Configuring i/o stations and reserving slots, Configuring, Stations – Dell TL2000 User Manual
Page 143: Reserving, Slots
Configuring
I/O
Stations
and
Reserving
Slots
2U
libraries
usually
have
1
slot
for
an
I/O
Station,
while
4U
libraries
have
3
slots
assigned
as
an
I/O
Station.
These
slots
can
be
configured
as
storage
if
needed.
To
configure
the
I/O
Station
using
the
Web
User
Interface,
follow
these
steps.
v
Go
to
Configure
Library->General
.
v
To
enable
the
I/O
Station,
place
a
check
mark
in
the
I/O
Station
Enabled
box.
If
it
is
checked
as
enabled,
the
first
3
physical
slots
in
the
lower
left
magazine
in
a
4U
or
the
first
physical
slot
in
the
left
magazine
in
a
2U
is
configured
as
an
I/O
station.
If
the
I/O
Station
Enabled
box
is
not
checked,
the
slots
are
configured
as
storage.
Dedicated
Cleaning
Slot
Earlier
versions
of
the
4U
library
contained
a
Dedicated
Cleaning
Slot
(DCS).
This
DCS
can
be
retained
and
is
supported
by
future
library
firmware
updates.
Library
firmware
after
1.95
will
allow
removal
of
the
DCS,
thus
enabling
this
slot
to
be
used
as
a
storage
slot.
To
remove
the
DCS,
perform
the
following
procedures
using
the
Operator
Control
Panel
(OCP).
1.
Navigate
to
the
Library
Settings
(Logical
Library
Settings)
screen
Configure
>
Library
Settings
(or
Logical
Library
Settings
.
2.
Select
General
.
3.
Scroll
down
to
Remove
DCS
.
4.
Select
No
or
Yes
.
5.
Select
Save
then
press
the
Enter
button.
Attention:
If
your
library
originally
contained
a
Dedicated
Cleaning
Slot
and
was
removed,
it
can
only
be
reinstated
by
restoring
factory
default
settings.
To
enable
automatic
cleaning
of
the
drives
when
needed,
a
slot
must
be
reserved,
a
cleaning
cartridge
must
be
present
in
the
reserved
slot,
and
Auto
Clean
must
be
enabled.
Reserving
Slots
Reserving
a
slot
is
accomplished
by
reducing
the
Active
Slot
count
in
any
particular
logical
library.
Slots
are
reserved
beginning
with
the
last
available
slot
in
the
last
magazine
of
the
library.
A
cleaning
cartridge
in
a
reserved
slot
is
available
to
any
logical
library
drive
even
if
the
reserved
slot
is
not
in
that
logical
library.
Typically,
if
the
library
contains
multiple
logical
libraries,
the
last
logical
library
is
chosen
for
the
reserved
slot
containing
the
cleaning
cartridge.
As
with
a
library
with
a
single
logical
library,
this
slot
is
the
last
physical
slot
in
the
library
(top
right
magazine,
uppermost
rear
slot).
To
reserve
a
cleaning
slot,
follow
these
steps.
v
To
reserve
slots
in
your
library,
go
to
the
Web
User
Interface
at
or
the
Operator
Control
Panel
at
to
get
directions
on
reducing
the
Active
slot
count.
Chapter
5.
Operations
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