HP B6960-90078 - Manual (Page 160)

Managing Media
Scanning Media in a Device
Chapter 4 130
List Cartridge
Memory List Cartridge Memory, available for Cartridge Memory enabled drives,
is equivalent to a standard Data Protector scan, with the difference that
the information is retrieved from Cartridge Memory instead of tape. It
does not require the loading or unloading of tape and is faster.
However, using this method to synchronize the repository with the IDB
is not recommended. Use the standard scan instead. You can perform a
Cartridge Memory list for a specific slot. Refer to Figure 4-6.
Figure 4-6 List Cartridge Memory for Specific Slots
NOTE Certain media management operations (such as initialize, scan, enter,
and eject) can be performed during backup or restore. Therefore, Data
Protector uses “advisory locking” to ensure that backup or restore will
not fail if the device cannot be locked. Other operations (such as backup,
restore, import, and copy) require device locking to proceed with backup
or restore.