Dell PowerVault TL1000 - Manual (Page 64)

c. Press Enter again to apply the setting, or Cancel to reject the setting.
d. Press Cancel to backtrack through the menu hierarchy.
9. Press Cancel to return to the Network Settings menu.
10. Press Cancel to return to the Configuration menu.
11. Press Cancel to return to the top menu screen.
Configuring library settings
To configure the library settings, complete the following procedure:
1.
From the top menu screen, press the Minus key to select Configuration, and
press Enter.
2. Select Configure Library, and press Enter.
3. I/O Station (Default: Disabled)
a.
Select Configure Library > Configure I/O Station.
b. Select Enable I/O Station to enable the 1-slot I/O station or Disable I/O
Station
to disable.
c. Press Enter again to apply the setting, or Cancel to reject the setting.
d. Press Cancel to backtrack through the menu hierarchy.
4. Active Slots (Default: All)
a. Select Configure Library > Set Active Slots Count.
b. Select the number of active slots you would like to assign for the logical
library.
c. Press Enter again to apply the setting, or Cancel to reject the setting.
5. Library Mode (Default: Random)
a. Select Configure Library > Configure Library Mode.
b. Select Set Random Mode or Configure Sequential Mode, and press Enter.
Random
- In random mode, the library allows the server's (host's)
application software to select any data cartridge in any order.
Sequential
- In sequential mode, the library's firmware predefines the
selection of the cartridges. After initialization, the firmware causes the
library to select the first available cartridge found (counting from the lowest
Column/Tier position through the highest cartridge position in your library)
for loading into the drive.
v Loop - Sequential mode with loop mode ON loads the cartridge in the
lowest Column/Tier cartridge position after the cartridge in the highest
Column/Tier cartridge position is filled with data and sent back to its
home position. This procedure allows endless backup operations without
user interaction.
v Autoload - Sequential mode with autoload mode ON loads the first
available cartridge (the lowest Column/Tier cartridge position that
contains a cartridge) automatically if the library powers ON, or resets,
with an empty drive. If the library powers ON with a cartridge already in
the drive, sequential mode starts from the home position of that
cartridge, unless the host issues a rewind and unload command to the
drive. In which case the next cartridge in sequence is loaded into the
drive.
To start sequential mode if autoload is OFF, use the Move Cartridge
command to load the first cartridge into the drive. The sequence starts from
the home position of that cartridge. Cartridges need not to be in contiguous
slots.
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