The load drive operation allows you to load a tape drive with a cartridge located in a storage slot. The tape drive and storage slot must be assigned to the same partition.
These instructions focus on using the library Web client to load a tape drive. Loading cartridges into tape drives using the library Web client may require performing an inventory operation on your host application. You can also load tape drives using your host application. See your host application documentation for more information.
If the affected partition is online, it will be taken offline before the load operation is performed, and brought back online after it is complete. You will be asked to confirm that you want to take the partition offline.
Users and administrators can load cartridges into tape drives.
If more than one partition exists, the Operations - Load Drive screen displays. This screen contains a list of available partitions. If only one partition exists, this screen is bypassed and the Load Drive - Partition (Mode) screen displays.
The Load Drive - Partition (Mode) screen displays, where Partition is the name of the partition and Mode is the current mode of the partition.
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NOTE: You can use the Filter by Barcode text box to filter the available cartridge barcodes. Click the Help button next to the Find button for more information about filtering barcodes. In addition, if not all cartridges or tape drives appear on the screen, use the Page 1 of x arrows to view the additional cartridges or tape drives. |
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NOTE: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the Location column heading will sort by location coordinates. |
The Progress Window displays. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation.Do one of the following:
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