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Operating the Autoloader: Dell PowerVault 124T DLT VS160 Autoloader User's Guide
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3. From the Autoloader submenu, scroll to Element Status, and then press Enter.
4. Scroll to view Drive, Mailslot, and Picker status. Scroll and press Enter when prompted to view Magazine status.
You can scroll through each of the slots. Slots that are occupied by a data cartridge are indicated by an asterisk (*). If
a slot assigned to a cleaning cartridge is occupied, it is indicated by an at sign (@). If a slot assigned to a cleaning
cartridge is empty, it is indicated with an exclamation point (!).
5. Scroll to the slot containing the cartridge for which you want to see the label, or the cartridge you want to move, and
then press Enter.
The Element Status screen appears, displaying the bar code label for that cartridge.
Viewing Tape Drive Status
To view the tape drive status, use the following procedure.
1. From the main menu, scroll to Status, and then press Enter.
2. From the Status submenu, scroll to Drive, and then press Enter.
3. From the Drive submenu, scroll to Status, and then press Enter.
A list of messages appears. These messages may include:
SCSI ID Indicates the drive's SCSI ID number.
Compression
Indicates whether the tape drive compression is enabled or disabled.
Drive Tape
Indicates whether a tape is present in the drive or not.
NOTE:The DLT VS160 tape drive can compress data which may allow it to write more data to the same amount of tape.
Compression also increases the performance of the data transfers from or to the SCSI bus. The data compression is
drive dependent and cannot be set from the front panel or the Remote Management Unit. Your backup application
package may also have information on compression.
The front panel display will indicate whether data compression is Enabled or Disabled. Not all data is compressible and
performance is heavily dependent on the type of data being backed up.
Viewing Tape Drive Version
To view the tape drive version, use the following procedure.
1. From the main menu, scroll to Status, and then press Enter.
2. From the Status submenu, scroll to Drive, and then press Enter.
3. From the Drive submenu, scroll to Version, and then press Enter.
A list of messages appears. These messages may include:
Product Type Indicates the type of drive installed.