User's Manual

Chapter 5: Performing Library Operations
Performing Media Operations
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Unloading Tape Drives The Unload Drive operation allows you to unload a cartridge from a
tape drive to a storage slot. The storage slot and tape drive must be
assigned to the same partition.
This topic focuses on using the library user interface, not the host
applicatio
n, to unload tape drives. Using the library to unload tape
drives may necessitate performing an inventory with the host
application. See your host application documentation for more
information.
Details about unloading tape drives include:
• The tape drive and storage slot must
be assigned to the same
partition.
• Only drives with media loaded appear on the screen.
• You can select only partitions to which you have been given access.
• If the affected partition is online, it will be taken offline before the
un
load operation is performed, and brought back online after it is
complete.
You can unload media from the operator panel or the Web client.
Operator Panel
1 Select Actions > Tape Drive > Unload.
2 Use the Up and Down buttons t
o select a tape drive to unload.
3 Press Unload.
Web Client
1 Select Operations > Drive > Unload.
2 If
more than one partition exists, select the partition that contains
the tape drive you want to unload.
3 Click Next.
The Un
load Drive - Partition (Mode) screen appears, where
Partition is the name of the partition and Mode is the current mode
of the partition. The screen contains a list of all tape drives in the
partition that are loaded with a cartridge.
4 Sele
ct the tape drive you want to unload.