Exporting Cartridges

Cartridges can be exported from storage slots and tape drives to import/export (I/E) station slots.

These instructions focus on using the library Web client to export cartridges. Exporting cartridges using the library Web client may necessitate performing an inventory on your host application. If the host application has issued a prevent media removal command to the library, you will not be able to use the library Web client to export cartridges. In addition, you can export cartridges using your host application. For more information, see your host application documentation.

If the partition is online, it will be taken offline before the export is performed, and brought back online after the export is complete. You will be asked to confirm that you want to take the partition offline.

CAUTION: Some host applications may fail import/export operations when the I/E station contains cartridges that are assigned to another partition. Move cartridges from the I/E station as soon as possible to avoid possible conflicts with the other partitions.

NOTE: If your library has zero I/E station slots configured, you cannot export cartridges using the I/E station. See About I/E Station Slots for more information.

Users and administrators can export cartridges.

  1. From the Operations menu, select Media > Export.

    If more than one partition exists, the Operations - Export Media screen displays. This screen contains a list of available partitions. If only one partition exists, this screen is bypassed and the Export Media - Partition (Mode) screen displays.

  2. Select the partition that contains the source cartridge you want to export.
  3. Click Next.

    The Export Media - Partition (Mode) screen displays, where Partition is the name of the partition and Mode is the current mode (online or offline) of the partition.

  4. Note the number of empty I/E station slots that appear in the Empty I/E Station Slots field.

    The number of cartridges you can export is limited to the number of empty I/E station slots that exist in the partition. You cannot export cartridges if all I/E station slots are full.

  5. Select one or more cartridges for export.
  6. 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 appear on the screen, use the Page x of x arrows to view the additional cartridges.

    NOTE: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the Location column heading will sort by location coordinates.

  7. Click Apply.

    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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