User's Guide

Chapter 3 Basic Library Operations
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Quantum|ATL PowerStor L500 Series Tape Library User’s Guide 53
Sequential
Circ
Primarily designed for testing purposes, this command
instructs the tape library to behave as an autoloader.
Cartridges are loaded sequentially from the lowest magazine
address and the lowest loaded slot position in that magazine.
The loading and unloading of cartridges sequentially
progresses to the last cartridge and then the tape library
restarts the sequential loading sequence again from the first
available slot.
This command works in conjunction with the
Autoload
Cart
command.
Note:
The Sequential mode is functional only if the library is
configured with a single drive.
Not
Selected
Selected
Autoload
Cart
This command functions only in conjunction with
Sequential
or
Sequential Circ
. Upon issuance of this command, the
library starts loading cartridges following an open/close door
operation per
Sequential
or
Sequential Circular
mode.
The library must be either in the
Sequential
or
Sequential
Circ
mode for
Autoload Cart
mode to be functional.
N
Y
Enable
Barcode
(optional)
When enabled, the optional bar code reader scans the
cartridge bar code labels on power up and when the doors are
closed. The bar code labels are read via the OCP Status display
or a SCSI
Read Element
status command.
To use, (a) press
ENTER
to Enable Bar Code: Y, and (b) make
sure doors are closed.
N
Y
AutoClean
(optional)
When enabled, the library automatically cleans drives when
required.
The time that a SCSI
Move Media
command takes to
complete increases from approximately 20 seconds to 60
seconds because the library must wait until calibration is
complete. If cleaning is required, the typical time increases to a
maximum of 10 minutes while the drive is cleaned.
To use, (a) load the cleaning tape in slot 13, (b) press ENTER to
enable
AutoClean: Y
.
N
Y
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