Bulk unload – Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) User Manual
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Bulk Unload
Bulk Unload allows you to move all of the tapes from the rear slots to the front magazines with one command. For more information on partitioning, see
.
Path:
Unpartitioned Library Bulk Unload
Partitioned Library Bulk Unload
then press
.
Step 4 The bulk load operation begins. The
operation can be canceled at any time by
pressing
.
Bulk Load for Partition 1 - The library will
begin loading the rear slots by selecting the
left-most available cartridge in the front left
magazine (Magazine 1), and placing it in the
left-most available rear slot for Partition 1.
The Bulk Load will continue until either there
are no more tapes in the front magazine, or
there are no more available slots in the rear.
Note, rear slots identified as Partition 1 can
only be bulk loaded from Magazine 1, and
rear slots identified as Partition 2 can only be
bulk loaded from Magazine 2 while
partitioning is enabled.
Step 5 When the bulk load is complete, a
completion screen is displayed. Press
to
dismiss the screen.
Selection
Description/Result
Step 1 From the Command menu, highlight
and press
.
Moves cartridges from rear slots to
magazines.
Step 2 When the bulk load is complete, a
completion screen is displayed. Press
to
dismiss the screen.
The library will begin unloading the rear slots
by selecting the left-most available cartridge
and placing it in the left-most slot of the left
magazine. The bulk unload will continue until
either there are no more tapes in the rear
slots, or there are no more available slots in
the magazines.
Selection
Description/Result
Step 1 From the
Command menu,
highlight
and
press
.
Moves cartridges from rear slots to magazines.
Step 2 Press
and
to select the
partition you want
to move cartridges
from.
Available options are:
l
Partition 1: will move cartridges from the
rear Partition 1 slots to the left magazine
slots.
l
Partition 2: will move cartridges from the
rear Partition 2 slots to the right
magazine slots.
Step 3 Press
to
highlight Run (
)