StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library
 

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Goal

How to import/export tapes from the library without having the backups interrupted.
 

Solution

In order to avoid backups stopping each time you import/ export cartridges via the mailslot, you have to manage the import/export of the tapes directly from the backup application. If you use the library Browser Interface to move the tapes to the mail slot, then this makes the library offline to the host.

Import Tape Cartridges

To import cartridges into a library or partition, proceed as follows:

1. If you are importing tapes into a library partition, make sure that you assign the mailslot to the required partition before proceeding.

2. Open the mailslot, and place the required tapes in the mailslot cells.

3. Close the mailslot.

4. If at all possible, use the host application to move the tapes from the mailslot to the storage slots. See the vendor's documentation for instructions.

When the host application moves tapes itself, it can keep its catalog consistent, minimizing the need for auditing.

5. If the host application cannot move the tapes from the mailslot to the storage slots, move the tapes using the remote user interface.

6. If you used the browser-based library user interface to move tapes, update the host application catalogs as described in the vendor's documentation.

7. Once you are finished importing tapes, unassign the mailslot.

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