a. Enter in your internet browser address field and press Enter on your
keyboard.
b. Compare the firmware level available on the web to those that you made
note of in step 1. If you are running the latest levels of library and drive
firmware, proceed to the next step. If you are not running the latest levels
of library and drive firmware, download the firmware that needs to be
updated to your library host.
3.
Update library and drive firmware on your library, if necessary.
a. Enter the IP Address of your library in your internet browser address field
and press Enter on your keyboard.
b. Log in to your library’s Web User Interface.
c. Expand Service Library in the left navigation pane of the Web User
Interface.
d. Click Upgrade Firmware.
e. Browse to the new firmware level on your host, then click Update. Do this
for both library and drive firmware, if necessary.
Choosing General Library Settings
If your library contains only one drive or logical library, both general and specific
settings will be combined into one table (see Figure 4-19 on page 4-19).
1. Expand Configure Library in the left navigation pane of the Web User
Interface.
2. Click General and enter the following:
v Library Name - Enter a name for your library.
v Library Mode (select one of the following per logical library):
– Random: In random mode, the library allows the server’s (host’s)
application software to select any data cartridge in any order.
– Sequential: In sequential mode, the library’s firmware predefines the
selection of the cartridges. After initialization, the firmware causes the
library to select the first available cartridge found (counting from the I/O
Station through the last slot in your library) for loading into the drive.
- Autoload: Sequential mode with autoload mode ON loads the first
available cartridge (slot with the lowest numerical value that contains a
cartridge) automatically if the library powers ON with an empty drive.
- Loop: Sequential mode with loop mode ON loads the cartridge in the
lowest numerical slot after the cartridge in the highest numerical slot
has been filled and sent back to its home slot. This allows endless
backup operations without user interaction.
v Active Slots - Select the number of active slots you would like to assign in
your library. This item will affect the number of Res. (Reserved) Slots in
your library. For more information refer to “Configuring I/O Stations and
Reserving Slots” on page 5-57.
Note:
Slots can be reserved so that they are invisible to the host. It may be
necessary to reserve slots in order to match the number of available
slots to the ISV software licensing. Slots will be reserved starting with
the highest element address. If your library does not have a dedicated
cleaning cartridge slot, and you desire to enable Auto Clean, you must
designate a reserved slot which can be used to hold the cleaning
cartridge.
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