Dell PowerVault 160T LTO2 (Tape Library) - Manual (Page 30)

Working With Cartridges and Barcodes: Dell PowerVault 160T Tape Library User's Guide
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standard. For instance, the prefix "CLN" might be used to identify a cleaning tape. The library does not require a
specific content to the label and accepts conventional tape labels.
Insert a cleaning tape just as you do any other data tape. For example, the most common method is by means of the
I/E station using host application control.
Cleaning tapes often have limited lives that can be as few as 20 cycles. The controlling host application manages the
number of uses of a cleaning tape. Errors can occur if a tape is inserted into a drive when the tape has already been
used the maximum number of times.
Export a cleaning tape just as any other data tape.
The concept of physical and logical libraries must be considered when setting up cleaning procedures and methods. In
general, cleaning cartridges must be treated in the same manner as data cartridges. Any physical cartridge, cleaning or
data, can only exist in one logical library. There can be no sharing of cleaning cartridges between logical libraries.
Managing Media
The Library Management Console provides you with interfaces for:
Importing and exporting cartridges
Moving media from one storage location to another
Loading and unloading drives
Taking inventory
The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for performing these tasks.
Importing Cartridges into Partitions
When you first start using your library, open the door and manually insert as many cartridges as you plan to use directly into
storage slots. The cartridges will not go back all the way if they are inserted incorrectly.
After your library is in operation, use the Import command to add cartridges without interrupting library operations. Place
cartridges in the I/E station. The scanner automatically reads the barcodes on new cartridges.
1. Select a partition. To find out how to do so, refer to Selecting a Library or Partition .
The system prompts you to take the partition offline, if it is not currently in that state.
2. Insert a data cartridge into an appropriate I/E station. You may insert multiple cartridges up to the maximum number
of slots in your I/E station.
NOTE: To see which I/E stations are associated with a particular partition, select Monitor—> I/E station.
3. Select Operations—> Import or use the Import toolbar button.
A table of cartridges in the I/E station is displayed.
The following information is displayed in the table:
Table 1. Information Displayed by Operations—> Import
Designation Description
Media ID Cartridge barcode.
Slot The location of the cartridge. For help understanding the location designation, refer to
Understanding Location Coordinates .
I/E station The number of the module. For help understanding the location designation, refer to
Understanding Location Coordinates .
Magazine The number of the magazine (section) where the slot is located, numbered from the top down.
For help understanding the location designation, refer to Understanding Location Coordinates .