HP StoreOnce D2D4324 HP StoreOnce VSA user guide (TC458-96002, July 2013) - Page 22

Cartridges tab, This tab shows cartridge information for the selected library.

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Cartridges tab This tab shows cartridge information for the selected library. Users with an Admin login may carry out the following tasks from this tab: • Create a cartridge (page 23) • Delete a cartridge (page 24) • Write protect a cartridge (page 25) • Edit maximum cartridge size (page 25) • Move or unload a cartridge (page 26) Table 9 Cartridge tab parameters Field Location: Description The Location column identifies each element of the library that is available to hold a cartridge. There are three types of element: • Mail slot: which is a dedicated slot that is used to hold a cartridge that is ready for exporting to or importing from physical tape. It is not used with HP StoreOnce products. • Tape drive: which is populated when there is activity on a cartridge. You can also move a cartridge into a tape drive by using the Move Cartridge drop-down menu in Edit mode. • Slot n: which is one of the standard library slots Barcode: A barcode is an 8- or 6-digit, alphanumeric, unique identifier for a cartridge within the HP StoreOnce Backup system. Barcodes are shared with the backup application, if requested. The backup application may also choose to assign its own internal identifier to the cartridge but, if it does so, it cannot assign this identifier to the Cartridge barcode. Barcodes are generated automatically but may be edited by the user. If you choose to edit the barcode: • It must be unique and must not start with the letters "CLN" or "DG" because these are reserved designations for cleaning and diagnostic cartridges. • It should be a minimum of 6 characters. Valid ASCII characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9. Barcodes will always be shown as 8 characters with letters in capitals on the StoreOnce 22 VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries) functions

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Cartridges tab
This tab shows cartridge information for the selected library.
Users with an Admin login may carry out the following tasks from this tab:
Create a cartridge (page 23)
Delete a cartridge (page 24)
Write protect a cartridge (page 25)
Edit maximum cartridge size (page 25)
Move or unload a cartridge (page 26)
Table 9 Cartridge tab parameters
Description
Field
The Location column identifies each element of the library that is available to hold a cartridge.
There are three types of element:
Location:
Mail slot:
which is a dedicated slot that is used to hold a cartridge that is ready for
exporting to or importing from physical tape. It is not used with HP StoreOnce products.
Tape drive:
which is populated when there is activity on a cartridge. You can also move
a cartridge into a tape drive by using the
Move Cartridge
drop-down menu in Edit mode.
Slot n:
which is one of the standard library slots
A barcode is an 8– or 6–digit, alphanumeric, unique identifier for a cartridge within the HP
StoreOnce Backup system. Barcodes are shared with the backup application, if requested.
Barcode:
The backup application may also choose to assign its own internal identifier to the cartridge
but, if it does so, it cannot assign this identifier to the Cartridge barcode.
Barcodes are generated automatically but may be edited by the user. If you choose to edit
the barcode:
It must be unique and must not start with the letters “CLN” or “DG” because these are
reserved designations for cleaning and diagnostic cartridges.
It should be a minimum of 6 characters. Valid ASCII characters are A-Z, a-z, 0–9.
Barcodes will always be shown as 8 characters with letters in capitals on the StoreOnce
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VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries) functions