User manual QUALSTAR XLS-810160

[. . . ] XLS-810160 & XLS-810240 Tape Libraries User's Guide 501803 Rev. A Copyright© 2010 by Qualstar Corporation -- All Rights Reserved Information contained in this document is copyrighted by Qualstar Corporation. It is intended for use by Qualstar's customers and prospective customers to evaluate, integrate, operate, and maintain Qualstar products. Customers and prospective customers may reproduce this document as needed for these uses. [. . . ] If necessary, press the Home button in the upper right corner of any page to return to the Home page. Select Logical Library View or Show All to display the Logical Libraries portlet. The View Inventory page opens, as shown in Figure 6-18. 2. 3. Figure 6-18 View Inventory page 6-22 501803 Rev. If the status of the logical library is Online, select Take Logical Library Offline before attempting to move any cartridges. In the Source section under MOVE MEDIA, enter the SCSI element address for the I/O port slot that contains the cartridge you want to import or find the SCSI element in the list of available full I/O port slots and select Move under the Action field. Note: The address you specify must be within the addresses designated by the Starting I/O Port Address and the I/O Port Count fields. 5. 6. In the Destination Slot section, enter the SCSI element address for the empty cartridge slot you want the cartridge to be moved to or if the Move action was implememted find the SCSI element in the list of available slots and select Dest under the Action field. Note: The address you specify must be within the addresses designated by the Starting Slot Address and the Slot Count fields. 7. Press Move Media to move the cartridge from the I/O port to the specified cartridge slot. See Section 5. 5 on page 5-11. 8. 6. 4. 3 Using the Export Media Option In most cases when a software application starts the export process, it automatically moves the cartridges to the I/O ports. However, if the software application does not move the cartridges for some reason, you may need to manually move the cartridges to the port. Important: This procedure is required only if the software application does not automatically move the cartridges to the I/O port. XLS Library User's Guide 6-23 6. 4 Moving Cartridges To move cartridges to an I/O port in a logical library, follow these steps: 1. If necessary, press the Home button in the upper right corner of any page to return to the Home page. Select Logical Library View or Show All to display the Logical Libraries portlet. The view inventory page opens, as shown in Figure 6-19. 2. 3. Figure 6-19 View Inventory page 4. If the status of the logical library is Online, select Take Logical Library Offline before attempting to move any cartridges. In the Source section under MOVE MEDIA, enter the SCSI element address for the cartridge slot that contains the cartridge you want to export or or find the SCSI element in the list of available full slots and select Move under the Action field. Note: The address you specify must be within the addresses designated by the Starting Slot Address and the Slot Count fields. 5. 6. In the Destination I/O Port section, enter the SCSI element address for the I/O port slot you want the cartridge moved to or if the Move action was implememted 6-24 501803 Rev. A 6 Managing Cartridges in a Logical Library find the SCSI element in the list of available I/O port slots and select Dest under the Action field. Note: The address you specify must be within the addresses designated by the Starting I/O Port Address and the I/O Port Count fields. 7. Press Move Media to move the cartridge to the I/O port slot. See Section 5. 5 on page 5-11. 8. 9. XLS Library User's Guide 6-25 6. 4 Moving Cartridges Notes: 6-26 501803 Rev. A 7 Managing Tape Drives in a Logical Library During typical day-to-day library operation, no human intervention is required to operate the tape drives in the XLS. Instead, the tape drives are controlled by the software applications, which issue commands to load and unload cartridges and to read and write data. In addition, most software applications can also automate tape drive cleaning. [. . . ] One of the following sections on the Home page: Configuration, Events, Logical Libraries, Physical Library, Settings & Policies, Users & Groups, and Service. The portlets on the Home page can be rearranged or closed to suit the needs of each user. The library assembly that contains the system controller, two cooling fans, the AC power switch, and the AC power connector. MEM MIB nexus setting parallel SCSI physical library portlet PC bay XLS Library User's Guide GL-3 Glossary robotics SCSI Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) SMTP SNMP stylus system controller tape drive Any part of the library that moves automatically, including the carousel, the gripper, the I/O ports, and the handler. A protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers and between a mail client and a mail server. A protocol for monitoring and managing systems and devices in a network. [. . . ]