User's Guide

FastStor 2 User’s Guide 17
Exporting Cartridges
This option moves a cartridge from a specific slot to the mail slot.
1 Press + or – until Go offline appears. Press ENTER.
2 Press + or – until Commands appears. Press ENTER.
3 Press + or – until Export appears. Press ENTER.
4 Press + or – until the desired slot number appears. Press ENTER. You are not given the option to export
from an empty slot, and you cannot export directly from the drive.
5 When Remove Cartridge appears and the cartridge is ejected through the mail slot, remove the
exported cartridge from the autoloader, and press ENTER.
6 Repeat Step 4
and Step 5 as needed for any additional cartridges.
7 Press CANCEL when you are done exporting cartridges.
8 Make sure the operator panel indicates that the desired slots contain cartridges.
Using Bulk Exchange
This option enables a user to import or export a complete set of cartridges. The bulk exchange operation
starts with slot 1 and cycles through all 8 slots, exporting cartridges that are present. The user has an
opportunity to insert a new cartridge before pressing the ENTER key.
1 Press + or – until Go offline appears. Press ENTER.
2 Press + or – until Commands appears. Press ENTER.
3 Press + or – until Bulk Exchange appears. Press ENTER.
The door opens. If there is a cartridge is Slot 1, it is exported. You are prompted to remove the cartridge.
Insert a replacement cartridge if desired.
4 Press ENTER.
The door opens. If there is a cartridge is Slot 2, it is exported. You are prompted to remove the cartridge.
Insert a replacement cartridge if desired.
This process repeats for slots 3 through 8.
Loading Cartridges
This option loads a cartridge from the autoloader slots into the tape drive.
1 Press + or – until Go offline appears. Press ENTER.
2 Press + or – until Commands appears. Press ENTER.
3 Press + or – until Load Cartridge appears.
4 Press ENTER to select.
5 Press + or – until the desired slot number appears, and press ENTER. The slot number you select
indicates the cartridge to be loaded into the tape drive.
CAUTION:
Performing an import or export of media during a data backup may
result in adverse results, which could include backup failure or other
errors.