SL3000/SL8500 - Process to Enter Tapes On a Specific Rail of a Library Regardless of Where the Tapes Are Placed in the CAP Door

Asset ID:	1-71-1536493.1
Update Date:	2017-09-22
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Solution 1536493.1 : SL3000/SL8500 - Process to Enter Tapes On a Specific Rail of a Library Regardless of Where the Tapes Are Placed in the CAP Door

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Sun StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Enter tapes onto a specific rail on a SL8500/SL3000.

Fix

There is no other process other than manual commands to enter cartridges and place them in a specific location. Since the enter process is under host control (in this case ACSLS or HSC), they have to specify the location.
Tape cartridges can be manually entered into the library, however, you will have to do a full physical audit followed by a host-level audit to re-sync everything. Not a recommended action in an operational library.

Refer to following document for further information:

SL8500 - Best Practices Guide (Doc ID 1364415.1)

References

<NOTE:1364415.1> - SL8500 - Best Practices Guide

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