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Export media – Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) User Manual

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Export Media 

Export allows you to move a data or cleaning tape cartridge from the source slot you choose to the IE slot without opening the front door. If the IE slot is
configured as a storage slot, you will not be able to export data cartridges. For more information on configuring the IE slot, see

Configure IE Slot

.

You can use the Move Media command to export data cartridges when the IE slot is configured as a data slot. For more information, see

Moving Media

.

Path:

Export Data Cartridge

Step 6 Press

and

to select the how

many times the cleaning tape has been
used.

You will need to specify how many times this
cartridge has been used, if any.

Step 7 Press

to move to next field.

  

Step 8 Press

and

to set the maximum

number of times the cleaning tape can be
used.

l

For SDLT-320 media, the maximum
number of uses is 20.

l

You can specify a different number, if
you wish to restrict the number of
times this cleaning cartridge will be
used.

Step 9 Press

to highlight Run (

) and

then press

.

The cleaning cartridge is imported to the first
available cleaning slot.

Step 10 A confirmation screen displays.

Press

to dismiss.

  

Selection

Description/Result

Step 1 Open the IE door and check the IE
slot to make sure that it is empty. If a tape is
present, remove it.

  

Step 2 From the Command menu, highlight
the icon with the arrow pointing to the top

right corner

and press

.

Exports media to IE slot.

Step 3 Highlight the icon with the "D" in the

top left corner

and press

.

Exports a data cartridge.

Step 4 Press

and

to select the slot

you would like to export the media from.

SRC = source
  

In this example, the tape cartridge in slot 01
is to be exported to the IE slot.

Step 5 Press

to highlight Run (

) and

then press

.

The specified data cartridge is exported to
the IE slot.

Step 6 A confirmation screen displays. Press

to dismiss.

  

Step 7 You can continue to export data