Users Guide

Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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I/E stations in 9U Library Expansion Modules above the 5U Library
Control Module.
• All slots in an I/E station must be configured the same way: as either
storage or I/E slots. For this reason, if your library includes one or
more 9U Library Expansion Modules, and you configure an even
number of I/E slots greater than six, the 5U Library Control Module
I/E station may be configured automatically as storage.
• If the I/E station is configured as data storage slots, its door is always
locked. For information on unlocking I/E stations, see Locking and
Unlocking the I/E Stations on page 185.
• I/E station slots are shared by all partitions within a library.
• To identify how a specific I/E station magazine is configured, view
the Library Configuration report available from the Reports menu on
the Web client. See Viewing the Library Configuration Report on
page 190.
Configuring Zero I/E
Station Slots 5
Configuring zero I/E slots increases the number of storage slots in your
library but has the following consequences:
• You will not be able to use the I/E station to import and export tape
cartridges, including cleaning media.
• You will be required to open the library access door to bulk load and
unload tape cartridges, disrupting library operations. See Bulk
Loading on page 169.
• You will not be able to manually clean tape drives with a cleaning
cartridge.
For more information on using the I/E station to import and export
media, see Running Your Library on page 161.
Caution: Configuring I/E station slots with cartridges already
loaded compromises data security. First, remove
cartridges from the I/E station and then configure the I/E
station slots.