing Media on page 165.
You can disable manual cartridge assignment by clearing the Manual
Cartridge Assignment
check box on the operator panel System Settings
screen. For more information on system settings, Configuring System
Settings on page 126.
Manual cartridge assignment cannot be configured from the Web client.
The path to open the appropriate screen is as follows:
• From the operator panel, select Tools > System Settings.
Configuring Cleaning Slots
Cleaning slots are used to store cleaning cartridges that are used to clean
tape drives. The Setup Wizard: Cleaning Slot Configuration screens prompt
you to enter the number of cleaning slots (if any) you want to designate
for your library. You can also access the Cleaning Slot Configuration
screens directly on the operator panel and Web client.
The Setup Wizard default configuration settings include zero dedicated
cleaning slots. Configuring at least one cleaning slot enables the library’s
AutoClean feature. When AutoClean is enabled, the library allows you to
import and export cleaning cartridges. When a tape drive needs cleaning,
Note: Only slots that are licensed, unassigned, and empty can be
used for cleaning. If there are unassigned slots, but no cleaning
slots available, make sure there are no RAS tickets for
unassigned media.