HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries - Manual (Page 116)

in the library. Therefore, the drop-down list also is grayed out and selections cannot be made
from it.
These selections correspond to location coordinates for the physical library. For example, to
select all slots in the drive-side rack of the control module, click 1 for module, 1 for rack, All
for section, All for column, and All for row. For more information about location coordinates,
see
“Understanding location coordinates” (page 88) .
3. Click Show.
4. Click Close to exit the dialog box.
Monitoring media status
The Media Status dialog box displays detailed information about the media in the currently selected
partition. If you are working in the physical library, you can view status information for all media.
Because the number of media in a physical library or partition can be quite large, you can select
a subset of the available slots. You can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical
library or a partition.
To monitor media status:
1. Click Monitor
→Media.
The Media Status dialog box appears.
Table 23 (page 116) describes the elements on the Media Status dialog box.
Table 23 Media status dialog box
Description Element
In the Filter area:
The cartridge barcode to list (allows the asterisk [*]
wildcard character). Barcode
The type of cartridge to list (for example, LTO-4). Media Type
In the status list area:
The cartridge barcode. Barcode
The type of cartridge (for example, LTO-5). Media Type
The location of the slot (see “Understanding location
coordinates” (page 88) ).
Location
The number of mounts within the history of the library. # Mounts
Reports whether the media is encrypted. The values are
Encrypted, Not Encrypted or Unknown. Encryption
The name of the partition to which the slot is assigned. Partition Name
2. From the Media Status dialog box, you can perform the following tasks:
•
Change the sorting of media in the status list (for example, by location or media type) by
clicking the column heading by which you want the media sorted. Repeatedly clicking a
column heading toggles between ascending and descending order.
•
Use filtering criteria to select the media that you want to appear in the status list on the
dialog box (see below).
•
Mail, save, or print status information by using the Send button (see “E-mailing, saving,
and printing status information” (page 130) ).
To specify the media that you want to appear in the status list, select media ID and media type
criteria from the Filter area of the Media Status dialog box:
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